This contribution considers the capability of different indicators of the overall consumer mood to make predictions about the building-savings market in the Federal Republicthe Allensbach Indicator and the Consumer Climate Index of the Forschungsstelle fur empirische Sozialskonomik (Prof. Dr. G. Schmolders) e.V., Cologne. Both of these key indicators clearly precede developments in the building-savings sector; with a correlation coefficient of r>0.8, and 70% accuracy, the forecast provided by these factors is far better than anticipated but, nonetheless, not completely satisfying.
This contribution considers the capability of different indicators of the overall consumer mood to make predictions about the building-savings market in the Federal Republicthe Allensbach Indicator and the Consumer Climate Index of the Forschungsstelle fur empirische Sozialskonomik (Prof. Dr. G. Schmolders) e.V., Cologne. Both of these key indicators clearly precede developments in the building-savings sector; with a correlation coefficient of r>0.8, and 70% accuracy, the forecast provided by these factors is far better than anticipated but, nonetheless, not completely satisfying.
All over the world is different from other industrial sectors; there are incomparably more difficulties to surpass: production takes place (in most cases) in the open air. Unexpected factors like weather and soil conditions have an enormous influence. Each building is different from others, there are no trial runs. Trade cycles have reinforced effects on construction, simply because household primarily have to cover fixed costs and will only then assess expenses for construction if some flexibility in financing is left.
Undoubtedly the housing and construction financing industry is an important segment of the national economy. Against the background of the sociological and economic changes taking place in the society of the Federal Republic in the 80s, manifold information on future trends and patterns of the public attitude must be gathered in order to enable enterprises to orientate their strategies accordingly.
Undoubtedly the housing and construction financing industry is an important segment of the national economy. Against the background of the sociological and economic changes taking place in the society of the Federal Republic in the 80s, manifold information on future trends and patterns of the public attitude must be gathered in order to enable enterprises to orientate their strategies accordingly.
For our initial evaluation we undertook a discriminant analysis to see if the age groups varied from one another with respect to attitudes towards living. The main objective of this phase was to compare the attitudes of the respondents towards living ten years ago to their attitudes today to see if identical age groups have changed their position in discriminant space, and when yes, then in which direction.
For our initial evaluation we undertook a discriminant analysis to see if the age groups varied from one another with respect to attitudes towards living. The main objective of this phase was to compare the attitudes of the respondents towards living ten years ago to their attitudes today to see if identical age groups have changed their position in discriminant space, and when yes, then in which direction.
The Middleton Building Society, established since 1872, is entering a period of expansion and competition, both in terms of its birthplace of Middleton and the towns to which it has entered and plans to enter. The research was required to obtain a detailed picture of The Middleton, both in its own right and in relation to competitors, and against a background of current attitudes towards building societies. The information provided should be useful not only in any future advertising and promotional activity but also in terms of providing evidence and input for the whole strategy of the society.
The Plan for Milton Keynes is the strategy which will guide the development of the new city. At its simplest, it is an approach to guiding the urbanisation of a large piece of land. When it was published, the Plan was widely acclaimed as a major step forward in town planning. Critics thought that the flexibility of the Plan was its major strength - clearly it is not possible to identify the dominant and minority life styles for which a city should be catering over the next century. The Plan permits many changes to take place in the built form in response to changing economic and social conditions.
The Dutch government has to issue: A. Stringent requirements concerning heat and insulation in new buildings; B. A system of subsidies for improving heat insulation in existing dwellings and other buildings. Previously, when energy was both abundant and cheap, insulation was hardly a consideration. The paper consist of interview with architects, building contractors, building experts in local and national government, big dealers in building materials and very large building investors (such as project developers, banks, insurance companies). The most important finding was that very few of these experts expected future developments in building methods and building materials related to thermic isolation.