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New Zealand's premier building industry information resource offering impartial expert advice both online and as a hard copy magazine. 
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Practical advice on how to maintain different parts of your home, and on related issues. 
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Create a maintenance schedule for a new house, print a copy for the owners, and save a copy for your own files. 
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The authority on designing and building sustainable homes 
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Building basics for making homes weathertight 
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Explore our range of interactive tools and resources 
The importance of back-up power for emergencies
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Back-up power, typically in the form of a generator, is included in most systems to top-up battery storage or meet electricity requirements during periods of low generation, maintenance, or very high energy...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/back-up-power-generation/
Distributed generation and Renewable energy
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. With distributed electricity generation systems, property owners generate their own electricity using a system that is also connected to the grid. On this page: how a distributed generation (DG) system works requirements...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/distributed-generation-dg/
Micro combined heat and power in a building
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) units are small power generators, similar to a boiler, that generate electricity and produce waste heat that may be used to produce hot water. The hot water...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/micro-combined-heat-and-power-micro-chp-systems/
Micro hydro systems and Renewable energy
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Micro-hydro systems use flowing water to turn a water turbine that generates electricity in an alternator. On this page: Micro-hydro system configuration Types of turbine Penstocks Static head Dynamic head Water flow...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/micro-hydro-systems/
Photovoltaic systems and Renewable energy
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Photovoltaic systems (PV systems) absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. Most home PV installations are 3®5kW sized grid-tied systems that have no batteries and sell their surplus electricity to the retailer....
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/photovoltaic-pv-systems/
Stand alone generation and Renewable energy
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. A stand-alone power system is not connected to the grid power and relies solely on generating power on site. Power generated is stored in batteries. On this page: Components and power sources...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/stand-alone-generation/
Wind turbine systems and Renewable energy
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Wind turbine systems provide a source of renewable energy. They are most suited to windy rural locations. On this page: wind generator system configuration wind generator system capacity wind speed and power...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/renewable-electricity-generation/wind-turbine-systems/
How space heating improves energy efficiency in New Zealand homes
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Space heating accounts for around a third of energy use in an average New Zealand house, so improving the energy efficiency of space heating has the potential to provide significant economic and...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/space-heating/
Central heating systems in homes
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. In central heating systems, heat is supplied by a single unit and ducted to outlets in the floor or ceiling of rooms/spaces inside the house. Most central heating systems use hot air,...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/space-heating/central-heating-systems/
Convection and radiant heaters explained
From www.level.org.nz
Designing homes to conserve energy and use it efficiently, from sources that cause least environmental harm. Any hot surface provides both radiant heating and convection heating, with the radiant heating component increasing as surface temperature increases. Above about 80®C, a heater surface is primarily providing radiant heating. On...
http://www.level.org.nz/energy/space-heating/combined-convection-and-radiant-heaters/