The Council for the Built Environment (the CBE) is a statutory body established in terms of the Council for the Built Environment Act, 43 of 2000 (the CBE Act). The CBE is an entity of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI). The CBE is an overarching body, regulating the activities of the six councils for the following built environment professions (the CBEP): engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, quantity surveying, property valuation and project and construction management.