Home Energy Rating (NatHERS) for new homes

Building or renovating? A NatHERS assessor rates your home from the plans, usually for your building permit, so you can improve the design before anything is built.

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A common sign

“Our builder says we need an energy rating before we can get a permit.”

That’s a NatHERS rating for new homes. An assessor works from your plans to rate how efficient the design will be.

About home Energy Rating (NatHERS) for new homes

Get the design right before you build.

For a new home or major renovation, the assessor uses your plans to model how much heating and cooling the home will need, based on its design, materials, windows and orientation. The result is a star rating.

This is the best time to make changes. Moving a window, adding shade or choosing better glazing is cheap on paper and expensive once the house is built.

Helps with

Building permit energy ratings

Helps with

Designing an efficient new home

Helps with

Major renovations and extensions

Worth knowing

Bring the assessor in early, before the design is locked in. It’s much easier to improve a rating on paper than on site.

NatHERS assessors for new homes

Find NatHERS assessors for new homes near you.

A few of the 30 listed across Australia

A weatherboard home in regional Victoria at golden hour, with solar panels on the roof.

Australian Energy Assessments

5.0 295 Google reviews

Home Energy Rating (NatHERS) for new homesHome Energy Rating assessmentsHome energy assessments and auditsDraught and air leakage testingThermal imaging and insulation scans

Based in Melbourne

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A single storey home with a sweeping curved roof of solar panels and dry stone walls.

Cevisco

4.9 25 Google reviews

Ceiling and roof insulationWall insulationInsulation removal and replacementHome Energy Rating (NatHERS) for new homesHome energy assessments and audits

Based in Tottenham

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