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
Energy efficient appliance selector launched
The government’s Energywise website has a new tool in its toolkit – Rightware. Read more.
New grants for home insulation and heating
A new four-year programme will install insulation and heating devices in the homes of low-income households. 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.
New version of the Wiring Rules out
An updated version of the key standard AS/NZS 3000 (commonly known as the Wiring Rules) has just been issued. Read more.
Recently added
- We’ve added a page about Rising sea levels to our Site analysis 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 Report SR 389 Could damp homes be too cold/underheated? This 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