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A trio of industry bodies have launched a free app which aims to help stakeholders in a building project see for themselves if quality targets set for the scheme have been met.

Launched by RIBA, RICS and the CIOB, the 鈥楺uality Tracker鈥� is a free-to-download digital tool designed to improve the quality of ongoing work and finished buildings in the construction industry.

Designed to be a 鈥渃onstant reminder of quality targets鈥� 鈥� and being trialled for six months from today 鈥� the tracker sets up what the three organisations call a 鈥渇ormal 鈥榗hain of custody for quality鈥� aligned to the RIBA Plan of Work鈥�.

The app aims to help all prospective and current members of a given project team better understanding of their risks, they said.

Once a scheme has been completed and signed off the tracker gives purchasers, tenants, investors and asset managers an account of the quality targets for the building they are buying into and its development history.

RIBA president Ben Derbyshire said the cross-industry initiative would enable clients and construction industry professionals alike to achieve better long-term building quality.

鈥淭he industry needs a shared definition and method of measuring quality, and better ways to account for risk and uncertainty and this tool is an excellent response to those issues.鈥�

Architect Henning Stummel welcomed the move saying said: 鈥淚 will be very happy to test the Quality Tracker. A sensible and timely initiative from the RIBA.鈥�

Details of the pilot can be found .