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36 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 3.2 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 94 against 70.
Key features
- Windows
- 21 windows and glazed doors: Timber A SG Clear; Aluminium Awning Window SG 4Pb; Aluminium Awning Window SG 5Clr and 5 more types
- Wall insulation
- R2.7
- Roof and ceiling insulation
- Ceiling R7, R2.5, 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 21 to 25 STCs or better
- Air conditioning and heating
- 3-phase airconditioning (living area and bedroom)
Built by Eden Brae Holdings.
BASIX certificate
- Energy score
- 94 (target 70)
- Water score
- 40 (target 40)
- Thermal performance
- Pass
- Materials score
- -100
- Heating load
- 38 MJ/m² a year
- Cooling load
- 22 MJ/m² a year
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Conditioned floor area
- 200.7 m²
- Unconditioned floor area
- 19.5 m²
- Site area
- 375 m²
- Roof area
- 221 m²
- Garden area
- 147 m²
- Climate zone
- NatHERS climate zone 28
- Hot water
- Electric heat pump with a performance of 21 to 25 STCs or better
- Solar panels
- 3.2 kW
- Rainwater tank
- 3,000 litres
- Fixtures
- Showerheads 3 star, toilets 3 star, kitchen taps 3 star, basin taps 3 star
- LED lighting
- Yes
- Cooktop
- Induction
- Clothes line
- Yes
- Maximum glazing
- aluminium frames 41.8 m², timber frames 2.5 m², single glazing 34.2 m², double glazing 10.1 m²
Heating
- Living area: 3-phase airconditioning; Energy rating: EER 3.5 - 4.0
- Bedroom: 3-phase airconditioning; Energy rating: EER 3.5 - 4.0
Cooling
- Living area: 3-phase airconditioning; Energy rating: EER 3.0 - 3.5
- Bedroom: 3-phase airconditioning; 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 (not specified)
- Floor: above habitable rooms or mezzanine, particle board; frame: light steel frame (not specified)
- Floor: suspended floor above garage, particle board; frame: light steel frame (not specified)
- Garage floor: concrete slab on ground, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
- External wall: brick veneer; frame: light steel frame (not specified)
- External wall: framed (fibre cement sheet or boards); frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (not specified)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (no added insulation)
- Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: light steel frame (not specified)
- Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - concrete tiles , timber - H2 treated softwood (ceiling: not specified; roof: not specified.)
Certificate 1817547S, issued 16 October 2025, from the council's DA documents.
NatHERS certificate
- Star rating
- 7 stars
- Rated with
- BERS Pro v5.2.4 (3.23)
- Rated on
- 16 Oct 2025
- Wall insulation
- R2.7
- Ceiling insulation
- R7, R2.5
- Floor insulation
- R2.7, R2.5, R2
- Living room glazing by direction
- NE 3.8 m², SE 1.3 m², SW 10.6 m², NW 7 m²
- All glazing by direction
- NE 13.6 m², SE 5.4 m², SW 12.3 m², NW 13 m²
Roof
- Corrugated Iron Timber Frame Foil, Gap Above, Reflective Side Down, Anti-glare Up, medium colour
- Corrugated Iron Timber Frame No Insulation, Only an Air Gap, medium colour
- Roof Tiles 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
- STG-002-019 Aluminium Awning Window SG 4Pb: U-value 5, SHGC 0.56
- STG-002-003 Aluminium Awning Window SG 5Clr: U-value 6.4, SHGC 0.63
- STG-007-016 Aluminium Sliding Window SG 4Pb: U-value 4.7, SHGC 0.62
- STG-007-003 Aluminium Sliding Window SG 5Clr: U-value 6.3, SHGC 0.71
- STG-077-003 Aluminium Fixed Window SG 4Pb: U-value 4.1, SHGC 0.66
- STG-004-012 Aluminium Sliding Door DG 4Clr/10Ar/4Clr: U-value 3.9, SHGC 0.61
- STG-005-015 Aluminium Sliding Door SG 4Pb: U-value 4.6, SHGC 0.66
Window schedule
- LOUNGE/ENTRY, window TIM-001-01 W: 2,040 × 820 mm facing NE
- LOUNGE/ENTRY, window STG-002-019: 1,800 × 600 mm facing NE
- LOUNGE/ENTRY, window STG-002-019: 1,800 × 600 mm facing NE
- PDR, window STG-002-003: 400 × 600 mm facing NW
- GUEST, window STG-007-016: 1,200 × 1,800 mm facing NW
- LDRY, window TIM-001-01 W: 1,020 × 820 mm facing SE
- LDRY, window STG-007-003: 1,200 × 900 mm facing SE
- Kitchen/Living, window STG-077-003: 600 × 2,100 mm facing SE
- Kitchen/Living, window STG-007-016: 1,800 × 2,400 mm facing SW
- Kitchen/Living, window STG-004-012: 2,100 × 1,800 mm facing NW
- Kitchen/Living, window STG-004-012: 2,100 × 3,000 mm facing SW
- Kitchen/Living, window STG-007-016: 1,800 × 1,800 mm facing NW
- BED 4, window STG-002-019: 1,200 × 900 mm facing NE
- BED 4, window STG-002-019: 1,200 × 900 mm facing NE
- BATH, window STG-007-003: 1,200 × 800 mm facing SE
- ENS, window STG-007-003: 1,200 × 600 mm facing SE
- WC/ENS, window STG-007-003: 900 × 600 mm facing SE
- BED 1, window STG-007-016: 700 × 2,400 mm facing SW
- BED 3, window STG-007-016: 1,000 × 1,800 mm facing NW
- BED 2, window STG-007-016: 1,000 × 1,800 mm facing NW
- GAMES ROOM, window STG-005-015: 2,100 × 3,600 mm facing NE
Certificate 0012302147, issued 16 October 2025, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate
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