About Czanikbt
Retired independent professional civil engineer
Engineer, Specialist in Construction Procurement and construction contracts
Qualifications:
B Eng (Civil), Stellenbosch University (1979)
B Sc (Computer Science), UNISA (2010)
National Diploma in Datametrics, UNISA (1995)
National Treasury SIPDM Certificate (2017)
Professional Affiliations:
Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
Associate member of the Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa (AAArbSA)
Fellow of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (FSAICE)
Member of the Institute of IT Professionals of South Africa (MIITPSA)
39 years experience after first tertiary qualification
Chairperson (voluntary): SAICE PMCD Contractual Affairs Subcommittee (Current)
Member (voluntary): SAICE SABS Panel
Member (voluntary): CESA Supply Chain Management (SCM) Committee
Member (voluntary): CESA Quality, Risk and Sustainability (QRS) Committee
Member (voluntary): 3 SABS Technical Committees including SANS 2001 (Civil Engineering Construction), SANS 10400 (Building Regulations)
Co-author (voluntary): SAICE Guide to the GCC 2015, SAICE SGCC 2018, GCSC 2018, GCCSF 2018.
Presenter of 4 SAICE courses on SAICE suite of Contracts (GCC SUITE, GCSC 2018, SGCC 2018, iGCC 2015)
Developer of 5 in-house CPD courses for consulting engineers
Current studies: Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa)
Featured articles and news
A must-attend event for the architecture industry.
Caroline Gumble to step down as CIOB CEO in 2025
After transformative tenure take on a leadership role within the engineering sector.
RIDDOR and the provisional statistics for 2023 / 2024
Work related deaths; over 50 percent from constructuon and 50 percent recorded as fall from height.
Solar PV company fined for health and safety failure
Work at height not properly planned and failure to take suitable steps to prevent a fall.
The term value when assessing the viability of developments
Consultation on the compulsory purchase process, compensation reforms and potential removal of hope value.
Trees are part of the history of how places have developed.
The increasing costs of repair and remediation
Highlighted by regulator of social housing, as acceleration plan continues.
Free topic guide on mould in buildings
The new TG 26/2024 published by BSRIA.
Greater control for LAs over private rental selective licensing
A brief explanation of changes with the NRLA response.
Practice costs for architectural technologists
Salary standards and working out what you’re worth.
The Health and Safety Executive at 50
And over 200 years of Operational Safety and Health.
Thermal imaging surveys a brief intro
Thermal Imaging of Buildings; a pocket guide BG 72/2017.
Internally insulating a historical building
An experimental DIY approach using mineral thermal lime plaster.
Tree species selection for green infrastructure: A guide for specifiers.
The future of the Grenfell Tower site
Principles, promises, recommendations and a decision expected in February 2025.