| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
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| 3.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 3.2 | COMMUNITIES ENGLAND |
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| 3.3 | NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME |
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| 3.4 | SUPPLY CHAIN |
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| 3.5 | SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS |
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| 3.6 | MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6.1 | Market Definition |
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| 3.6.2 | OSM (Off Site Manufacture) and MMC |
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| 3.6.3 | Non-OSM Modern Methods of Construction |
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| 3.6.4 | UK Market Overview - OSM |
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| 4. |
TIMBER FRAME HOUSING |
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| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | INTERNATIONAL MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 4.3 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING MARKET |
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| 4.4 | SECTOR OVERVIEW |
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| 4.5 | PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS |
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| 4.6 | COST COMPARISONS |
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| 4.7 | MARKET FORECASTS |
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| 5. |
TIMBER FRAME – SECTOR ANAYSIS |
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| 5.1 | ENGLAND – BY REGION |
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| 5.2 | HOUSE TYPES |
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| 5.3 | FLATS |
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| 5.4 | SELF BUILD MARKET |
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| 6. |
TIMBER FRAME SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | SUPPLY STRUCTURE |
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| 6.2 | REVIEW OF KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.3 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 7. |
KEY BUYING AND SPECIFICATION ISSUES |
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| 7.1 | SELF BUILD |
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| 7.2 | MAJOR DEVELOPERS AND OFF SITE MANUFACTURE |
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| 7.3 | PARTNERING |
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| 8. |
FACTORS INFLUENCING TRENDS |
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| 8.1 | ZERO CARBON HOMES |
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| 8.1.1 | Code for Sustainable Homes |
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| 8.1.2 | The Planning System |
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| 8.1.3 | Building Regulations |
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| 8.2 | COSTS TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE |
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| 8.3 | DWELLING SIZE |
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| 8.4 | OFT REPORT |
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| 8.5 | KEY DRIVERS |
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| 9. |
FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 9.1 | SELF BUILD |
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| 9.2 | OFF SITE MANUFACTURE OF TIMBER FRAME |
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| 9.3 | OVERALL PROSPECTS |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK – TIMBER FRAME HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS - 2000-2012 BY VOLUME |
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| TABLE 2 | KEY DEVELOPERS IN NAHP 2008-11 |
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| CHART 3 | HOUSING COMPLETIONS FOR SOCIAL RENT AND LOW COST OWNERSHIP – ENGLAND (2002-08) |
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| CHART 4 | FUNDING AND PLANNING PROCESS FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES |
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| CHART 5 | UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET – MIX BY SECTOR AND BUILD METHOD (TIMBER FRAME, TRADITIONAL, STEEL/CONCRETE) – 2007 BY VOLUME |
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| CHART 6 | TIMBER FRAME AS A % OF NEW HOUSING IN KEY COUNTRIES 2007 |
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| TABLE 7 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 1998-2007 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 8 | TIMBER FRAME COMPLETIONS 2000 - 2007 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 9 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING COMPLETIONS AND MARKET SHARE – ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND - BY VOLUME 2000-2007 |
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| CHART 10 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING, GROWTH IN COMPLETIONS BY COUNTRY AND BY VOLUME 2000-2007 EST. |
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| CHART 11 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING COMPLETIONS – 2007 BY SECTOR (PRIVATE, SOCIAL AND SELF BUILD) AND BY VOLUME |
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| TABLE 12 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING COMPLETIONS (EXCLUDING SELF BUILD) PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTOR 2000- 2007 EST. |
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| CHART 13 | COST COMPARISONS OF CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS (2005 FIGURES) |
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| TABLE 14 | HOUSING COMPLETIONS FORECAST UK – BY VOLUME AND MATERIALS (BRICK & BLOCK, TIMBER FRAME, STEEL/CONCRETE) 2000 - 2012 |
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| CHART 15 | HOUSING COMPLETIONS FORECAST ENGLAND – BY VOLUME AND MATERIALS (BRICK & BLOCK, TIMBER FRAME, STEEL/CONCRETE) – 2000-2012 |
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| TABLE 16 | UK TIMBER FRAME HOUSING COMPLETIONS AND GROWTH BY COUNTRY AND BY VOLUME 2000-2007 . |
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| CHART 17 | MARKET SHARE OF TIMBER FRAME HOUSING WITHIN THE ENGLISH REGIONS – 2007 EST. |
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| CHART 18 | VOLUME OF TIMBER FRAME HOUSING – BY HOUSE TYPE -2007 |
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| CHART 19 | COMPLETIONS OF TIMBER FRAME FLATS (1-6 STOREYS) – BY ENGLISH REGION 2007 |
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| CHART 20 | SELF-BUILD MARKET BY VOLUME UK 2000-2012 |
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| CHART 21 | NEW HOUSING COMPLETIONS – PRIVATE/SOCIAL/SELF BUILD – 2007 BY VOLUME |
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| TABLE 22 | MAJOR TIMBER FRAME SUPPLIERS – MARKET SHARES HOUSING SECTOR UK 2007 |
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| CHART 23 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE – TIMBER FRAME HOUSING |
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| CHART 24 | THE SOCIAL HOUSING SECTOR – SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS |
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| CHART 25 | CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES - CATEGORIES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE CODE POINTS |
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| TABLE 26 | ADDITIONAL COST FOR CODE LEVEL 3 OVER ECOHOMES VERY GOOD |
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| TABLE 27 | KEY INFLUENCES AFFECTING FUTURE PROSPECTS OF SELF BUILD TIMBER FRAME HOUSES |
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| TABLE 28 | KEY INFLUENCES AFFECTING FUTURE PROSPECTS OF OFF SITE MANUFACTURED TIMBER FRAME HOUSES |
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