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
New powers for councils, MBIE after earthquakes
A Building Act amendment gives authorities greater powers to act after emergencies like earthquakes. Read more.
Survey finds little use of dust control
A survey of 250 Waikato construction workers found poor health protection around dust exposure. Read more.
Work pressures in industry suicides
A study finds work stress behind many suicides in the construction sector. 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 BU632 Planning for maintenance, BU630 Roof space ventilation, BU629 ALF 4.0 Building performance index calculator and BU624 An introduction to WUFI.
- BRANZ has published Study Report SR414 [2018] Heat pump performance. A PDF of 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