South Africa
Code Development
Summary |
Summary
The National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act (No. 103 of 1977) was amended in 2011 to incorporate energy use in buildings. South African national standard SANS 0204: Energy Efficiency in Buildings was published in 2011. SANS 10400XA: Part XA: Energy Usage in Buildings was published in 2011 and is mandatory for all new buildings within the scope of the National Building regulations. The standard also references SANS 0204. |
Start Year |
Exact Start Year
2 011
Start Year Range
> 2010
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Revision Schedule | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Existing Code Coverage |
Commercial
Residential
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Stakeholder Engagement |
Stakeholder Engagement
Working group
Technical Committee
Public Meeting or Conference or Newsletter
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Best Practices | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement
Administrative/Enforcement Structures |
The national government creates enabling legislation, and local authorities administer the code by reviewing and approving construction plans. Third party assessors may also be involved in compliance checking at design stage. |
Compliance Checking on Design |
Yes, compliance is checked on Design
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Compliance Checking on Construction | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy |
Yes, compliance is checked on Pre-Occupancy
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Air Tightness testingy | |
Commissioning before occupancy | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Commissioning after occupancy | |
Compliance Software Residential | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Compliance Software Non-Residential |
Yes, Software exists
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Penalties for non-compliance |
Refusal Permission to construct
Refusal Permission to occupy
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Incentives and Recognition program for compliance |
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Awards/Grants/Tax Breaks
Finance/Loans/Ratings
In 2013, the National Treasury published Section 12L putting into operation deductions of energy efficiency savings in terms of the Income Tax Act. Green Star SA is a voluntary rating system for environmental performance in commercial buildings, retail centres, multi-unit residential and public buildings. Green Star SA is based on the Australian Green Star rating scheme, and energy performance is one of the eight categories of the award for “as built”, “constructed”. |
Compliance Rate monitoringe | |
Compliance Rate Publicised | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Compliance Lessons Learned | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Compliance Energy Use Statistics | |
Compliance Rate in % | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Capacity Building and Education
Awareness Raising |
Compliance Training
Professional Curriculum
The South African Institute of Architectural Technicians (SAIAT), in partnership with the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and the National Regulator for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) are providing courses and workshops on SANS 10400XA Energy Efficiency, targeting designers and building control officers. |
Building materials
Building Materials Ratings |
Energy Performance Certificates
EPC Implementation |
EPC Implementation
EPCs are referred to in codes -
The South African government will soon issue SANS 1944: Energy Performance Certificates and is considering to make EPCs mandatory for public buildings that have operated for at least 2 years and have not been renovated within the past 2 years; and for buildings with a total net floor area as defined in the national standard of over 1,000 m2. |