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High-performance buildings: Changes are coming as the government backs healthier housing and reducing emissions. It’s time to respond with higher-performing buildings.

BRANZ tools: BRANZ has a wide range of online and printed tools to help with every stage of the building process, including how to calculate the carbon footprint of a design.

High-performance buildings

  • A vision for PV systems
  • Airtightness and ventilation
  • BRANZ on H1 proposal
  • Co-heating tests
  • Homestar v5
  • Latest evolution in state housing
  • Modelling higher thermal performance
  • Performance roadmap
  • Proactive post-occupancy evaluation
  • R-values in new floor details
  • Reducing new-home emissions
  • Towards a high-performance future

BRANZ tools

  • BRANZ carbon foot-printing tools
  • Handy helpers

Build Right

  • Setting out a site
  • Strengthening brick gable-ended roofs

Design Right

  • Level threshold access
  • Use of let-in plywood bracing

Departments

  • It started with a clock
  • Durability of treated PUR-bonded wood
  • Feeling sick from LED lighting?
  • Future brings changes to work
  • Changes ahead for 3604
  • Major changes
  • (Build It) Right First Time
  • Resolving construction disputes
  • Mental health first aid
  • Temporary work visas in 2021

Regulars

  • Tipping point
  • Tooling up for a change
  • Turn research into action
  • Bill promises clarity and security