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29 Ridgeway 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 6.6 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 target, scoring 90 against 70.
Key features
- Windows
- 20 windows and glazed doors: Thermally Broken Aluminium Fixed Window DG 6ET/12Arg/6Clr; Thermally Broken Aluminium Sliding Door DG 4Clr/10/4ET; Aluminium Sliding Door SG 6Clr and 3 more types
- Wall insulation
- R2.7
- Roof and ceiling insulation
- Ceiling R7, R3, R4, roof Corrugated Iron Timber Frame Bulk, Reflective Side Down, No Air Gap Above R1.3, medium 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 The Domaine Property Group.
BASIX certificate
- Energy score
- 90 (target 70)
- Water score
- 40 (target 40)
- Thermal performance
- Pass
- Materials score
- -41
- Heating load
- 37 MJ/m² a year
- Cooling load
- 23 MJ/m² a year
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Conditioned floor area
- 181.8 m²
- Unconditioned floor area
- 19.1 m²
- Site area
- 300 m²
- Roof area
- 171 m²
- Garden area
- 115 m²
- Climate zone
- NatHERS climate zone 28
- Hot water
- Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
- Solar panels
- 6.6 kW
- Rainwater tank
- 3,000 litres
- Fixtures
- Showerheads 3 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
- LED lighting
- Yes
- Cooktop
- Gas
- Clothes line
- Yes
- Maximum glazing
- aluminium frames 45.9 m², single glazing 5 m², double glazing 40.9 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: 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: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
- External wall: framed (fibre cement sheet or boards); frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
- External garage wall: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (fibreglass batts or roll)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel 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 1829351S, issued 19 January 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 Jan 2026
- Wall insulation
- R2.7
- Ceiling insulation
- R7, R3, R4
- Floor insulation
- R2.7, R2, R4
- LED downlights
- 44
- Living room glazing by direction
- NE 11 m², SE 1.3 m², NW 5 m²
- All glazing by direction
- NE 14.4 m², SE 8.6 m², SW 6.8 m², NW 16 m²
Roof
- Corrugated Iron Timber Frame Bulk, Reflective Side Down, No Air Gap Above R1.3, medium colour
Window types
- AUW-021-012 Thermally Broken Aluminium Fixed Window DG 6ET/12Arg/6Clr: U-value 2, SHGC 0.55
- AWS-037-024 Thermally Broken Aluminium Sliding Door DG 4Clr/10/4ET: U-value 2.8, SHGC 0.51
- AUW-007-020 Aluminium Sliding Door SG 6Clr: U-value 6, SHGC 0.68
- STG-115-017 Thermally Broken Aluminium Awning Window DG 6Clr/8Ar/6ETLite: U-value 2.6, SHGC 0.45
- VPS-010-007 Thermally Broken Aluminium Sliding Window DG 5ComfE/10Ar/5Clr: U-value 3, SHGC 0.5
- AUW-003-020 Aluminium Sliding Window SG 6Clr: U-value 6.3, SHGC 0.68
Window schedule
- Kitchen/Family/, window AUW-021-012: 600 × 2,100 mm facing SE
- Kitchen/Family/, window AWS-037-024: 2,400 × 2,100 mm facing NW
- Kitchen/Family/, window AWS-037-024: 2,400 × 4,600 mm facing NE
- Butlers, window AUW-021-012: 600 × 800 mm facing SE
- Laundry, window AUW-007-020: 2,400 × 1,400 mm facing NW
- Entry/Hall, window STG-115-017: 2,000 × 600 mm facing SW
- Entry/Hall, window STG-115-017: 2,000 × 800 mm facing NW
- Home Theatre, window VPS-010-007: 2,000 × 1,800 mm facing SE
- Leisure/Hall, window VPS-010-007: 600 × 2,400 mm facing NW
- Stairs/VOID, window AUW-021-012: 1,200 × 800 mm facing SW
- Stairs/VOID, window AUW-021-012: 1,500 × 800 mm facing NW
- Stairs/VOID, window AUW-021-012: 1,500 × 800 mm facing NW
- Bedroom 1/WIR, window STG-115-017: 1,800 × 1,800 mm facing SW
- Bedroom 1/WIR, window STG-115-017: 1,800 × 800 mm facing SW
- Bedroom 1/WIR, window STG-115-017: 1,800 × 1,200 mm facing NW
- Ensuite, window AUW-003-020: 1,000 × 600 mm facing SE
- Bedroom 2, window VPS-010-007: 1,200 × 1,400 mm facing NE
- Bedroom 3, window VPS-010-007: 1,200 × 1,400 mm facing NE
- Bedroom 4, window VPS-010-007: 1,200 × 1,400 mm facing SE
- Bath, window AUW-003-020: 1,200 × 800 mm facing SE
Certificate 0012714143, issued 19 January 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate
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