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
Urban growth is changing our environment
A stocktake of our environment, including urban growth, has turned up some worrisome facts. Read more.
Big overhaul for building laws
Consultations have opened on the biggest change to building laws in over a decade. Read more.
Entries open for Sustainability Awards
The NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards are open for entry. 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