This report brings together findings from four research reports concerned with how we can go beyond the current New Zealand Building Code (NZBC) to construct better-performing dwellings.
Residential buildings in New Zealand can do better than Code in one of two ways. Consumers can demand and the building industry can deliver new-build and renovated dwellings:
- that exceed the standards set out in the NZBC.
- with dimensions of performance that are not specified within the NZBC.