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 self-sufficient marae reopens
PV, rainwater harvesting. Read more.
Auckland speeds flood plans
Nine action areas. Read more.
New options for sand in concrete
Demonstration plant in NZ. Read more.
Warmer Kiwi Homes boost
100,000 installations. Read more.
Emission caps coming
Consultation likely 2024. Read more.
Building Code updates coming
Plumbing/drainage, fire. Read more.
Recently added
- Reducing Carbon: Where is it in a building?
Watch YouTube video - Reducing Carbon: House size and form
Watch YouTube video - Reducing Carbon: Solar design and the thermal envelope
Watch YouTube video - Reducing Carbon: Materials selection
Watch YouTube video - Reducing Carbon: Fixtures & Appliances
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Resources
- Recent BRANZ bulletins that cover Level topics include BU684 Thermal modelling tools for houses, BU682 Specifying glazing, BU679 Introduction to calculating whole-of-life carbon footprints of houses, and BU680 Insulating glass units.
- BRANZ has published the reports ER79 Overseas programmes for improving the operational carbon emissions from existing residential buildings – lessons for Aotearoa New Zealand, SR478 Housing stock strategies responding to New Zealand's 2050 carbon target (2023) and SR479 Embodied carbon of New Zealand office and residential building services (2023).
- 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.