Estate Living Magazine #liveyourbestlife - Issue 46 December 2019 | Page 4

FROM THE TEAM FOUNDER/CEO Jaimé-Lee Gardner [email protected] 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. ESTATE-LIVING.CO.ZA Danielle Biggar JJ Currie Zeenat Moosa Hassan FRONT COVER Elalengi Coastal and Forest Estate COPYRIGHT 2019: Golden Acer (Pty) Ltd t/a Estate Living. The opinions and views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of Golden Acer (Pty) Ltd t/a Estate Living. The publisher and editor can regretfully not accept any liability for omissions or errors contained in this publication. The ownership of registered trademarks is duly acknowledged. No part of this publication or any of its content may be reproduced, digitally stored or transmitted in any format without the express permission of the publisher. Estate Living is a registered trademark of Kapital Investment (Pty) Ltd.