NATIONAL HOMEBUILDERS

REGISTRATION COUNCIL

ITC PIETERMARITZBURG.

NHBRC STANDARDS, MANDATE

REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

PRESENTED BY :-VUSI ISAAC HARTLEY

0815910608

ISAACH@NHBRC.ORG.ZA

AGENDA

• Historical Perspective

• Legislative Mandate

• Vision, Mission & Values

• Programs & Objects of Council

• Processes: Registration, Enrolment, Inspections,

Complaints & Conciliations, Remedials

HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE

• The right to Housing is codified as a human

right in the universal declaration of human

rights(1948)

• Everyone has the right to a standard of living

adequate for the health and well-being of

himself and of his family; including food

clothing, housing…{article 25(1)}

COUNCIL(CONTEXT)

Section 26(1) states that

‘everyone has the right

to have access to

adequate housing.’

Section 26(2) also

provides that the state

must take reasonable

legislative and other

measures, within its

available resources, to

achieve the progressive

realisation of this right

The South Africa Constitution Act, Act No. 108 of .1996

The Housing Act, Act 107 of 1997 and the Housing Code

The Housing Act, Act No 107 of 1997 provides for the facilitation of a sustainable housing development process; for this purpose to lay down general principles applicable to housing development in all spheres of government, to define the functions of national, provincial and local governments in respect of housing development.

COUNCIL (CONTEXT)

The purpose of the Housing Consumer Protection

Measures Act, Act No. 95 of 1998 is to “ To protect

the housing consumers and regulate the home

built environment by promoting innovative home

building technologies and improving the

capabilities of home builders”

Housing Consumer Protection Measures Act, Act 95 of 1998

VISION:-

To be a champion of the Housing consumers.

MISSION:-

To regulate the homebuilding environment

and protect the housing consumers.

OBJECTIVES OF COUNCIL To represent the interest of housing consumers by providing warranty

protection against defects in new homes.

To regulate the Home Building industry.

To provide protection to housing consumers in respect of the failure of

home builders to comply with their obligations in terms of the Act.

To establish and promote ethical and technical standards in the home

building industry.

To improve structural quality in the interest of housing consumers and

the home building industry

To promote housing consumer rights and provide housing consumer

information.

MANDATE OF COUNCIL

To assist home builders through training and inspection, to achieve and

to maintain satisfactory technical standards of home building.

To regulate insurers homebuilders obligation in terms of insurance

scheme that is exempted from the provisions of the insurance Act.

On particular, to achieve the stated objectives of this section in the

subsidy housing sector.

To communicate with and assist home builders to register in terms of

the Act

NHBRC’s Contribution to Sustainable Human Settlements

NHBRC’s involvement in:

Contributing to Government’s national policy on Sustainable

Human Settlements;

Designing and production of project documentation of housing

typologies and sustainable housing solutions for the subsidy &

social housing sector;

Developing standards that ensure sustainability of houses;

Providing a warranty on all enrolled houses; and

REGISTRATION

• Copies of IDs of managing directors, shareholders, owners or close corporation

members.

• Company registration number and copy of registration, if applicable

• Names and contact details of technical staff on site (e.g. foremen or project

managers).

• Names and contact numbers of engineers.

• Financial information - banking details and financial statements stating turnover,

profitability and fixed assets.

ENROLMENTS

NHBRC requires Housing Units to be enrolled with the Council prior to

construction in terms of the Act

Benefits

• Eliminate risks of construction on dangerous areas

• Help to design economical and technically sound houses

• Avoid under-designs leading to expensive failures

• Avoid over-designs with unnecessary high financial implications

• Avoid possible delays and additional expenses.

• WARRANTY COVER

ENROLMENT

• 15 days prior to commencement of construction

• Engineers input

• Average: enrolment fee

‒ 1.3% enrolment of the total selling price including land value

‒ Subsidy: In Principle = 1% levy

‒ Final enrolment = 0.75 %

INSPECTIONS

Inspections of ALL enrolled homes is a statutory obligation for NHBRC in

terms of the Act

Benefits

Advanced level of technical competency in the home building subsector

• Improved relationships with the home builders

• Maintaining a high profile of visibility & accessibility

• Provision of statistical data to guide pro-active

• Decisions on risk aspects on houses

• Formalised industry feedback, and

• Reduction in the cost of inspection through an optimised & automated inspection

process.(PDA)

Building standards:-

National building regulations and

building standards

• Building Standards and Regulations are a

set of functional guidelines for building

industry. They are not intended to be

prescriptive in terms of what people should

build, but they do stipulate important “dos”

and “don’ts” – many of which are in fact

mandatory.

