Estate Living Magazine #liveyourbestlife - Issue 46 December 2019 | Page 4
FROM THE TEAM
FOUNDER/CEO
Jaimé-Lee Gardner
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There is a theory that the expansion of the look at how we can measure that – both to
universe is accelerating, and that the rotation of benchmark best practice, and to constantly
the earth is speeding up. If that’s true, it means improve.
that time is going quicker, and it certainly
COO/PUBLISHER seems as if it is. It seems like only yesterday that And, while we acknowledge that we need
Louise Martin we were singing ‘Auld lang syne’, and now 2019 to consider the effect our decisions have,
[email protected] is pretty much all over bar the shouting. Yup, it’s both on our physical environment and on
EDITOR a wake-up call. Time moves so fast: hesitate and our community, we also recognise that – as
you’ll miss an opportunity, blink and all kinds of property developers – we face some unique
havoc may unfold before you even realise it. challenges. So we examine some hard issues
Jennifer Stern
SENIOR SUBEDITOR
like investment funding, the new Property
Thea Grobbelaar So that’s why we’ve dedicated this last edition Practitioners Act, and the Net Zero Carbon
CREATIVE of 2019 to taking stock, to planning, measuring, Buildings Commitment.
Peter Batistich and considering the effect of our actions – not
AMBASSADORS
Jenelle Oosthuizen
Shamiela Roubain
only on the environment and the planet, but So, hey, if it’s true that the universe is expanding
also on the quality of our lives and communities. – and expanding at an accelerating rate –
we’d better start planning for 2020 right now,
On a personal note, we explore creative ways because it is likely to be 73.47895 seconds
CONTRIBUTORS of living – of streamlining our lives without shorter than 2019. Okay, we’re not really sure
Dr Anthony Turton diminishing them – by economising and of that figure, but we are sure that, just as 2019
Tessa Buhrmann consolidating. And we consider how we plan seemed to fly by on the wings of Mercury, 2020
Martin Hatchuel for the future – whether prospecting for a new will zip by faster than we can imagine. So make
country to live in, or considering how, where every second of it count.
Brendan Dale
Mark van Dijk
Ryan Enslin
and with whom to retire.
On a community level, we look at ways of
Natalia Rosa effectively and sustainably managing our
Tim Rolston estates to increase revenue, efficiency and
Di Brown quality of life for our residents. We all talk about
Lisa Witepski sustainability and greening our estates, so we
Here’s to a joyful festive season – a time of
relaxation, friends, family and fun – and an
awesomely fantastic, productive, effective and
super-fun 2020.
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