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Huf: Quality Timber Frame Homes Buck the Economic Crisis

So far, the financial crisis has barely affected manufacturers of luxury timber-framed homes. Orders to Huf Haus have not dropped off ... on the contrary, more and more people nervous about their bank deposits are choosing to invest in their own home. And the climate debate benefits timber frame builders, because they can easily adapt to the new energy efficiency regulations. In the home-owning sector, their market share is currently 15 percent and rising. Luxury timber frame house builders Huf Haus, based in the Westerwald, are an example of how the industry and its customers are coping with the financial crisis. Holger Trzeczak watched a house being constructed.

DW-World | December 2, 2008Watch more videos from DW-World

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