The DPRK systematically increases investment to the constructing of dwelling houses, controls the construction of dwelling houses in a unified way and builds them in a far-sig
Construction of dwelling houses in the DPRK is done in a planned way by the people’s committee and a relevant organ, enterprise and group according to the master plan for urban and village construction.
Organ, enterprise and group which want to construct dwelling houses should strictly observe due formalities including the issuing of approval of construction, consent of construction design and plan, permits to using land and constructing and the like. Relevant organ and enterprise design dwelling houses and make consultation with construction organ, enterprise and group about the design to gain consultation and approval of central designing guidance organ or relevant organ according to objects. The design that fails to secure convenience, safety, sanitation and cultural refinement and is against the requirement of the new century and same in form is not approved.
Relevant organ, enterprise and group give precedence to designing and constructing of substructure in constructing dwelling houses. Such acts as constructing with an unapproved design or in contrast to the approved one and violating construction regulations or methods are thoroughly prohibited.
Construction supervisory institution and relevant organ, enterprise and group strictly inspect building quality through process, intermediate and general inspections in the course of constructing dwelling houses. The state organ and relevant organ, enterprise and group provide in time the fund, material and equipment needed in the construction.
After construction of dwelling houses, water supply and drainage, heating, electric facilities and the like for the inhabitants’ life and city management are set up and its division is readjusted as required by the civic beauty. When building is completed, the state supervisory institution properly confirms the quality of its substructure and building operation, rearrangement of division and the like on a scientific and technical basis and issues a notice informing that it meets the standard. The building that fails to meet the standard should eliminate its shortcomings and should be inspected again.
The organ, enterprise and group which built dwelling houses should guarantee their quality and hold responsibility for accidents caused in the period of guaranteeing their quality.
In recent years, modern dwelling houses that suited to the trend of modern architecture aspiring after green architecture, zero-carbon and zero-energy architecture and perfect in terms of formative art and in which prioritizing of convenience and aesthetic beauty has been fully applied, have been built in different parts of the country and thus a big progress is made in providing the people with the right to dwelling houses.
