BRANZ

BRANZ has been a member of Linktree for 1 year and joined in November 2024. The social media accounts linked to from BRANZ are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube Besides social media accounts, branz.science has populated their site with: • BRANZ project seeks to guide smarter home retrofit decisions | BRANZ • What builders don't see: the hidden research that New Zealand could struggle to replace | BRANZ • Stricter disciplinary penalties for licensed practitioners | BRANZ • The future of gas in our homes • Home | BRANZ • House mould risk worsened by recent flooding, BRANZ says | RNZ News • bu704-small-dwellings-exempt-from-consents | BRANZ • Adapting older homes for modern living – advice from Resident Builder Peter Wolfkamp | BRANZ Build • Toilet equity: fighting for the right to pee | RNZ • Coming soon: Open-Source Granny Flat Designs • $11.5 million building research boost • Early signs of sustained recovery as long-term outlook for New Zealand | BRANZ • Wellington leads housing affordability gains as opportunities open up for first-home buyers | BRANZ • BU656 Designing to avoid houses overheating | BRANZ • Stay well watered | BRANZ Build • Combustible façades: Use and fire risk management in New Zealand • BRANZ statement on proposed changes to the Building Research Levy Act | BRANZ • Holes and notches in joists • Making bearer joints • Resource recovery map • Timber decks supplement • Rethinking the urban dream | BRANZ Build • Housing design for safe evacuation | BRANZ Build • 'Massive impacts': $180 billion of homes on flood-prone land – report • Seismic esilience modules • Solar systems are gaining traction | BRANZ Build • This New Zealand Laboratory Sets Buildings On Fire (On Purpose) • On-site waste sorting signage | BRANZ • Progress towards AI-assisted consenting • BU687 Introduction to smart homes • Sustainable building • What really is a warm roof? | BRANZ Build • Built to withstand - to build or not to build | BRANZ Build • BRANZ research reveals extreme corrosion on the Chatham Islands • Solar water heating report • How to submit a good consent application | BRANZ Build • Loo Review • ArchEngBuild Challenge • Funding round 2025 • Working with treated timber • BRANZ Fire Lab • Streamline Remote Building Inspections with Artisan • The Magic of Curtains • Build Insights • Concreting in cold weather • What's it like at work? • New fire testing lab set to create more competition in building products • Pink Shirt Day • Fire resistant design and the LA fires • BRANZ Build article - Getting into the quality habit | BRANZ Build • The beauty and benefits of living with nature • Build 205 out now! • New data indicates rising summer indoor temperatures • Balancing the quality / affordability equation |The Post • ArchEngBuild 2025 | Nomination Form • Facing off with nature • Renovate books • Claire Falck | The many potential benefits of building consent reforms • Do I really need to wash my house? • How to cool your house down without turning on the heat pump • How does energy hardship affect householders? • Toolbox: Reducing building material waste • Students take on ex-state house retrofit • New report shines light on dire state of Kiwi homes | RNZ • What mould reveals about building performance (HEEP2) | BRANZ • How the Building Research Levy was invested in 2025/26 | BRANZ • BRANZ's tools & calculators • A new chapter – the next generation of BRANZ scientists | BRANZ • HEEP2: Indoor Temperatures in New Zealand Homes • Healthy home guide • Visit our website