SA Property Industry Joins Forces
Announcement posted by DesignBuild Source 10 Jul 2012
The property and construction industry in South Australia has formed a new coalition to raise awareness about the sector’s importance to people’s lives and the South Australian economy.
Speaking on behalf of the new Property on Track Coalition, Property Council of Australia (SA Division) executive director Nathan Paine says the property industry is a ‘quiet achiever’ whose importance in people’s lives is sometimes taken for granted.
“People interact with the industry every day of their lives but rarely think of how completely their lives intertwine with the built environment,” Paine says. “They wake up in a house built by the property industry. On the way to work they pass other homes and businesses planned, designed, certified, plumbed and built by the industry.”
He pointed out that even the roads on which people travel – and other vital infrastructure pieces – are part of a larger planning system that also falls under the umbrella of the property industry.
“[People] get into their Green Star-rated offices with the help of sliding doors, lift and escalators, all designed, built and installed by the property industry. Their offices are kept comfortable by precision air conditioning and engineering provided by the industry. Lighting, bathrooms, office cubicles and fitouts – it’s all part of the property industry,” Paine says. “You get the picture – the property industry is huge.”...