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
World Green Building Week
World Green Building Week is 21–25 September. Read more.
Government details steps to cut new build emissions
Two new documents set out proposals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in construction. Read more.
Solar generation growing but below global levels
Residential connections are growing but are still a tiny proportion of electricity generation. Read more.
Recently added
- We’ve added a page about a carbon budget for New Zealand houses to our Climate change 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 BU639 Domestic active fire protection, BU643 Energy efficiency in New Zealand houses and BU651 Climate change, net-zero carbon and the building industry.
- BRANZ has published Study Report SR418 (2020) New Zealand whole-building whole-of-life framework: LCAQuick v3.4. A PDF is available for free download 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