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16 Orchard Hills Drive Orchard Hills NSW 2748
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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating
This home has a NatHERS rating of 7 stars out of 10. Its BASIX certificate commits it to 1 kW of solar panels and a 3,000 litre rainwater tank. Its NatHERS certificate lists insulation in the external walls, ceiling and floor. It beat its BASIX energy and water targets, scoring 76 against 70 for energy and 41 against 40 for water.
Key features
- Windows
- 15 windows and glazed doors: Timber A SG Clear; Aluminium Sliding Window SG 6ETClr; Aluminium Sliding Door SG 4ET and 2 more types
- Wall insulation
- R2.5
- Roof and ceiling insulation
- Ceiling R2.5, R6, roof Corrugated Iron Timber Frame Foil, Gap Above, Reflective Side Down, Anti-glare Up, medium colour
- Hot water
- Electric heat pump with a performance of 15 to 20 STCs or better
- Air conditioning and heating
- 1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)
Built by Masterton Constructions.
BASIX certificate
- Energy score
- 76 (target 70)
- Water score
- 41 (target 40)
- Materials score
- -13
- Heating load
- 27 MJ/m² a year
- Cooling load
- 33 MJ/m² a year
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Conditioned floor area
- 202.7 m²
- Unconditioned floor area
- 18.2 m²
- Site area
- 364 m²
- Roof area
- 146 m²
- Garden area
- 131 m²
- Climate zone
- NatHERS climate zone 28
- Hot water
- Electric heat pump with a performance of 15 to 20 STCs or better
- Solar panels
- 1 kW
- Rainwater tank
- 3,000 litres
- Fixtures
- Showerheads 3 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
- LED lighting
- Yes
- Clothes line
- Yes
- Maximum glazing
- aluminium frames 38.8 m², timber frames 0.8 m², single glazing 39.6 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)
- Floor: suspended floor above open subfloor, particle board; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- Floor: above habitable rooms or mezzanine, particle board; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (no added insulation)
- Floor: suspended floor above garage, particle board; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- Garage floor: concrete slab on ground, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
- External wall: brick veneer; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- External wall: framed (fibre cement sheet or boards); frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- External garage wall: brick veneer; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (no added insulation)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (no added insulation)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - metal roof, timber - H2 treated softwood (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)
Certificate 1852048S, issued 19 June 2026, from the council's DA documents.
NatHERS certificate
- Star rating
- 7 stars
- Rated with
- BERS Pro v5.2.6 (3.23)
- Rated on
- 19 Jun 2026
- Wall insulation
- R2.5
- Ceiling insulation
- R2.5, R6
- Floor insulation
- R2.5
- LED downlights
- 54
- Living room glazing by direction
- N 12.7 m², E 3.8 m²
- All glazing by direction
- N 14.9 m², E 8 m², S 10.5 m², W 6.4 m²
Roof
- Corrugated Iron Timber Frame Foil, Gap Above, Reflective Side Down, Anti-glare Up, medium colour
Window types
- TIM-001-01 W Timber A SG Clear: U-value 5.4, SHGC 0.56
- WID-102-002 Aluminium Sliding Window SG 6ETClr: U-value 4.5, SHGC 0.61
- WID-104-007 Aluminium Sliding Door SG 4ET: U-value 4.4, SHGC 0.61
- WID-102-001 Aluminium Sliding Window SG 4Clr: U-value 6.3, SHGC 0.76
- WID-101-001 Aluminium Awning Window SG 4Clr: U-value 6.4, SHGC 0.66
Window schedule
- PANTRY, window WID-102-002: 500 × 1,570 mm facing W
- Kitchen/Living, window WID-102-002: 2,050 × 3,010 mm facing N
- Kitchen/Living, window WID-104-007: 2,100 × 1,810 mm facing E
- Kitchen/Living, window WID-104-007: 2,100 × 3,100 mm facing N
- LAUNDRY, window TIM-001-01 W: 1,020 × 820 mm facing E
- PDR, window WID-102-001: 1,030 × 850 mm facing E
- GUEST BED, window WID-101-001: 1,800 × 1,810 mm facing S
- MASTER SUITE, window WID-101-001: 1,370 × 2,650 mm facing S
- ENSUITE, window WID-102-001: 1,030 × 850 mm facing E
- Bedroom 2, window WID-101-001: 1,370 × 2,650 mm facing S
- BATH, window WID-102-001: 1,030 × 1,810 mm facing W
- Bedroom 3, window WID-102-001: 1,030 × 1,810 mm facing W
- Bedroom 4, window WID-102-001: 1,030 × 1,810 mm facing W
- Bedroom 5, window WID-102-001: 1,200 × 1,810 mm facing N
- MEDIA/STAIR, window WID-102-002: 600 × 2,650 mm facing E
Certificate 0013091152, issued 19 June 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate
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