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H1 Energy Efficiency

Energy-saving products that help reduce energy usage and power bills, while minimising the building's environmental footprint.

April 2022

Designing Roofs to Meet H1’s Increased Insulation Requirements

Achieving higher R-values in roofs will require higher performing materials and designing complete system solutions.

Increased Building System Requirements Need High-Performing Building Products

Increased Building System Requirements Need High-Performing Building Products

A look at the proposed new editions of Acceptable Solution H1/AS1 and Verification Method H1/VM1, and their effect on the building industry.

H1: A Balanced Approach to Window Performance

H1: A Balanced Approach to Window Performance

A window should meet or exceed H1 requirements but with consideration to thermal bridging, and the risks of condensation and overheating.

Roll Panel Vent Helps Meet New H1 Requirements for Ceiling Insulation

Roll Panel Vent Helps Meet New H1 Requirements for Ceiling Insulation

The Roll Panel Vent works by creating a 25mm air gap between the top of the insulation and the underside of the roofing and underlay to ensure unimpeded air flow through the eaves into the roof cavity.

New Code-Compliant Underfloor Insulation from Mammoth

New Code-Compliant Underfloor Insulation from Mammoth

Mammoth's new R2.8 underfloor insulation supports meets the NZBC's updated underfloor insulation requirements.

An Interview with GreenStuf’s Managing Director on H1 Changes

An Interview with GreenStuf’s Managing Director on H1 Changes

Rob Woolner provides an insight into GreenStuf’s market-leading approach to the new H1 regulations.

A Healthy Holah Home

A Healthy Holah Home

pro clima INTELLO PLUS was chosen to line the internal walls and ceiling of the home, creating an airtightness and vapour control layer on the inside of the insulation layer.

Tubular Daylighting Device Benefits Under H1

Tubular Daylighting Device Benefits Under H1

With new H1 standards coming into force, how do tubular daylighting devices help, and how do they comply?

Thicker Warm Roofs = Greater Return on Investment

Thicker Warm Roofs = Greater Return on Investment

Doubling the R-value of warm roof insulation can provide energy cost savings in the long term. 

How Eurothane PIR Insulation Supports Meeting Proposed H1 Insulation Standards

How Eurothane PIR Insulation Supports Meeting Proposed H1 Insulation Standards

PIR boards are designed to be used over the framework and sealed where the boards abut each other with special tape to create a complete unbroken thermal envelope.

Exceed H1 Requirements with MAXRaft Insulated Flooring Systems

Exceed H1 Requirements with MAXRaft Insulated Flooring Systems

Designed to prevent heat loss through a building’s foundation, MAXSlab and MAXRaft systems easily meet the new H1 requirements for floors.

Kingspan Insulated Panels: An Easy Way to Meet New H1 Energy Efficiency Building Regulations

Kingspan Insulated Panels: An Easy Way to Meet New H1 Energy Efficiency Building Regulations

Kingspan’s insulated roof panels provide a simple single-piece warm roofing solution, available in a wide range of thicknesses/R-values with options available for all climate zones.

Achieve Higher R-Values and More Consistent Insulation with Tricore

Achieve Higher R-Values and More Consistent Insulation with Tricore

Dimond Roofing’s Tricore provides a great solution to manage H1 requirements across all of the new climate zones in New Zealand.

APL and Overhaul of NZ Window Industry Standards

APL and Overhaul of NZ Window Industry Standards

Far reaching changes are coming to the window industry with the revisions to the Building Code H1 energy efficiency standards announced by government late last year.

Reduce Solar Heat Gain with Gauzy Smart Glass

Reduce Solar Heat Gain with Gauzy Smart Glass

Gauzy Solar Performance LCG switchable glass provides impressive reduction in solar heat gain with abundant natural light even while opaque.

Passive Ventilation of Glazed Stairwells in Apartment Buildings

Passive Ventilation of Glazed Stairwells in Apartment Buildings

Controlling thermal comfort with a buoyancy-driven ventilation system.

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