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World demand to reach 3.4 million units in 2019 Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to increase 2.7% per annum through 2019 to 3.4 million units.  In the developing countries of the Asia/Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as greater market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains demand going forward. In these regions, prefabricated housing will find applications both as low cost units to reduce housing shortages (particularly in multifamily applications) and as high quality, well-insulated houses for more affluent consumers. Most higher income countries (outside of the US and Japan) have low penetration levels for prefabricated housing, but its generally lower cost, shorter construction time, and greater energy efficiency will stimulate demand. The Future Of Residential Housing - Zero Energy Housing Asia/Pacific region will dominate global deman...

A paper discussing the United Kingdom’s relationship with Europe and the impact of ‘Brexit’ on the British economy. Britain’s relationship with Europe is of increasing importance to UK investors. It is a complex, emotive and highly political debate – and one that we have been frequently asked to comment on from an investment and economic perspective by our investors. Who are Capital Economics? It is also one that is capturing the imagination of Twitter if the poll that we conducted yesterday is anything to go by. More than 18,000 of you took part, with over half expecting the impact to be negative and only 28% positive. Surprisingly, there isn’t a great deal of objective, independent research on the economic impact of Britain either staying in the EU or coming out. That’s why we commissioned a leading economic research consultancy, Capital Economics , to write a report for us looking at the likely impact of Brexit on the UK, purely from the perspective of economics. We ...