Architecture

Housing & building design

• 🇳🇿Barrier Design Guide (WGANZ)Window & Glass Association NZ · November 2020The Window & Glass Association's barrier design guide — how to design and install Building Code-compliant barriers (balustrades) to decks, stairs and edges, focusing on glass, timber and metal, updating the 2012 DBH guidance.
• 🇳🇿Code of Practice — Internal Walls and PartitionsAWCI (Wall & Ceiling Industries) NZ · JULY 2018The Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries' code of practice for the seismic design and installation of non-structural internal walls and partitions — helping designers and installers meet the New Zealand Building Code.
• 🇳🇿Concrete for Energy-Efficient Buildings — Thermal Mass and Passive Design (Concrete NZ TM37)Concrete New Zealand · 2010Concrete NZ (CCANZ) guidelines on using glass, thermal mass and insulation for energy-efficient, comfortable homes — the principles of passive solar design and the expected thermal performance of concrete construction.
• 🇳🇿Guidance on Barrier DesignMinistry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) · March 2012MBIE's guidance on barrier (balustrade) design to Building Code clauses B1 and F4 — design criteria and material options (glass, timber, metal, wire, concrete) for safe barriers in and around buildings.
• 🇳🇿Kāinga Ora Design Requirements — Ngā Paerewa Hoahoa WhareKāinga Ora · JULY 2025Kāinga Ora's mandatory design requirements for public (state) housing — the standards new public housing must meet across site, building and dwelling design.
• 🇳🇿Managing Wind Effects Around Buildings (BRANZ Bulletin 620)BRANZ · April 2018A BRANZ bulletin on managing wind effects around buildings — how siting, layout, building shape, planting and screening reduce wind at ground level, cut wind loads and improve comfort and energy efficiency.
• 🇳🇿Office Fitouts — Sustainability Guide (MfE)Ministry for the Environment · December 2005A Ministry for the Environment guide to sustainable office fit-outs — practical steps on energy, materials, lighting, HVAC, partitioning, water and waste for greener commercial interiors.
• 🇳🇿Passive Solar Design Factsheet (Beacon Pathway)Beacon PathwayA Beacon Pathway factsheet on passive solar design for homes — site position, orientation, room layout and window sizing to make the most of the sun for year-round comfort.
• 🇳🇿Public Housing Design GuidanceMinistry of Housing and Urban Development · OCTOBER 2021The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development's public housing design guidance for community housing providers and developers — fit-for-purpose criteria, location, housing type, urban design and site layout.