Thermal Efficient Building BASIX Certificate

This BASIX certificate is for a separate dwelling house with 5 bedrooms located in SAVA Street Macarthur 2000, Sydney City Council. The project score is not valid. The commitments for water include planting indigenous or low water use vegetation, installing showerheads, toilet flushing system, taps, rainwater tank, and stormwater tank. The commitments for thermal comfort include attaching the Assessor Certificate, showing all matters on the plans, constructing the development in accordance with thermal performance specifications, and installing insulation. The commitments for energy include installing hot water, cooling system, heating system, exhaust systems, artificial lighting, natural lighting, photovoltaic system, gas cooktop & gas oven, refrigerator space, and fixed outdoor clothes drying line.

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Project summary
Project name THERMAL EFFECIENT BUILDING
Street address SAVA Street Macarthur 2000
Local Government Area Sydney City Council
Plan type and plan number deposited 001
Lot no. 572
Section no. -
Project type separate dwelling house
No. of bedrooms 5
Project score
Water 62 Target 40
Thermal Comfort Fail Target Pass
Energy 97 Target 50
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Description of project
Project address
Project name THERMAL EFFECIENT BUILDING
Street address n/a SAVA Street Macarthur 2000
Local Government Area Sydney City Council
Plan type and plan number Deposited Plan 001
Lot no. 572
Section no. -
Project type
Project type separate dwelling house
No. of bedrooms 5
Site details
Site area (m²) 484
Roof area (m²) 161
Conditioned floor area (m2) 180.1
Unconditioned floor area (m2) 30.9
Total area of garden and lawn (m2) 238
Assessor details and thermal loads
Assessor number X00
Certificate number X00
Climate zone 17
Area adjusted cooling load (MJ/m².year) 75
Area adjusted heating load (MJ/m².year) 45
Project score
Water 62 Target 40
Thermal Comfort Fail Target Pass
Energy 97 Target 50
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Schedule of BASIX commitments
The commitments set out below regulate how the proposed development is to be carried out. It is a condition of any development consent granted, or complying
development certificate issued, for the proposed development, that BASIX commitments be complied with.
Water Commitments Show on
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Landscape
The applicant must plant indigenous or low water use species of vegetation throughout 80 square metres of the site.
Fixtures
The applicant must install showerheads with a minimum rating of 4 star (> 6 but <= 7.5 L/min plus spray force and/or coverage tests) in
all showers in the development.
The applicant must install a toilet flushing system with a minimum rating of 5 star in each toilet in the development.
The applicant must install taps with a minimum rating of 5 star in the kitchen in the development.
The applicant must install basin taps with a minimum rating of 5 star in each bathroom in the development.
Alternative water
Rainwater tank
The applicant must install a rainwater tank of at least 10000 litres on the site. This rainwater tank must meet, and be installed in
accordance with, the requirements of all applicable regulatory authorities.
The applicant must configure the rainwater tank to collect rain runoff from at least 161.3 square metres of the roof area of the
development (excluding the area of the roof which drains to any stormwater tank or private dam).
The applicant must configure the rainwater tank so that overflow is diverted to a stormwater tank.
• all indoor cold water taps (not including taps that supply clothes washers) in the development
Stormwater tank
The applicant must install a stormwater tank with a capacity of at least 8000 litres on the site. This stormwater tank must meet, and be
installed in accordance with, the requirements of all applicable regulatory authorities.
The applicant must configure the stormwater tank to collect overflow from the rainwater tank.
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Water Commitments Show on
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The applicant must configure the stormwater tank to collect runoff from:
• at least 60 square metres of roof area of the development (excluding the area of the roof which drains to any rainwater tank or
private dam)
• at least 71 square metres of impervious areas
• at least 92 square metres of garden and lawn
• at least 30 square metres of planter box area
The applicant must connect the stormwater tank to:
• all toilets in the development
• a sub-surface or non-aerosol irrigation system, or if the stormwater has been appropriately treated in accordance with applicable
regulatory requirements, to at least one outdoor tap in the development (Note: NSWHealth does not recommend that stormwater
be used to irrigate edible plants which are consumed raw.)
Hot water recirculation or diversion system
The applicant must install an on demand hot water recirculation system which regulates all hot water use throughout the development.
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Thermal Comfort Commitments Show on
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Simulation Method
The applicant must attach the certificate referred to under "Assessor Details" on the front page of this BASIX certificate (the "Assessor
Certificate") to the development application and construction certificate application for the proposed development (or, if the applicant is
applying for a complying development certificate for the proposed development, to that application). The applicant must also attach the
Assessor Certificate to the application for an occupation certificate for the proposed development.
