BuildPilot is an Adelaide-based, independent build storefront. Every guide, builder review, suburb page and glossary entry on this site is researched, written and reviewed by our founder, George Giannakakis, with editorial support from collaborators. None of it is written by builders, developers or agencies. Here is who George is and how he knows what he knows.
These qualifications belong to George Giannakakis as an individual, not to BuildPilot as a company. They are what makes BuildPilot’s editorial reading of Adelaide’s building industry independent, qualified and accountable.
Held by George Giannakakis
University of South Australia, 2010. Underpins our coverage of design briefs, floor plans, council overlays, soil class and orientation.
Held by George Giannakakis
RLA300580, issued by Consumer and Business Services SA. Lets us write with authority on land, contracts, vendor disclosure and inclusion / exclusion clauses.
Held by George Giannakakis
George sits on the HIA-CSR South Australian Housing & Kitchen Awards judging panel, with direct exposure to builder workmanship across hundreds of homes per year.
How we list builders and the public registers (CBS SA, NSW Fair Trading, VBA, etc.) you can use to check anyone's licence, insurance and accreditations yourself. We do not guarantee any builder's licence status, use our checker tool.
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Read moreProvisional sums, cost-plus, fixed-price, practical completion. What to negotiate, what to walk away from.
Read more68+ suburb guides covering council overlays, soil class, growth corridor data and build feasibility.
Read more760+ designs indexed across single-storey, double-storey, narrow-block, sloping-block, dual-occupancy and granny flats.
Read moreLive Adelaide inventory, what fixed-price actually means, hidden site cost traps.
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