BE Pledges to Support Government Efforts to Assist KZN Communities In Rebuilding Infrastructure
Along with the rest of the country, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) together with the Councils for the Built Environment Professions, namely South African Council for the Architectural Profession, South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession, Engineering Council of South Africa, South…
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure visit to the CBE
Welcome Madam Deputy Minister The CBE was pleased to host Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Ms Noxolo Kiviet on Wednesday, 06 April 2022. With the onset of the new financial year, the visit was well-timed to define the framework of the CBE’s interventions…
Launch of CBE Advice Desk
In continuous pursuit of its mandate, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) is launching the CBE Advice Desk. The CBE Advice Desk aims to provide the Built Environment sector with a central point of contact for industry related requests for advice or guidance on…
The Future is not Bleak, it is Different
Dr Sitsabo Dlamini, Chairperson of the CBE Council delivered the keynote address on the Professional Practice of the Future at the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) seminar in Nairobi, Kenya on 17-18 March 2022. The Future is not Bleak, it is…
CBE’s Maths and Science Programme takes a LEAP forward
Evany Kapoku Tlhabola and Monthati Evelina Mariri were feathers in the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE) cap with their achievements in the 2021 Grade 12 examination. They were honoured at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI) awards ceremony on 01 February 2022…
CBE Responds to the Draft National Infrastructure Plan 2050
On 10 August 2021, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) published the draft National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) 2050 for public comment. A month later, the deadline for comment was extended to 01 October 2021. The NIP 2050 is a document that recognises that…
Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa communicated our determination as a country in responding to the Covid-19 crisis when he said: “We are determined not merely to return our economy to where it was before the coronavirus, but to forge a new economy in a new global reality.”…
CBE & EAPASA MOU Joint Statement
EAPASA and CBE Sign MoU to Address Common Challenges in the Built Environment The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 November 2021 in Pretoria committing to…
CBE Sponsors Quantity Surveying Students
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) sponsored 21 postgraduate quantity surveying students to attend the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession’s (SACQSP) Research Conference on 10 November 2021. The Quantity Surveying Research Conference will cover themes of infrastructure development, innovation and technology,…
Scope of Work – ECSA
Date: 30 June 2020 THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION FOR THE PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA AMBIT OF THE SCOPE OF WORK In the context of this process, scope means “the range of work performed by a registered…