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CBE PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON

ENERGY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

26 July 2011

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Presentation structure

CBE mandate

Objectives of CBE interventions within GHG mitigation

Policy instruments to implement GHG mitigation

CBE approach to energy efficiency/GHG mitigation

CBE interventions on energy efficiency to date

Conclusion

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CBE MandateThe Council for the Built Environment (CBE) was established in terms of the CBE Act No 43 of 2000 and has been mandated to promote and maintain a sustainable built environment and natural environment.

Juxtaposed to this mandate, the CBE is further required to facilitate participation by the built environment professions in integrated development in the context of national goals and also ensure the sustainable growth of the built environment professions.

By integrated development, the CBE interprets this requirement to mean that built environment professions should support the socio-economic development objectives of government, the primary goal being job creation for poverty eradication as captured in MTSF 2004-2014 objectives and the NGP objective of using infrastructure investment as the No 1 jobs driver.

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Objectives of CBE interventions within GHG mitigation

Support July 2008 Cabinet decision on Long-Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS) to adopt the ‘start now’ strategic option to mitigate GHG emissions. The ‘start now’ strategic option is based on accelerated energy efficiency and conservation across all sectors (industry, commerce, transport, residential – incl. more stringent building standards).

Support the SANS 204 standard on energy efficiency in buildings.

Support the public sector energy efficiency intervention to retrofit about 106 000 buildings that are used by government departments throughout the country.

Support the goal of the New Growth Path (NGP) to create 5 million jobs on investments in energy, transport, water and communications infrastructure and housing.

Support IPAP 2 objective of stimulating the “Green Economy”.

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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND LEGALLY NEGOTIATED INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ADVOCACY INSTRUMENTS

Appliance standards

Energy-efficiency obligations and quotas Demand side management programmes Building codes Mandatory audit requirements Energy performance contracting/ESCO support Labelling and certification programmes Voluntary and negotiated agreements Energy efficiency certificate schemes/white

certificates Detailed billing and disclosure programmes Kyoto Protocol flexible mechanisms

Tax exemptions/reductions

Cooperative

procurement Capital subsidies,

grants, subsidized

loans Public benefit charges Taxation (on CO2 or

fuels)

Public leadership programmes, incl public procurement

Education and

information

programmes

Mandate to develop above policy instruments for GHG measures extends beyond the mandate of the CBE as the specific mandates lie with other departments such as DME, DEAT, DTI and the National Treasury, as well as infrastructure departments and entities such as DPW, CIDB and Agrément SA.

Policy instruments that are generally used to implement energy efficiency/GHG emission mitigation policies and strategies

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CBE approach to energy efficiency/GHG mitigation

Holistic approach that addresses supply-side and demand-side issues, together with cross-cutting issues in the public sector.

Supply-side issues addresses the knowledge base and appropriate methodologies and practices of built environment professions to address GHG mitigation.

Demand-side issues addresses market making-issues i.e. through advocacy and knowledge dissemination strategies influence the public and private sectors to demand GHG/energy efficiency services.

Address cross-cutting issues in the public sector for supporting of GHG mitigation/energy efficiency.

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Supply-side interventionsUse the CBE Human Resource Development policy instruments (BE curriculum development-SGB policy, Continuous Professional Development-CPD and Accreditation) to instill Sustainable Development (SD) knowledge and practices i.e. all built environment curricula and programmes should have the SD body of knowledge as a key component of their knowledge base.

Will explore the possibility of the work reservation policy (IDoW) being amended together with Construction Regulations to compel built environment professionals to use SD design methodologies and practices for designated infrastructure built projects.

Finalisation of the Recognition of New Professions policy framework which amongst others will institute mechanism and processes to recognise new knowledge areas, an important component being GHG mitigation/energy efficiency.

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Demand-side interventions Together with Professional Councils and Voluntary Associations develop awareness raising campaigns targeting built environment professionals, employers and students with the purpose of explaining and communicating the rationale of national policies in support of GHG mitigation and sustainable development.

Public sector BE professionals who demand BE services from the private sector need to be empowered with appropriate knowledge to ensure that they champion and implement Green Building practices, energy efficiency interventions, SANS 204 standard etc in the public sector.

Have researched the implications of the recommendation that appropriate government institutions such as the National Treasury pass regulations that compel all public sector entities to include in their national budgets a certain percentage to undertake Green Building practices, energy efficiency interventions, SANS 204 standard implementation etc.

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Cross-cutting issuesExplore synergies and complementary roles for the CBE and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). The NRCS has the following regulatory functions which coincide with the mandates of the CBE and Professional Councils and will therefore require collaboration in order to ensure compliance by BE Professionals especially with the implementation of the SANS 204 standard:

Administers a Review Board dealing with disputes, including those arising from appeals lodged by building owners against decisions of local authorities.

 Approval of qualifications: The Minister has delegated the evaluation of the qualifications of candidates for appointment as Building Control

Officers and approval of their appointments to the NRCS. Proposal to develop a Public Sector Infrastructure Agency that will co-ordinate Infrastructure Investment Planning in the public sector and therefore ensure that public sector infrastructure investment addresses the twin goals of GHG mitigation and job creation/economic growth in support of the NGP and IPAP 2.

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Cross-cutting issues, continued

Proposal to develop a Public Sector Engineer Qualification to bolster the technical skill base of the public sector with one of the objectives being to address GHG mitigation in the public sector.

Submitted to the National Climate Change Response Green Paper 2010 that the construction system or construbusiness as it is known in Latin America, is adopted as one of the key mitigation sectors to supplement the “Green” and energy saving industries sector development strategy of the IPAP 2 of government.

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CBE interventions on energy efficiency to dateIn the 2009/10 Financial Year undertook research that looked at an appropriate building rating tool for the public sector and the implications of requiring that a certain portion of public sector budgets are earmarked for energy efficiency measures.

In the 2010/11 Financial Year completed policy position papers on Standards Generating Bodies (SGBs) and CPD which has one of its recommendations the inclusion of SD body of knowledge in all built environment qualifications and programmes.

In the 2010/11 Financial Year completed a policy position paper on the Recognition of New Professions with the recognition of new areas on GHG mitigation being one of the policy priority areas.

Since the 2009/10 Financial Year, the CBE is a member of the UNEP-SBCI which will enable the CBE to understand trends on energy efficiency as they evolve at a global level, while also contributing knowledge from the country’s experiences.

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ConclusionThe mandate of the CBE compels the CBE to ensure that built environment professionals contribute to sustainable development and has responded by using its Human Resource Development policy instruments as one of the primary policy instruments to be used for GHG mitigation.

The CBE has made the decision to undertake a holistic approach to GHG mitigation and energy efficiency by ensuring that it addressed demand-side, supply-side and transversal approach that approach that addresses cross-cutting issues specifically in the public sector.

The CBE going-forward will use other policy instruments within its mandate such the IDoW policy to ensure that GHG mitigation measures are undertaken and addresses socio-economic development within the Sustainable Development paradigm.

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Thank You