Easy Guide to Eco-Building
Design, build and live with the environment
The Easy Guide to Eco-Building is a concise, A5-sized booklet describing how to carry out construction projects with consideration for the environment. It suggests things to consider from the very early stages of design right through to the end of the building's lifetime. There are references and contacts you can follow up on. You dictate how much information you want! Read our section on sustainable construction.
The guide is for those wanting a general overview of important green building issues as well as those wanting detailed New Zealand-specific information on eco-products, services, and design.
What issues are covered?
- Efficient energy usage.
- Efficient water usage.
- Reducing construction waste.
- Careful building selection.
- Good landscaping.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
- Bulletin 525 - Preventing moisture problems in timber-framed skillion roofs
- Bulletin 526 - Specifying timber
- Study Report 235 - Housing life cycle and sustainability - Part two
- Study Report 233 - Investigation into the performance of Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation
- SR234 Investigation into the performance of brick veneer walls installed with Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation - A case study
- Builder's Mate 43