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13 Tex Avenue Orchard Hills NSW 2748

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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating

This home's BASIX certificate commits it to 10.45 kW of solar panels and a 4,990 litre rainwater tank. It beat its BASIX energy target, scoring 100 against 70.

Key features

Windows
Up to aluminium frames 54.8 m², timber frames 1.4 m², single glazing 1.4 m², double glazing 54.8 m²
Wall insulation
Fibreglass batts or roll
Roof and ceiling insulation
Ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket
Hot water
Electric heat pump
Air conditioning and heating
1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)

Built by McDonald Jones Homes.

BASIX certificate

Energy score
100 (target 70)
Water score
40 (target 40)
Thermal performance
Pass
Materials score
-100
Heating load
36 MJ/m² a year
Cooling load
23 MJ/m² a year
Bedrooms
7
Conditioned floor area
229.7 m²
Unconditioned floor area
12.5 m²
Site area
687 m²
Roof area
227 m²
Garden area
430 m²
Climate zone
NatHERS climate zone 28
Hot water
Electric heat pump
Solar panels
10.45 kW
Rainwater tank
4,990 litres
Fixtures
Showerheads 3 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 5 star
LED lighting
Yes
Cooktop
Induction
Clothes line
Yes
Maximum glazing
aluminium frames 54.8 m², timber frames 1.4 m², single glazing 1.4 m², double glazing 54.8 m²

Heating

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.5 - 4.0
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 3.5 - 4.0

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)
  • Floor: suspended floor above open subfloor, particle board; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Floor: above habitable rooms or mezzanine, particle board; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Floor: suspended floor above garage, particle board; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Garage floor: concrete slab on ground, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
  • External wall: AAC veneer; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • External wall: framed (solid or reconstituted timber weatherboard); frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • External garage wall: AAC veneer; 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 1824726S, issued 3 December 2025, from the council's DA documents.

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