Welcome to Level, the authority on sustainable building.
Level will help you design and build homes which have less impact on the environment and are healthier, more comfortable, and have lower running costs.
What's new
No housebuilding peak in sight
Housebuilding nationally is in a long growth phase with no peak forecast in the next 6 years. Read more.
Energy efficient appliance selector launched
The government’s Energywise website has a new tool in its toolkit – Rightware. Read more.
Better-than-Code KiwiBuild houses would deliver big savings
A new report finds benefits of $331m if KiwiBuild houses are built to achieve a Homestar 6 rating. Read more.
Universal design conference
Different areas of universal design, including house design, are the focus for an Auckland conference in September. Read more.
Recently added
- We’ve added a page about Maintenance and repairs to our Mains or rainwater section.
Sustainable Building Design in New Zealand #1
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Sustainable Building Design in New Zealand #2
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Sustainable Building Design in New Zealand #3
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ScienceTalk: Improving NZ homes for heating
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Maintenance Schedules
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Resources
- Recent BRANZ bulletins that cover Level topics include BU 620 Managing wind effects around buildings and BU 618 Acoustic design principles.
- The BRANZ Factsheets for Passive solar design, Trombe walls and Photovoltaic (PV) design have just been updated for 2018.
- BRANZ has published study reports SR 401 Airtightness of roof cavities and SR 403 The built environment and climate change: A review of research, challenges and the future. These are available for free download here and here.
- To buy any BRANZ publication, see www.branz.co.nz or ph 0800 80 80 85 (press 2).
- BRANZ Find is a free digital search tool covering a wide range of New Zealand building information from BRANZ, Standards New Zealand, MBIE and others. www.branzfind.co.nz