Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June 2018 | Page 41

COMMERCIAL
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New
trends and
technologies are changing
the way we live and work
in property. Find out how
you can prepare for these
changes in order to avoid
being left behind.
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Cities are
exciting places
to invest in, but how do
we know which cities
will still be relevant in ten
years’ time? We sat down
with an expert to discuss
the most important things
to look for.
NICHOLAS STOPFORTH
MD of Amdec Property
Developments
Everything about development today
is about sustainability and about ener-
gy-wise innovation. And when you use
sustainable technology, you also reduce
the cost of occupation long-term and
obtain a competitive edge.
HENNING RASMUSS
Paragon Founding Director
SITHEMBISO MTHEMBU
Head of Development Execution
for THD
The number of residential units that are
occupied within Sibaya Coastal Precinct
will be growing significantly in the next
five to 10 years, and so will the opportu-
nities for more educational facilities to
meet demand.
We need to look at the most obvious
bottlenecks that keep a city from func-
tioning reliably. It means taking a step
back in order to look for the most ob-
viously broken bits, before we get into
engineering designs and technology.
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