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About CBE
Founded
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What is it that we do?
The Council for the Built
Environment (CBE) is a statutory body established in terms of
the Council for the Built Environment Act, 2000 (Act No. 43 of
2000) (CBE Act). The CBE Act was passed by Parliament in
November 2000 and became operational in September 2001. The
Minister of Public Works appointed the twenty members of the CBE
in January 2002 and the CBE was launched and held its first
meeting on 8 April 2002. The appointed Council reflects the
spirit and the intent of the Act. The members were appointed on
the strength of their experience in their particular fields of
expertise and their commitment to the advancement of the built
environment professions.
The CBE Act was introduced in
order to address certain shortcomings in the built environment
and to enable a climate for ongoing transformation and
development of the professions to take place. In terms of the
CBE Act the Council is, amongst others, responsible for
transforming the professions, acting as a conduit between
Government and the built environment professions, fostering
growth of the professions, and contributing to the creation of a
dynamic built environment.
Founded
The Minister of
Public Works appointed the twenty members of the CBE in January 2000 and the CBE
was launched and held its first meeting on 8 April 2000.
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Who do we represent?
We
represent the following councils and interests:
- Engineering Council of South
Africa
- SA Council for the Architectural
Profession
- SA Council for the Quantity
Surveying Profession
- SA Council for the Property
Valuers Profession
- SA Council for the Landscape
Architectural Profession
- SA Council for the Project and
Construction Management Professions
- Government
- Public
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What is it that we do?
Champion sound governance of the professions, appropriate standards
of health, safety and environmental protection, standards of training
and ongoing human resource development in the built environment, in
order to protect the interests of the public and to maintain a
sustainable built environment and natural environment.
Serve as a forum where the built environment professions, through
their respective Councils can interact with regard to matters of mutual
interest, to the benefit of the built environment.
Serve as facilitator in order to encourage participation by the
built environment professions in integrated development in the context
of national goals of government.
Act
as sentinel to ensure the uniform application of norms and
guidelines set by the Councils for the Professions throughout the built
environment.
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