Level will help you design and build homes which have less impact on the environment and are healthier, more comfortable, and have lower running costs.

EECA - improving the energy choices we make!

We encourage, promote and support the uptake of energy efficient initiatives and renewable energy in three key ways:

• helping businesses and consumers to get more from their energy dollar
• improving our lifestyles through warmer, drier homes and better personal transport choices
• protecting the environment by supporting the use of renewable sources of energy.

A smart home is warmer, drier, and more comfortable. It has more natural light. It's healthier for you and your family. And it's affordable too.

The Greenbuild Building Materials Database gives architects, designers, specifiers and construction industry professionals instant access to New Zealand’s largest and most comprehensive online database of building products.

Wood is the world’s most renewable raw material. For this reason, Forests, and the wood they provide are vital in the fight against climate change. As the effects of global warming impact on our environment, the use of renewable and sustainable building materials has never been so important.

The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ) is a non-profit organisation that was formed in 1989 to promote sustainable waste management practices for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Our primary function is to provide a forum for presentation and dissemination of information and to act as a facilitator for the waste management industry in New Zealand.the waste management industry in New Zealand.

Watercare Services Limited is New Zealand's largest company in the water and wastewater industry.

The company supplies bulk water to the Auckland region, an area of approximately 340 square kilometres through a regional water network.

The Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ) is the industry association that represents the interests of all stakeholders of the smaller scale renewable /distributed generation (SSR/DG) industry. Stakeholders include manufacturers, importers, installer/designers generator-retailers, lines companies, consultants, developers and researchers and electricity consumers.

It's easy to choose to have an energy efficient home that is warmer, drier and healthier, costs less to run and has less impact on our environment.

The design and location of your house are important. They determine how easy it is to have solar water heating installed, and how well the system performs.

The New Zealand Building Biology & Ecology Institute (BBE) provides information on how buildings affect the health of people and the environment, and ways of building healthier and more sustainable homes . It promotes the Principles of Ecological Building & Designwith publications, workshops and courses, seminars and research.

Beacon Pathway Ltd  is a research consortium that’s working to find affordable, attractive ways to make New Zealand homes more sustainable 
 
Our Vision is simple: Creating homes and neighbourhoods that work well into the future and don't cost the Earth.

Living sustainably means living smarter. Through this site you’ll learn how to reduce your impact on the environment and save money.