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Welcome to the Council for the Built Environment (CBE)

The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) was established as a statutory body by Parliament (Act 43 of 2000) to provide leadership to, and ensure good governance of the professions, while serving as a two-way channel for coordinated input, into the restructuring and development process, between the professions and Government.

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  About CBE

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.

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

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.