5 min read
The Thermal Balance Challenge - How Efficient is Your Design?
Topics: ESD Architecture Certification Update NatHERS Star Rating
1 min read
7 Star Energy Designs
With the new NatHERs minimum set to change to a 7-star energy rating, you may be wondering how to go about building a new house that meets the target.
Topics: Architecture NatHERS Construction Energy Efficiency
9 min read
Does Double Glazing Help You Get a 7 Star Rating?
Glazing and NatHERS
Does Double Glazing Help You Get a 7 Star Rating?
Double glazing can help improve a NatHERS rating, but it is not a guaranteed solution on its own. Whether it helps a project reach 7 Stars depends on the climate, orientation, window size, shading, frame type and the rest of the building fabric.
Topics: Glazing NatHERS Star Rating Thermal Performance Insulated Glass Units 7 Star Homes
9 min read
Designing for 7 Star NatHERS on a Budget
Cost Effective Design
Designing for 7 Star NatHERS on a Budget
Achieving a 7 Star NatHERS rating does not always mean choosing the most expensive products. In many projects, the most cost effective pathway comes from better early design decisions, clear documentation and targeted performance improvements.
Topics: NatHERS Energy Assessment
8 min read
How NatHERS Star Ratings Work (0–10 Explained)
NatHERS Explained
What Is a 7 Star Energy Rating?
A 7 Star Energy Rating usually refers to the thermal performance rating of a new home under NatHERS. It shows how well the home is expected to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures with less reliance on artificial heating and cooling.
Topics: ESD NatHERS Star Rating Changes FAQ
4 min read
Eaves and thermal comfort
Building for the Australian Climate.
A building’s access to sunlight is one of the leading factors contributing to its thermal comfort, with the amount of direct sunlight that the building receives greatly influencing the passive heating and cooling factors. However, as the sun’s path varies seasonally, accounting for the required direct sunlight a building needs becomes difficult. The eaves of building construction can maintain great benefits if used correctly.
Topics: ESD BASIX NatHERS Accreditations Construction Energy Efficiency Residential
2 min read
A National Rollout Of Victoria's Residential Efficiency Scorecard In 2021
The Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard is a program which rates the energy performance of residential homes on a 10 star ranking system and provides recommendations to home owners to reduce energy costs. The Scorecard provides an energy assessment with consideration of fixed heating and cooling appliances, hot water systems, window orientation and general structure of the home.
Topics: NatHERS Energy Efficiency Scorecard
3 min read
Your Carbon Foot Print at home
Tips and Tricks to implement within your household to help reduce your carbon footprint and live a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle!
Topics: BASIX NatHERS Sustainability Energy Efficiency Thermal Performance
4 min read
Tips to achieving a 6 Star Energy Rating
NatHERS, (or Nationalwide House Energy Rating Scheme), provides a rating system to determine the thermal comfort of Australian homes through software simulations. This system rates from zero to ten stars. The more stars a home gets the more comfortable the occupants will feel when living in the house/unit without additional cooling or heating systems. A building is unlikely to need any artificial heating or cooling system if it gets a 10 star rating.
Topics: Architecture NatHERS Thermal Comfort Thermal Performance Residential
4 min read
How the DA process works in NSW | From Pre-DA to Finish
Prior to commencing most types of developments in NSW, you will have to lodge a Development Application (DA) with your local council.
