Trades: Carpentry

More than 180 titles: architectural techniques, tool and material selection, block and brick laying, carpentry, painting and decorating, plumbing and electrical trades.

BRANZ is an independent research organisation that uses an impartial evidence-based approach to improving the performance of the New Zealand building system. We transform insightful research into trusted, accessible, and actionable knowledge.

This tool calculates heat loss for the calculation method of NZS 4218:2009. It is not a replacement for NZS 4218:2009, and designers are advised to obtain a copy from Standards New Zealand.

All building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code, even if it doesn’t require a building consent. This ensures buildings are safe, healthy and durable for everyone who may use them.

New Zealand Building Code Handbook.

Building Performance helps you understand your rights and responsibilities in New Zealand's building sector.

The authoritative source of Acts, Bills & Legislative Instruments.

Well-functioning housing and construction markets support growth in productivity and employment, and affect macroeconomic stability, health, security, and social cohesion.

We represent the supply chain of the building industry, providing meaningful responses to government on important policy issues that affect the construction sector.

Not-for-profit industry association of associations in the building and construction, design and property sectors.

The BRANZ technical resource for industry on the renovation of houses from different eras.