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The Building Research Levy applies to every consented construction project over $20,000, set at 0.1% of the contract value. This is invested by BRANZ for the industry. Here are the projects that money is funding for 2013–14.
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The Building Research Levy applies to every consented construction project over $20,000, set at 0.1% of the contract value. This is invested by BRANZ for the industry. Here are the projects that money is funding for 2013–14.
A BRANZ project is looking at advanced residential construction techniques as a way to use new thinking to solve old problems.
New research suggests installing photovoltaics on roofs and driving electric cars could transform low-density suburbia from a high-energy consumer to an energy provider for the city.
The BRANZ Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) recently examined the energy use of a group of randomly selected commercial buildings with some surprising results.
BRANZ research into water and energy use in commercial buildings found factors such as whether the building is owner-occupied or tenanted have a big impact.
Reducing business energy costs is important. BEES is helping find ways to better manage standard business energy users, such as computers.
Most New Zealand houses need more upkeep than they are getting. Income and the length of home ownership show up in BRANZ research as factors in how well homes are maintained.