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National Building Regulations and Standards Compliance

This course guides built environment professionals through the National Building Regulations and associated SANS standards that govern building design and construction approval in South Africa. Participants examine the building plan approval process, structural and fire requirements, accessibility provisions and the role of local authorities, building on practical examples to reduce plan rejections and approval delays on real projects.

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What you will be able to do

  • Navigate the building plan submission and approval process used by local authorities.
  • Interpret key structural, fire and health requirements set out in the National Building Regulations.
  • Apply accessibility provisions required for public and commercial buildings.
  • Identify common reasons for building plan rejection and how to avoid them.
  • Distinguish between deemed to satisfy rules and rational design approaches.
  • Coordinate occupation certificate requirements with contractors and local authorities.

Course outline

  1. 01Structure of the National Building Regulations
  2. 02Building Plan Submission Process
  3. 03Structural and Fire Safety Requirements
  4. 04Accessibility and Universal Design Rules
  5. 05Deemed to Satisfy Versus Rational Design
  6. 06Common Reasons for Plan Rejection
  7. 07Role of Local Authorities
  8. 08Occupation Certificates and Final Approval

Who should attend

This course is aimed at architects, architectural technologists, building control officers and developers managing building plan approvals.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
26 to 27 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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