Standards & Accreditation
ALLWISE packs are built to satisfy specific NZ legislation, standards, and cryptographic protocols. Each one is named here, with what we use it for.
Standards alignment
Every feature of the ALLWISE platform maps back to one of these four published standards. Citing them is in every pack methodology appendix.
NZS 4246:2016
AlignedStandard New Zealand
Energy efficiency — Installing bulk thermal insulation
Defines the BRANZ ALF (Air Leakage Factor) of 3.5 used to compute required heating kW from room volume and climate zone.
Schedule 2
AlignedHHS Regs 2019 — Schedule 2
Heating calculation formulas
Computes required heating capacity per tenancy using BRANZ ALF 3.5, room volume, and the climate zone ΔT (12°C / 14°C / 16°C).
MBIE
AlignedMinistry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Technical guidance for landlords and assessors
Enforcement framework for HHS Regulations 2019. ALLWISE methodology is aligned with MBIE compliance expectations and audit pathways.
SHA-256
AlignedFIPS 180-4 SHA-256 + RFC 3161
Tamper-evident assessor signatures
Every ALLWISE document is hashed at the moment of capture and signed with a trusted timestamp. Adjudicator-verifiable under s35 of the Evidence Act 2006.
Standards we cite
Each standard is referenced explicitly in the methodology section of every ALLWISE pack. None are marketing decorations.
NZS 4246:2016
Energy efficiency — Installing bulk thermal insulation
Issued by Standards New Zealand
Defines the BRANZ ALF (Air Leakage Factor) of 3.5 used to compute required heating kW from room volume and climate zone.
RTA 1986 §13A
Healthy Homes Standards compliance
Issued by New Zealand Parliament
Defines the 5 HHS standards (heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture, draughts) and the Section 13A statutory declaration a landlord must make.
HHS Regs 2019
Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019
Issued by Governor-General
Sets the numerical thresholds: ceiling R 2.9 / 3.3, underfloor R 1.3, kitchen extractor 50 m³/h, bathroom 25 m³/h, draught gap ≤ 3mm.
Evidence Act 2006
Rules of evidence in NZ civil proceedings
Issued by New Zealand Parliament
Sections 33-35 govern authenticity, reliability, and originality of evidence. ALLWISE packs are constructed to satisfy each requirement.
SHA-256 (FIPS 180-4)
Cryptographic hash standard
Issued by NIST / IETF
Tamper-evident document hash. Every ALLWISE capture is hashed at the moment of capture and again at pack finalisation.
RFC 3161
Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP)
Issued by IETF
Trusted timestamp from a Time Stamping Authority. Proves a document existed at a specific moment in time, even years later.
Accreditations
Government departments, professional institutes, and statutory registers that recognise ALLWISE methodology and credentials.
MBIE-aligned
Aligned with the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment guidance on HHS enforcement.
Tenancy Services
Assessor credentials verifiable against the Tenancy Services register at point of pack delivery.
NZ Property Institute
Member: 2025 cohort. Compliance methodology reviewed by NZPI Standards Committee.
Privacy Act 2020
All photo evidence processed under Privacy Act IPP 5/6. Data retention 7 years per LTA s102.
Heating methodology
This is the calculation an adjudicator verifies at hearing. We make it transparent.
required_kW = (floor_area × ceiling_height × ΔT × BRANZ_ALF) ÷ 3000 where: floor_area = m² of the main living room ceiling_height = metres ΔT = 12°C (Zone 1) | 14°C (Zone 2) | 16°C (Zone 3) BRANZ_ALF = 3.5 (per NZS 4246:2016 Table 4.1) Climate zone lookup (sample): Zone 1 (Auckland / Northland) target indoor 18°C ΔT = 12°C Zone 2 (Wellington, Hamilton, ChCh) target indoor 19°C ΔT = 14°C Zone 3 (Dunedin, Invercargill) target indoor 20°C ΔT = 16°C
The full source code of this calculation is part of the methodology appendix of every tribunal pack — auditable by the adjudicator.
Every feature of the ALLWISE platform maps back to a published NZ standard.
