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
Emissions reduction plan delayed
December deadline pushed to May. Read more.
New forecasts for rising sea levels
Big implications for coastal homes. Read more.
Updated Homestar tool launched
Carbon plays a bigger role. Read more.
Thermal bridging in walls
Is the answer 2 layers of insulation? 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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Resources
- Recent BRANZ bulletins that cover Level topics include BU659 Upgrading the thermal performance of timber windows, BU660 Residential walls with high thermal performance, BU661 Residential roofs with high thermal performance and BU664 Residential rainwater systems and BU665 Residential greywater systems.
- BRANZ has published the report SR452 Indoor climate and mould in New Zealand homes (2021).
- 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.