NEWSLETTER JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 EDITION 5 NEWSLETTER 06 Your Real-time Professional Accreditation 09 Consideration to be taken into account at design stage in order to ensure compliant buildings with regulations 20 Integrated healthcare principles for the built environment CLICK FOR MORE INFO i JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 • EDITION 5 NEWSLETTER About SACAP The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) is legally charged to regulate the architectural profession in South Africa in terms of the Architectural Profession Act No. 44 of 2000 (the Act). The architectural profession includes professional architects, senior architectural technologists, architectural technologists, architectural draughtspersons and candidates in each of the categories of registration, all of whom are required to be registered with SACAP before they can practice architecture. SACAP regulates the architectural profession by setting up standards for registration, education and training, professional skills, conduct, performance and ethics. SACAP also keeps a register of candidates and professionals who meet the standards; approve programmes at higher institutions of learning which persons must complete to register; and take action when professionals on our register do not meet the standards. More information about SACAP is available on www.sacapsa.com or call 011 479 5000. NEWSLETTER ii JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 • EDITION 5 CONTENTS 09 13 20 23 President’s welcome note: We have to pull together Covid-19: The class of 2020 02 to save the profession 18 From the Registrar’s desk: Meaningful consultation in Integrated healthcare principles for the 04 the context of the Architectural Profession Act 20 built environment 06 Your real-time professional accreditation 23 Empowered professionals create safer buildings Consideration to be taken into account at design stage Interior Design and Mental Health 09 in order to ensure compliant buildings with regulations 24 The South African Council for the Architectural 10 Sustainability Week 2020 26 Profession (SACAP) moves the professional practice examination online 13 Mandela Day celebration 28 Great achievement for 5th term Council The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDSSA) marks an era for architectural SACAP NewZ worthy 14 professionals to embrace a transformed built 28 environment for sustainability SACAP continues to embrace women in Know your brand to become a heritage brand 17 29 architecture JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 • EDITION 5 1 NEWSLETTER Charles Ntsindiso Nduku As the world is adopting a new normal of digital space, it is a great milestone for the Council and the profession to have introduced the digital certificate (PrivySeal). PRESIDENT’S welcome note: WE HAVE TO PULL TOGETHER TO SAVE THE PROFESSION e welcome all our stakeholders to our Jul-Sep newsletter authorities to understand the challenges faced by the profession, edition. Which is aimed at improving communication with something we can only achieve if we all pull in the same direction. all our stakeholders. W PrivySeal Covid-19 has further highlighted the importance of redesigning the living and working spaces. Stats SA has just released the report that As the world is adopting a new normal of digital space, it is a great four in ten businesses feel that they will not continue to operate. milestone for the Council and the profession to have introduced the According to the report, five in six businesses surveyed experienced digital certificate (PrivySeal). The fourth industrial revolution is the a drop in turnover over the reference period. 85,4% of businesses reality that is being adopted by many, as the leaders in the built surveyed reported turnover below the normal range. Respondents environment this is a great milestone. The profession has been faced in the construction, real estate and other business services, as with the challenge of fraudsters passing themselves as Registered well as transport industries were the most affected by lower than Persons. Introduction of PrivySeal will assist the profession to protect expected turnover. Half of the businesses surveyed have temporarily their work from these illegal practices. We urge all professionals closed their doors, the industries reporting the highest percentages to use the PrivySeal, as we will be engaging all municipalities to of temporary closure or paused trading activity were construction, implement the use of Privyseal. This will also be achieved if we all manufacturing, trade and mining. work together to close all the doors for illegal activities. Working Together Stakeholder Engagements The report by Stats SA highlights the importance of working together The Council hosted various consultation sessions with the Voluntary as the regulator and professionals with the common goal to sustain Associations (VAs) and Registered Professionals on Guideline and rebuild the profession. We are a regulator that is inclusive and Professional Fees on 17 July 2020, the Identification of Work (IDoW) transparent. It is in that spirit that we all need to pull together to save on 25 August 2020, and the Code of Conduct on 17 September 2020. the profession for our next generation. As much as the economy had All the comments and inputs made by the professionals have been major effect to the profession, I believe that Covid-19 has brought to considered for review by Committees. We would like to thank all the light to our Authorities that our living and working spaces need us as panel members and participants for attending the sessions and for professionals to redesign healthy environments. As the South African their valuable inputs. This is the start of many more working sessions Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP), we have had an open where a regulator will engage professionals to promote the profession. discussion with industry professionals on various burning matters. It suggested that we continue the engagements in this spirit and invite Happy reading. 2 JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 • EDITION 5 NEWSLETTER Interview with the African Construction & Totally Concrete Expo, Charles Nduku, President of the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP), discussed how the professional organisation is driving transformation in line with the objectives of national government JULY / SEPTEMBER 2020 • EDITION 5 3 NEWSLETTER from the registrar’S DESK MEANINGFUL CONSULtatION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION ACT Advocate (Adv) Toto Fiduli 1. Introduction 3. Consultation in terms of the Architectural Profession Act One of the most interesting requirements in the Architectural Profession Act (APA) in the fulfilment of certain core statutory Having regard to sections 13 (k), 26 (1), 27, and 34 of the Architectural mandates by SACAP, is the creation of a statutory obligation for Profession Act, it appears that SACAP is required to ensure the consultation with the Voluntary Associations (VAs) and Registered participation and meaningful engagement by VAs and RPs in the Persons (RPs) in making rules and regulations. Accordingly, formulation of continuing education and training; Identification consultation is mandatory on the making of these core regulations of Work (IDOW); Professional Conduct; and Professional fees and rules and failure to consult with VAs and RPs will render the regulations and rules. Thus, these provisions envisage interchange rules or regulations unlawful. between SACAP, VAs and RPs in the design and formulations of the above-mentioned regulations and rules. SACAP, VAs and RPs are Below are some of the extract of the Architectural Profession Act expected to listen to each other in good faith and remain open to that require consultation: learning during the process of consultation. However, this does not suggest that SACAP must agree with VAs and RPs on every rule or Section 13 (k) of the Act provide that Council may determine, after regulations submissions. But what is required is consultation in consultation with the VAs and RPs conditions relating to and the good faith, reasonableness and willingness to listen to each other nature and extent of continuing education and training; during consultation. Section 26 (1) of the Act enjoins Council to consult with VAs, any Consultation is a means to provide a voice to the VAs and RPs on person, anybody or any industry regarding the identification of the these critical regulations and rules in the architectural profession. type of architectural work which may be performed by persons Meaningful consultation will enable SACAP to understand the registered in any of the categories referred to in section 18; concerns of VAs and RPs, and where possible, SACAP can take steps to address these through regulations, rules and standards. Section 27 of the Act enjoins the Council in consultation with VAs to draw up a Code of Conduct for registered persons; For example, the Architectural Profession Act envisages genuine consultation on the IDOW or Guidelines Professional Fees and this Section 34 (2) enjoins the Council to annually, after consultation goes beyond the right to be heard or express views and submit with the VAs, determine guideline professional fees and publish comments but involves fostering a long-term relationship between those fees in the Gazette. SACAP, VAs, and RPs in the regulation of the architectural profession. 2. Objectives The Architectural Profession Act envisages a SACAP which is accountable, transparent, responsive, open and allows meaningful This article considers the meaning of