BRANZ Online with Building Sustainability

COMMUNITY NOTICE

BRANZ Online with Building Sustainability

13 June 2007

BRANZ has built up an impressive amount of knowledge on the popular subject of sustainability, from 15 years of scientific research into sustainable building practice. Now the fruits of BRANZ’sustainability science heritage is being made available online.

With the launch of www.LEVEL.org.nz BRANZ is making a comprehensive “authority on sustainable building” available to building and construction professionals. LEVEL is a technical resource, designed to provide practical information on how to construct sustainable buildings. Anyone attending the 2007 BUILD New Zealand Expo in Auckland, 24-26 June will be able to see a pre-view of the LEVEL website at the BRANZ stand.

This information complements a wide range of educational resources developed and made available through BRANZ to the industry and the general public.

BRANZ has deliberately moved to make resources available on-line and a complete list of publications is available from the BRANZ Bookshop, found on www.BRANZ.co.nz.

Printed material still has a major place within knowledge transfer to the industry, and BRANZ continues to publish monthly bulletins, guidelines and their flagship magazine BUILD with a readership of approximately 17,500.

For the general public, copies of the classic Maintaining Your Home are also available from BRANZ or through leading bookstores.

For further information contact: Chris Kane, Science Communications Manager, BRANZ Ltd Phone (04) 237 1170 or email ChrisKane@branz.co.nz

Released on behalf of BRANZ by Suzanne O’Rourke at Network PR Ph (0)4 382 6610 or email: suzanne.orourke@networkpr.com

BRANZ & Building Research – Who We Are

BRANZ Ltd is NZ’s leading provider of research, testing, consultancy and educational services for the building and construction industry. While BRANZ Ltd has its own Board, it is owned by Building Research and draws 37% of its income from investments by Building Research.

BRANZ should not be referred to as the Building Research Association of New Zealand, even by way of explanation. BRANZ Chief Executive is Peter Robertson. www.branz.co.nz

Building Research is a funder of research for the building and construction industry in NZ. It is a separate entity governed by a Board drawn widely from industry. Building Research invests in a range of research, technology transfer and scholarship activities, with funds provided by the Building Research Levy. www.buildingresearch.org.nz

Homeowners can call BRANZ on 0900 5 90 90 for practical building information. Calls cost $1.99/min +GST.

Building Industry Professionals can call 0800 80 80 85 to speak to a technical advisor.

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