BU642 Changes in the condition of New Zealand houses over 25 years (2019)
Product Description
Before the first BRANZ House Condition Survey (HCS), there was no regularly collected, in-depth data on the state of our houses. As far back as 1935, the government had recognised the importance of house condition on New Zealanders' lives and acknowledged the need to collect information on it.
BRANZ set out to uncover the physical condition of a sample of randomly selected New Zealand houses, with trained assessors using objective criteria. The survey also allowed calculation of the level of maintenance and repairs required and estimated the cost of those repairs. The HCS provided an important new source of information for policy making. It has also helped BRANZ researchers to understand the performance of different building materials and to target further research.