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13 Ridgeway Drive Orchard Hills NSW 2748

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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating

This home has a NatHERS rating of 7.6 stars out of 10. Its BASIX certificate commits it to 6.65 kW of solar panels and a 3,050 litre rainwater tank. It beat its BASIX energy and water targets, scoring 90 against 70 for energy and 41 against 40 for water.

Key features

Windows
13 windows and glazed doors: ESS Fixed Window External 52 - Double Glazed with TPS Spacer; Essential Sliding Window 67 - Double Glazed; Essential Awning and 1 more types
Wall insulation
All external walls fibreglass batts or roll
Roof and ceiling insulation
Roof Added insulation absorptance Roof Colour ATTIC-METAL-01: Pitched / Attic Metal Roof (Roofspace) & Flat PB Ceiling 1.30, dark colour
Hot water
Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
Air conditioning and heating
1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)

Built by Mojo Homes.

BASIX certificate

Energy score
90 (target 70)
Water score
41 (target 40)
Thermal performance
Pass
Materials score
-42
Heating load
36 MJ/m² a year
Cooling load
14 MJ/m² a year
Bedrooms
4
Conditioned floor area
105.9 m²
Unconditioned floor area
12.6 m²
Site area
304 m²
Roof area
187 m²
Garden area
150 m²
Climate zone
NatHERS climate zone 28
Hot water
Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
Solar panels
6.65 kW
Rainwater tank
3,050 litres
Fixtures
Showerheads 3 star, toilets 3 star, kitchen taps 3 star, basin taps 3 star
LED lighting
Yes
Cooktop
Gas
Clothes line
Yes
Maximum glazing
aluminium frames 29.1 m², double glazing 29.1 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, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
  • Garage floor: concrete slab on ground, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
  • External wall: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame. all external walls fibreglass batts or roll
  • External garage wall: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
  • External garage wall: cavity brick; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - metal roof, light steel frame (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)

Certificate 1828215S, issued 4 January 2026, from the council's DA documents.

NatHERS certificate

Star rating
7.6 stars
Rated with
Hero 4.1
Rated on
04 Jan 2026
Living room glazing by direction
NE 7.7 m², SE 4.9 m²
All glazing by direction
NE 7.7 m², SE 8.9 m², SW 4.9 m², NW 7.6 m²

Roof

  • Added insulation absorptance Roof Colour ATTIC-METAL-01: Pitched / Attic Metal Roof (Roofspace) & Flat PB Ceiling 1.30, dark colour

Window types

  • BRD-125-046 ESS Fixed Window External 52 - Double Glazed with TPS Spacer: U-value 3.2, SHGC 0.67
  • BRD-154-036 Essential Sliding Window 67 - Double Glazed: U-value 3.8, SHGC 0.61
  • BRD-189-008 Essential Awning: U-value 3.8, SHGC 0.58
  • SSW-009-007 200 SERIES - ALUMINIUM SLIDING DOOR: U-value 3.7, SHGC 0.65

Window schedule

  • BATH, window BRD-189-008: 1,200 × 1,210 mm facing SE
  • BED 1, window BRD-189-008: 1,770 × 1,570 mm facing SW
  • BED 1, window BRD-125-046: 1,770 × 610 mm facing SE
  • BED 1, window BRD-125-046: 1,770 × 610 mm facing NW
  • BED 1, window BRD-189-008: 1,770 × 1,210 mm facing SW
  • BED 2, window BRD-189-008: 1,200 × 1,210 mm facing NW
  • BED 3, window BRD-189-008: 1,200 × 1,210 mm facing NW
  • BED 4, window BRD-189-008: 1,200 × 1,210 mm facing SE
  • ENS, window BRD-189-008: 860 × 610 mm facing NW
  • LDRY, window BRD-154-036: 2,100 × 1,470 mm facing NW
  • LIVING, window BRD-154-036: 1,460 × 2,650 mm facing NE
  • LIVING, window SSW-009-007: 2,100 × 2,328 mm facing SE
  • LIVING, window BRD-154-036: 2,100 × 1,810 mm facing NE

Certificate HR-0Q7RYK-01, issued 4 January 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate

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