The Committee Members

The AITECH Committee acts as a review and approving body for applications for accreditation of innovative technologies appropriate for housing. Its main objective is to assist producers of innovative technologies in securing acceptance of their products or systems in the market as well as to make these technologies acceptable for funding under government housing loan programs.

The Committee also aims to encourage and promote the use of innovative technologies as an alternative to traditional housing construction system; and to develop standards, guidelines, and procedures for accreditation system.

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)

Chairperson:

ATTY. GARRY V. DE GUZMAN

Undersecretary

Alternate Representative:

ATTY. ANGELITO F. AGUILA

Technical Representative:

ENGR. ANNOEL B. BAUTISTA

Function:

Shall act as the Head Agency for the Committee. And as such the Chairperson shall be the signing, the DHSUD Secretary shall be the signing authority for the Accreditation Certificate.

National Housing Authority (NHA)

Member:

ATTY. MARIA MAGDALENA D. SIACON

Head of the AITECH Secretariat:

ENGR. JOVITA G. PANOPIO

Function:

Shall act as the AITECH Secretariat for the Committee. The responsible agency involved with the structural and economic evaluation of new technologies system appropriate for socialized, economic medium and high-end housing project.

Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD)

Member:

ENGR. CHRISTIAN ALEC A. MAÑAGA

Alternate Representative:

-

Function:

Recommends innovative materials/technologies for construction application; support Research and Development for housing technologies; and provide list of testing center amongst the DOST Research and Development Institutes and other established laboratory.

Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)

Member:

ENGR. MARIA IMELDA E. PABROS, PH.D.

Alternate Representative:

Engr. Ernie B. Paladan

Function:

Accepts accredited technologies used in socialized housing.

National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC)

Member:

Engr. Rubirosa M. Alvarado

Alternate Representative:

Engr. Christopher H. Tiongco

Function:

Reviews and accepts accredited technologies for mortgage financing under UHLP.

University of the Philippines – Building Research Service (UP-BRS)

Member:

Dr. Fernando J. Germar

Alternate Representative:

Engr. Keren B. Estrellado

Function:

Act as an alternative testing facility and evaluating agency concerned with the overall technical feasibility and structural integrity of technologies.

Department of Public Works and Highways – Bureau of Research Standards (DPWH-BRS)

Member:

ENGR. MARIEL L. DE LEON

Alternate Representative:

Dominic F. Lacson

Function:

Act as an alternative evaluating agency on structural designs for one storey, medium to high rise housing; testing of materials pertaining to other technologies for infrastructure and validation of test results from accredited testing laboratories.

Department of Public Works and Highways – Bureau of Research Standards (DPWH-BRS)

Member:

Engr. Jocelyn C. Carrasco

Alternate Representative:

Engr. Nikki C. Najarro

Function:

Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS)

Member:

Engr. Maria Teresita G. Del Rosario

Alternate Representative:

-

Function:

Tasked with information dissemination on new construction materials as well as the development standards

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