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232-236 Homestead Road Orchard Hills NSW 2748

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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating

This home has a NatHERS rating of 7.8 stars out of 10. Its BASIX certificate commits it to a 3,000 litre rainwater tank. It beat its BASIX energy target, scoring 71 against 70.

Key features

Windows
9 windows and glazed doors: Al Sliding Window; Elite Al Awning/Casement Window; Al Sliding Door
Wall insulation
All external walls fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking
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 Thrive Homes.

BASIX certificate

Energy score
71 (target 70)
Water score
40 (target 40)
Thermal performance
Pass
Materials score
-43
Heating load
26 MJ/m² a year
Cooling load
21 MJ/m² a year
Bedrooms
4
Conditioned floor area
103.7 m²
Unconditioned floor area
8.8 m²
Site area
20,230 m²
Roof area
210 m²
Garden area
211 m²
Climate zone
NatHERS climate zone 28
Hot water
Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
Rainwater tank
3,000 litres
Fixtures
Showerheads 4 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
LED lighting
Yes
Cooktop
Gas
Clothes line
Yes
Maximum glazing
aluminium frames 32.8 m², single glazing 32.8 m²

Heating

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3.5 star (average zone)
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3.5 star (average zone)

Cooling

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)

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+ foil/sarking
  • External garage wall: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame (not specified)
  • External garage wall: cavity brick; frame: please select (not specified)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
  • Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - metal roof, light steel frame (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)

Certificate 1819441S_03, issued 26 February 2026, from the council's DA documents.

NatHERS certificate

Star rating
7.8 stars
Rated with
Hero 4.1
Rated on
26 Feb 2026
Living room glazing by direction
N 5.4 m², S 6.6 m²
All glazing by direction
N 18.1 m², S 13.2 m², W 1.5 m²

Roof

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

Window types

  • DOW-001-001 Al Sliding Window: U-value 6.4, SHGC 0.75
  • DOW-002-001 Elite Al Awning/Casement Window: U-value 6.4, SHGC 0.65
  • DOW-006-004 Al Sliding Door: U-value 6.2, SHGC 0.72

Window schedule

  • BATH, window DOW-001-001: 1,200 × 1,450 mm facing S
  • BED 1, window DOW-002-001: 2,057 × 2,050 mm facing N
  • BED 2, window DOW-001-001: 857 × 2,050 mm facing S
  • BED 3, window DOW-002-001: 2,057 × 2,050 mm facing N
  • BED 4, window DOW-002-001: 2,057 × 2,050 mm facing N
  • ENS (BED 1), window DOW-001-001: 1,029 × 1,450 mm facing W
  • KITCHEN/FAMILY/DINING, window DOW-002-001: 2,050 × 2,650 mm facing N
  • KITCHEN/FAMILY/DINING, window DOW-006-004: 2,143 × 3,084 mm facing S
  • L'DRY, window DOW-006-004: 2,140 × 1,450 mm facing S

Certificate HR-GMZZQU-02, issued 26 February 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate

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