NatHERS
NATIONWIDE HOUSE ENERGY RATING SCHEME
Australia's Standard for Energy-Efficient Home Ratings
WHAT IS NATHERS?
NatHERS is short for the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme. It uses a 10 star rating system to assess the thermal performance of dwellings across Australia. The National Construction Code (NCC) references these star ratings, specifying a minimum number of star levels for all new houses built in Australia.
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NatHERS provides energy ratings for new dwellings. This is helping create energy efficient, resilient and comfortable homes for the future that cost less to run.
WHAT IS AN ENERGY RATING?
An Energy Rating is an accurate indicator as to how much heating or cooling is necessary to keep your development comfortable, and is presented as a star rating out of 10.
The energy rating is generated by an accredited NatHERS assessor using licensed software, and indicates how much energy a dwelling will use to maintain thermal comfort.
By improving your energy rating, you will require less energy consumption which will ultimately lower power bills and produce lower green house gas emissions.
WHEN IS A NATHERS CERTIFICATE REQUIRED?
NatHERS certification is required for all new developments with multiple dwellings, however NatHERS can also be used if desired on single dwellings. It was developed in order to reduce the countries overall energy consumption along with the BASIX process.
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
This video delves into the NatHERS – a 10-star rating system assessing the energy efficiency of homes based on their architectural design