National building regulations and

building standards

• NBR:- Act 103 of 1977

• Functional Mandatory regulations

• Safety,

• Health,

• Accesibility and

• Protection of Buildings

SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITE

• SANS Collections

• SANS 10400 PART H :- Foundations

PART J :- Floors

PART K :-Walls

PART L :-Roofs

PART M :-Stairways

PART N :-Glazing

PART O :- Lighting and Ventilation

PART P :- Drainage

• Agrement certification

SANS 2001(construction works)

PART CC1:- Concrete works (structural)

PART CC2:- Concrete works(minor works)

PART CG1:- Installation of glazing in window

and door frames.

PART CM1:- Masonry walling.

PART CT1:- Structural Timberwork(flooring)

PART CT2 :- Structural timberwork(roofing)

PART DP6:- Below ground water installations

PART EM1:- Cement plaster

SANS CODES FROM HBM

• SANS 10137

• Installation of glazing in Buildings

• Part 1: definitions and standards

• Part 2: Performance requirements

• Part 3: Evaluation

• Part 4: Geotechnical investigations to determine foundation parameters

• Part 6: Greenfield site developments

• Part 7: Approved certification schemes

• Part 8: Council list of competent person

• Part 9: Compliance methods

• Part 10: Performance based methods

• Part 11: Additional particulars on plans

• Part 12: Specific requirements for geotechnical investigations

• Part 13: Requirement for the development of dolomite land

• Part 14: Indemnity insurance cover 5: Development of dolomite land

Home Builders Manual and Guide

A Guide to the Home Building Manual

consist of the following parts

• Part 1: South African housing landscape

• Part 2: Design and construction of homes

• Part 3: The NHBRC warranty scheme

• Part 4: Satisfying the NHBRC Technical

requirements by means of compliance

methods

• Part 5: Extra ordinary developments

conditions

RATIONAL DESIGN

• RATIONAL DESIGN:-

• THE USE OF DETAILED KNOWLEDGE ON THE STRUCTURE

TO PRODUCE A DESIRED CHANGES TO JUSTIFY THE

OUTCOME BY A COMPETENTPERSON.

• THE COMPETENT PERSON ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE RATIONAL DESIGN AND WORKS COMPLETED

UNDER HIS/HER SUPERVISION.

AGREMENT CERTIFCATION

• CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS FIT FOR PURPOSE

• SYSTEMS TESTED, CERTIFIED AND APPROVED FOR SPECIFIC USE BY

MANUFACTURER

Documents

• Non-Compliance

Notice of non-compliance is a document issued to a Home Builder

where they have deviated from the National Building Standards and the

Home Building Manual.

• BQIH Form

Building Quality Index for Houses is a standard quality assessment

system developed by NHBRC in conjunction with CSIR. Its main

purpose is to ensure that the building industry has a standard

quality assessment system.

Documents

• Compliance Documents

Compliance documents are documents submitted by the Engineers and

the Homebuilders in response to the non-compliances issued to them.

These documents are a confirmation of rectification done on the items

raised on the noncompliance.

NHBRC Standard Documents: B1 and D1.

• Rational Design Documents

To ensure that the competent person accepts full responsibility for the

Rational Design and works completed under his/her supervision.

BENEFITS OF REGISTERED BUILDERS AND TRAINING

Technical Skills Training 6.2.1 Bricklaying • Set out, excavate, cast concrete strip foundations and build foundation walling • Build masonry superstructure using solid units • Build masonry superstructure using hollow units 6.2.2 Plastering • Prepare for plastering • Apply plaster to surface • Plaster walls and screed a floor and steps 6.2.3 Roofing NOTES: Trainers offered Theoretical Tuition as well as Simulated Training in the form of mock-ups after which Learners are subjected to further assessment by the Construction Education and Training Authority through NHBRC accredited Training Providers. Learners doing Bricklaying & Plastering were taken to site as well for practicals.

OTHER COURSES INCLUDE:- • HEALTH AND SAFETY ON

WORKPLACE • CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT COURSE • PLUMBING • ETC