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4 Driftwood Avenue Byron Bay NSW 2481

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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating

This home's BASIX certificate commits it to 1 kW of solar panels and a 3,000 litre rainwater tank. It beat its BASIX water target, scoring 41 against 40.

Key features

Windows
Up to aluminium frames 128.1 m², single glazing 128.1 m²
Wall insulation
Foil-foam composite board+ foil/sarking; Fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking
Roof and ceiling insulation
Ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket
Hot water
Electric heat pump with a performance of 31 to 35 STCs or better
Air conditioning and heating
1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)

BASIX certificate

Energy score
68 (target 68)
Water score
41 (target 40)
Thermal performance
Pass
Materials score
-56
Heating load
11 MJ/m² a year
Cooling load
32 MJ/m² a year
Bedrooms
3
Conditioned floor area
321.7 m²
Unconditioned floor area
16.4 m²
Site area
738 m²
Roof area
260 m²
Garden area
250 m²
Climate zone
NatHERS climate zone 10
Hot water
Electric heat pump with a performance of 31 to 35 STCs or better
Solar panels
1 kW
Rainwater tank
3,000 litres
Fixtures
Showerheads 4 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
LED lighting
Yes
Cooktop
Induction
Maximum glazing
aluminium frames 128.1 m², single glazing 128.1 m²

Heating

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.0 - 3.5
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.0 - 3.5

Cooling

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.0 - 3.5
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.0 - 3.5

Construction and insulation

  • Floor: concrete slab on ground, conventional slab (no added insulation)
  • Floor: suspended floor above enclosed subfloor, concrete - suspended; frame: no frame (no added insulation)
  • Floor: suspended floor above open subfloor, concrete - suspended; frame: no frame (polystyrene)
  • Garage floor: concrete slab on ground (no added insulation)
  • External wall: concrete panel/plasterboard; frame: no frame (foil-foam composite board+ foil/sarking)
  • External wall: framed (fibre cement sheet or boards); frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (no added insulation)
  • Internal wall: single skin masonry; frame: no frame (no added insulation)
  • Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - metal roof, timber - H2 treated softwood (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)

Certificate 1812982S_03, issued 16 October 2025, from the council's DA documents.

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