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23 Galena Grove Lake Cathie NSW 2445
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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 2 kW of solar panels. It beat its BASIX energy and water targets, scoring 71 against 70 for energy and 43 against 40 for water.
Key features
- Windows
- 12 windows and glazed doors: Timber A SG Clear; RESIDENTIAL SERIES 502/504 SLIDING WINDOW - SINGLE GLAZED; RESIDENTIAL SERIES 514 DOUBLE HUNG - SINGLE GLAZED and 1 more types
- Wall insulation
- 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
- Electric storage
- Air conditioning and heating
- 1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)
Built by Pycon Homes & Constructions.
BASIX certificate
- Energy score
- 71 (target 70)
- Water score
- 43 (target 40)
- Thermal performance
- Pass
- Materials score
- -53
- Heating load
- 38 MJ/m² a year
- Cooling load
- 13 MJ/m² a year
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Conditioned floor area
- 174.6 m²
- Unconditioned floor area
- 11.7 m²
- Site area
- 2,086 m²
- Roof area
- 309 m²
- Garden area
- 81 m²
- Climate zone
- NatHERS climate zone 15
- Hot water
- Electric storage
- Solar panels
- 2 kW
- Fixtures
- Showerheads 3 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
- LED lighting
- Yes
- Cooktop
- Induction
- Clothes line
- Yes
- Maximum glazing
- aluminium frames 31.1 m², timber frames 2.9 m², single glazing 34 m²
Heating
- Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 2.5 - 3.0
- Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 2.5 - 3.0
Cooling
- Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 2.5 - 3.0
- Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: EER 2.5 - 3.0
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: framed (metal clad); frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking)
- External wall: brick veneer; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking)
- External garage wall: brick veneer; frame: timber - H2 treated softwood (foil/sarking)
- 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 - concrete tiles , timber - H2 treated softwood (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil/sarking.)
Certificate 1788202S_02, issued 26 March 2025, from the council's DA documents.
NatHERS certificate
- Star rating
- 7 stars
- Rated with
- Hero 4.1
- Rated on
- 20 Mar 2025
- Living room glazing by direction
- SSE 12.2 m², WSW 3.2 m²
- All glazing by direction
- ENE 4.9 m², SSE 14.7 m², WSW 4.3 m², NNW 10.1 m²
Roof
- Added insulation absorptance Roof Colour ATTIC-METAL-01: Pitched / Attic Metal Roof (Roofspace) & Flat PB Ceiling 1.30, dark colour
- FLAT-01: Flat Framed / Skillion Metal Roof & Flat PB Ceiling 1.30, dark colour
Window types
- TIM-001-01 W Timber A SG Clear: U-value 5.4, SHGC 0.56
- AWS-001-001 RESIDENTIAL SERIES 502/504 SLIDING WINDOW - SINGLE GLAZED: U-value 6.38, SHGC 0.73
- AWS-005-002 RESIDENTIAL SERIES 514 DOUBLE HUNG - SINGLE GLAZED: U-value 6.16, SHGC 0.71
- AWS-011-001 RESIDENTIAL SERIES 541/542 SLIDING DOOR -SINGLE GLAZED: U-value 6.24, SHGC 0.72
Window schedule
- Bath, window AWS-001-001: 1,200 × 1,800 mm facing ENE
- Bed 1, window AWS-001-001: 1,200 × 2,100 mm facing SSE
- Bed 2, window AWS-001-001: 900 × 1,800 mm facing ENE
- Bed 3, window AWS-005-002: 2,100 × 1,800 mm facing NNW
- Bed 4, window AWS-005-002: 2,100 × 1,800 mm facing NNW
- Entry, window TIM-001-01 W: 2,140 × 1,200 mm facing NNW
- Kitchen/Living/Dining, window AWS-005-002: 1,800 × 900 mm facing WSW
- Kitchen/Living/Dining, window AWS-005-002: 1,800 × 900 mm facing WSW
- Kitchen/Living/Dining, window AWS-011-001: 2,300 × 5,300 mm facing SSE
- Laundry, window TIM-001-01 W: 403 × 900 mm facing ENE
- Media, window AWS-001-001: 600 × 1,800 mm facing WSW
- WC, window AWS-001-001: 600 × 1,200 mm facing ENE
Certificate HR-4O2577-01, issued 20 March 2025, from the council's DA documents.
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