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REVIEW ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCE HANDBOOK

VOLUME 8 | 2020

Rebuilding trust is key to turning around a struggling construction industry Rebuilding trust is key to turning around a struggling construction industry

Reinventing traditional safari-style architecture Reinventing traditional safari-style architecture

Can South Africa afford sustainable housing? Can South Africa afford sustainable housing?

Pickwick transitional housing Pickwick transitional housing

The Emerald: One of Africa’s Jewels The Emerald: One of Africa’s Jewels

Elroy van Heerden, Editor

During last year, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille, stressed at the 118th Annual General Meeting of the Master Builders and Allied Traders Association of the Western Cape that it is vital to rebuild trust between the government and the private sector to turn around the struggling construction industry. She also confirmed that her focus is on making the tender process more transparent and open, which offered some positive news and hope for the construction industry.

On another note, SA Building Review is pleased to announce its affiliation with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) which will ensure high visibility of the publication with its members.

It is vital for us to get the publication distributed through more direct channels to increase exposure for our advertisers and contributors. As we always say, ‘we don’t want to count the people we reach but reach the people that count’.

We would like to invite architects and developers to submit their completed projects during 2020 for possible inclusion in our next edition which is due out first week in February 2021. Please feel free to contact us for submission deadline dates and requirements.

Furthermore, I would like to thank all advertisers and contributors that form part of this edition of SA Building Review. Without your continuous support, we would not be able to produce this annual handbook.

We wish you all the best of luck and prosperity during 2020 and we look forward to working with you all again this year.

Best regards

Elroy editor@sabuildingreview.co.za

Mr Charles Nduku, President of Council

SACAP at work: Regulating the architectural profession and protecting the public

The construction industry, a significant contributor to the country’s GDP – estimated at 2.7 % in the third quarter of 2019 – remains one of the key sectors continuing to contribute towards the South African economy under difficult economic conditions.

Recently, the Reserve Bank revised the country’s growth forecast lower, which is indicative of the economic challenges we face as a country.

However, even when unemployment soars to its current 29%, there are some in our industry who continue to defraud people of their hard-earned money through misrepresentation and poor workmanship. It is in this context that the South African Council for the Architectural Profession is behind regulation and setting of standards for the architectural profession to protect the public from persons who are not registered and poor workmanship from registered persons. SACAP continues to uphold the highest standards in the profession.

SACAP is an official regulator for the architectural profession, with the main function to set standards for registrants’ education and training, professional skills, conduct, performance and ethics; keep a register of registered persons who meet the standards, approve programmes that professionals must complete to register, and take action when professionals on the register do not meet the standards Furthermore, SACAP is mandated to publish guideline professional fees annually and identify the type of work each registered person is competent to perform.

In May 2019, the Public Works Minister inaugurated 11 members of the Fifth Term Council, as empowered by Section 4 (4) of the Architectural Profession Act of 2000, to appoint new council members at the expiry of each term of council. The new council has been hard at work to make sure that the regulator serves the public.

SACAP entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 15 November last year to boost the regulator’s research capabilities. SACAP realises that research informs better decisions and ultimately impacts positively on end results. SACAP and CSIR will collaborate on certain research elements that will improve the architectural profession and ensure its sustainability. Some of the elements to be focused on include: • architectural education and training • professional registration and industry regulation • policy and legislation • practice studies • grand challenges • foresight and emerging research SACAP has also intensified its engagements to reach out to its stakeholders, with the aim of ensuring that the public is better informed and their concerns are given much needed attention.

In enhance its communication efforts, SACAP has partnered with SA Building R eview and To Build publications. The magazines’ central focus is to identity building products and services within the built environment in South Africa. The publications offer suppliers and manufacturers the opportunity to be identified and exposed in a more detailed and comprehensive manner to the building, architectural and design industries.

We seek to ensure that we realise our vision to be transformed architectural leaders serving society in a sustainable built environment, therefore we owe it to our people working with municipalities and all authorities to protect and act in their best interest.

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Editor’s Note Foreword Voice of SAIA

Editorial Features: 16 Rebuilding trust is key to turning around struggling construction industry, says Minister 24 People practising architectural work without being registered could face prosecution 28 Affordable housing in the Western Cape 36 SA training of H&S practitioners has a long way to go 40 Are you ready for quality and convenience? 122 Can South Africa afford sustainable housing? 136 What’s causing the skills & development crisis in the construction sector? 189 Create an ‘Instagrammable’ office - #officeenvy 191 Spotting and solving hygiene blind spots

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REVIEW ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCE HANDBOOK VOLUME 8 | 2020

Rebuilding trust is key to turning around a struggling construction industry Reinventing traditional safari-style architecture Can South Africa afford sustainable housing? Pickwick transitional housing The Emerald: One of Africa’s Jewels Rebuilding trust is key to turning around a struggling construction industry Reinventing traditional safari-style architecture Can South Africa afford sustainable housing? Pickwick transitional housing The Emerald: One of Africa’s Jewels