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.
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10-Homestar homes in Auckland
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Earthquake-prone building changes
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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, BU686 Building with 140 mm timber exterior wall framing, BU685 Insulation of concrete slab-on-ground floors less than 300 m², and Bulletin BU687 Introduction to smart homes
- BRANZ has published the reports SR484 Assessing retrofitted external wall insulation techniques, ER80 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in communities – evidence and opportunities for change in Aotearoa, and ER79 Overseas programmes for improving the operational carbon emissions from existing residential buildings – lessons for Aotearoa New Zealand
- 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.