Why Choose the Built Environment Industry?
The Built Environment (including construction & Property) is the largest industry in the UK. It directly contributes 1/10 of the country’s gross domestic product, 65 billion (pound sterling) a year. Globally, the UK construction and property industry, also the largest in the EU, is ranked in the top ten by the order of output. The Built Environment is closely related to our every day life and the environment. From designing and constructing houses, to building and repairing bridges, airports, and roads, the industry provides vast unparalleled employment opportunities. 1.4 million people are currently working in the built environment and many of them are self employed. The earnings in construction and property sector are significantly higher than the average for all industries. It is also an exciting place to be! Many built environment professionals say that it is the variety of the work that attracts and thrills them since they first ‘discovered’ the industry. No two projects or days a
