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
Regulator coming for drinking water
The government will introduce a new regulator to ensure drinking water is safe. Read more.
New book on multi-storey timber buildings
BRANZ has released a publication about light timber-framed buildings up to 6 storeys. Read more.
Building law changes coming in 2020
The government has given details of building law changes it plans to introduce in 2020. 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, BU637 Domestic on-site foulwater treatment and BU639 Domestic active fire protection.
- BRANZ has published Study Report SR420 [2019] Microbial water quality of commercial and residential greywater sources. 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