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
Building Code changes proposed
Big moves for clause H1. Read more.
RMA replacement scheduled for 2022
Three new laws replace the old Act. Read more.
Green Property Summit 2021
Thursday 6 May, Aotea Centre, Auckland. Read more.
Climate change impacts on Otago
Built environment risks assessed. 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 BU656 Designing to avoid houses overheating, BU657 Designing water-efficient houses, Bulletin 659 Upgrading the thermal performance of timber windows, BU660 Residential walls with high thermal performance and BU661 Residential roofs with high thermal performance.
- BRANZ has published the report ER63 Carbon budget of New Zealand buildings: A sensitivity assessment (March 2021). 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.