Excellence in House Energy Rating is achieved by:

•  Facing main living areas North;
  
•  Including eaves to achieve maximum summer shades on walls and windows;
  
•  Limiting glazing for windows facing east and west and by shading these;
  
•  Incorporating thermal mass (ie. Internal brick walls) in the design of the home;
  
•  Including roof insulation minimum R 3.0 and for brick veneer walls, R 1.5;
  
•  Designing the home to allow cross ventilation;
  
•  Designing the home so that breezeway only travels through two living spaces with a maximum distance of 20 meters.
  
•  Designing the home so there is the ability to cross air flow from south west windows to north windows.
  
•  Fitting exhaust fans with dampers (excludes kitchen rangehood);
  
•  Fitting seals to all doors and windows;
  
•  Fitting chimneys with dampers.