Modern living room with three large arched windows, a green sofa with beige pillows, artwork on the wall, indoor plants, a white coffee table, a patterned rug, and a curved floor lamp.

Thornbury House features design-led, comfortable all-electric & fossil-fuel-free apartments.

  • 7.8-Star Average NatHERS Rating

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme is an Australian star system measuring a home’s thermal performance and energy efficiency based on design, materials, and climate.

  • 100% All-Electric & Fossil-Fuel-Free

    The building operates entirely on electricity, featuring induction cooktops and high-efficiency systems, eliminating the need for natural gas.

  • BESS ‘Excellence’ Standard

    Thornbury House achieves an overall score of 70% in the Built Environment Sustainability Scorecard (BESS), far exceeding industry best-practice benchmarks.

A rooftop garden on a multi-story building with red and blue accents, surrounded by trees, with a city skyline in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

SUSTAINABILITY

  • A minimum 12.1kWp solar photovoltaic system will be installed, offsetting building energy usage and supplementing domestic hot water systems.

  • The selection of materials is focused on durability with the aim of extending replacement times. Thornbury House minimises the use of MDF and prioritises the specification of low VOC materials and finishes. All timber products used in construction will be FSC or AFS certified products and locally manufactured products will be utilised where possible.

  • Electric Instantaneous hot water generation units are provided for all apartments. All internal lighting provided is 20% more efficient than that required by NCC2022 Table J7D3a. Electric induction cooktops are provided for all apartments and all apartments have a master save-switch at the entry to enable all non-essential power to be switched off when leaving the apartment.

  • Minimum WELS ratings for fittings and fixtures:

    + Showers: 4-star (<7.5L/min)

    + Toilets: 4-star

    + Taps: 5-star

    + Dishwashers: 5-star

  • Where appropriate drought tolerant plant species will be specified for landscaping and water efficient landscaping will be installed.

  • Mechanical building systems will be air-cooled rather than water-cooled, and water used in fire test system will be collected and reused for another fit-for purpose use.

  • Clean roof areas from the building will be directed to 10,000L rainwater tanks for use in toilet flushing.

  • 80% by mass of construction waste to be diverted from landfill (i.e. reused or recycled).

  • Waste management systems built into kitchen joinery include 4 different bins, allowing for convenient waste sorting at home. Central waste collection for general waste, organics, recycling, glass, charity items and hard waste/ewaste streams is located in the basement for private collection.