The Assessor Certificate must have been issued by an Accredited Assessor in accordance with the Thermal Comfort Protocol.
The details of the proposed development on the Assessor Certificate must be consistent with the details shown in this BASIX
certificate, including the Cooling and Heating loads shown on the front page of this certificate.
The applicant must show on the plans accompanying the development application for the proposed development, all matters which the
Assessor Certificate requires to be shown on those plans. Those plans must bear a stamp of endorsement from the Accredited
Assessor to certify that this is the case. The applicant must show on the plans accompanying the application for a construction
certificate (or complying development certificate, if applicable), all thermal performance specifications set out in the Assessor
Certificate, and all aspects of the proposed development which were used to calculate those specifications.
The applicant must construct the development in accordance with all thermal performance specifications set out in the Assessor
Certificate, and in accordance with those aspects of the development application or application for a complying development certificate
which were used to calculate those specifications.
Where there is an in-slab heating or cooling system, the applicant must install insulation with an R-value of not less than 1.0 around the
vertical edges of the perimeter of the slab, and underneath the slab if it is a suspended floor.
The applicant must construct the floors and walls of the dwelling in accordance with the specifications listed in the table below.
Floor and wall construction Area
floor - concrete slab on ground 100.0 square metres
floor - suspended floor/enclosed subfloor 75.0 square metres
walls - mudbrick or rammed earth At least 50% of walls in the dwelling
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Energy Commitments Show on
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Hot water
The applicant must install the following hot water system in the development, or a system with a higher energy rating: solar (electric
boosted) with a performance of 31 to 35 STCs or better.
Cooling system
The applicant must install the following cooling system, or a system with a higher energy rating, in at least 1 living area: ceiling fans +
1-phase airconditioning; Energy rating: 4 Star
The applicant must install the following cooling system, or a system with a higher energy rating, in at least 1 bedroom: ceiling fans +
1-phase airconditioning; Energy rating: 3 Star
The cooling system must provide for day/night zoning between living areas and bedrooms.
Heating system
The applicant must install the following heating system, or a system with a higher energy rating, in at least 1 living area: airconditioning
ducting only; Energy rating: n/a
The applicant must install the following heating system, or a system with a higher energy rating, in at least 1 bedroom: electric floor
heating; Energy rating: n/a
Ventilation
The applicant must install the following exhaust systems in the development:
At least 1 Bathroom: no mechanical ventilation (ie. natural); Operation control: n/a
Kitchen: no mechanical ventilation (ie. natural); Operation control: n/a
Laundry: natural ventilation only, or no laundry; Operation control: n/a
Artificial lighting
The applicant must ensure that the "primary type of artificial lighting" is fluorescent or light emitting diode (LED) lighting in each of the
following rooms, and where the word "dedicated" appears, the fittings for those lights must only be capable of accepting fluorescent or
light emitting diode (LED) lamps:
• at least 5 of the bedrooms / study; dedicated
• at least 2 of the living / dining rooms; dedicated
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Energy Commitments Show on
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• the kitchen;
• all hallways; dedicated
Natural lighting
The applicant must install a window and/or skylight in the kitchen of the dwelling for natural lighting.
The applicant must install a window and/or skylight in 5 bathroom(s)/toilet(s) in the development for natural lighting.
Alternative energy
The applicant must install a photovoltaic system with the capacity to generate at least 6.48 peak kilowatts of electricity as part of the
development. The applicant must connect this system to the development's electrical system.
Other
The applicant must install a gas cooktop & gas oven in the kitchen of the dwelling.
The applicant must construct each refrigerator space in the development so that it is "well ventilated", as defined in the BASIX
definitions.
The applicant must install a fixed outdoor clothes drying line as part of the development.
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Legend
In these commitments, "applicant" means the person carrying out the development.
Commitments identified with a in the "Show on DA plans" column must be shown on the plans accompanying the development application for the proposed development (if a
development application is to be lodged for the proposed development).
Commitments identified with a in the "Show on CC/CDC plans and specs" column must be shown in the plans and specifications accompanying the application for a construction
certificate / complying development certificate for the proposed development.
Commitments identified with a in the "Certifier check" column must be certified by a certifying authority as having been fulfilled, before a final occupation certificate(either interim or
final) for the development may be issued.
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