The areas of economic consulting services carried out at BRANZ are:
1. Market Size for Products
The Economics section can help analyse and forecast demand for building material products and services in New Zealand and Australia. Specific areas include:
- A quarterly survey to builders on the use of building materials.
- Market segmentation studies - estimation of market size for existing and new products e.g. roofing, wall claddings, linings, floors, windows, doors, etc, etc.
- Forecasts of demand for your product.
2. Forecasts of Building Activity
- Forecasts for dwellings and non-residential building work, including regional breakdowns.
- Discussion of demand drivers including demographics, economic factors, and Government policy.
3. Cost Studies
- The costs and benefits of new systems and comparisons with existing products.
- Life cycle cost analysis of products, systems and buildings.
4. Condition and Building Inventory Surveys
- Surveys of the physical condition of buildings, and their maintenance requirements, e.g. rental housing, education buildings, health buildings.
- Development of maintenance models.
Many of these areas use the expertise of other sections in BRANZ, e.g. structures, fire engineering, durability, and enable us to provide an integrated package in the areas of product development and planning.