Code Development
| 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. |
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| Start Year | Exact Start Year2011 |
Start Year Range> 2010 | |
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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. |
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| Compliance Checking on Design |
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| Compliance Checking on Construction |
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| Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy |
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| Air Tightness testing |
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| Commissioning before occupancy |
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| Commissioning after occupancy |
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| Compliance Software Residential |
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Name of SoftwareDesignbuilder | |
Short descriptionDesignbuilder helps demonstrate that the building has a theoretical energy performance determined less than or equal to that of a reference building in accordance with SANS 10400 Part XA. Designbuilder complies with the Protocol for the Certification of Energy Simulation Software: Second edition, September 2011. | |
| Compliance Software Non-Residential |
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Name of SoftwareDesignbuilder | |
Short descriptionDesignbuilder helps demonstrate that the building has a theoretical energy performance determined less than or equal to that of a reference building in accordance with SANS 10400 Part XA. Designbuilder complies with the Protocol for the Certification of Energy Simulation Software: Second edition, September 2011. | |
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| Incentives and Recognition program for compliance |
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Short descriptionIn 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”. | |
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| Compliance Energy Use Statistics |
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Capacity Building and Education
| Awareness Raising |
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Short descriptionThe 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
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Short descriptionEcoStandard South Africa is a voluntary third party labeling system that is available in South Africa, and the Department of Public Works is considering facilitating the establishment of a national rating system. |
Energy Performance Certificates
| EPC Implementation |
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Short descriptionThe 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. |