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NBR&BS Act - Download - PDF

Incorporates legislative amendments published in Gazette No. 34586 dated 09 September 2011 - Environmental Sustainability and updated to include the Review Board Regulations. 

Resources

Below is a list of links to professional resources for architectural professionals in South Africa.

SA Government Departments

National Government
Provincial Government
Local Authorities / Municipalities

Government Printer Works - Gazettes

Chief Surveyor-General

Built Environment Statutory Body

Council for the Built Environment (CBE)

Professional / Technical

National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)

Agrément South Africa (AgrémentSA)
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

StepSA Climate Portal - SA Climate Maps
CBE Clima Tool - CBE Tool
ASHRAE CLIMATIC DESIGN CONDITIONS - ASHRAE
Climate Data for Building Performance Simulation - Climate.OneBuilding.Org

Geological Hazards - Geohazard Map
Topographical Maps - South Africa

Architecture

SA Council for Architectural Profession (SACAP)

SA Institute of Architects (SAIA)
SA Institute of Architectural Technologists (SAIAT)
SA Institute of Building Designers (SAIBD)
SA Institute of Draughting (SAID)
Freedom Architecture Consulting Empowerment (FACE)
The African Institute of Interior Design Professions (IID) 
South African Institute of Architectural Professionals (SAIAP)

Heritage

National
National Heritage Council of SA (NHC)

SA Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA)
SA Heritage Resources Information System (SAHRIS)

Provincial
Eastern Cape (ECPHRA)
Free State (FSPHRA)
Gauteng (GPHRA)
KwaZulu Natal (AMAFA) (KZNARI)
Limpopo (LIHRA)
Mpumalanga (MPHRA)
North West (NWPHRA)
Northern Cape (Ngwao Boswa Kapa Bokone) (NCPHRA)
Western Cape (WCPHRA)

Engineering

Engineering Council Of South Africa (ECSA)

SA Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
SA Institution of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMechE)
Institute of Professional Engineering Technologists (IPET)
Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ICMEESA)
SA Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Consulting Engineers SA (CESA ) 

Learning / Research Resources

International Council for Building (CIB)
MIT OpenCourseWare - M.I.T
New Zealand Digital Library Project - The University of Waikato
CSIR Research Publications - (CSIR)

Landscaping

South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession (SACLAP)

Institute of Landscape Architects of SA (ILASA) 

Intellectual Property

Innovus : Stellenbosch University
Creative Commons : CC

Natural Sciences

SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)

SA Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists (SAIEES)
South African Institute of Engineering & Environmental Geologists (SAIEG)

Council for Geoscience (CGS) 

Dispute Resolution

Arbitration Foundation of SA (AFSA)

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)

Quantity Surveying

SA Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP)

Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) 

Planning

SA Council for Planners (SACPLAN)

SA Association of Consulting Professional Planners (SAACPP)
SA Planning Institute (SAPI) 

Project Management

SA Council for Project and Construction Management Professionals (SACPCMP)

Project Management Association of South Africa (PMSA)

Surveying

SA Geomatics Council (SAGC)

South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI) 

Valuation

SA Council for the Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP)

The South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV)