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13.6
Part 13.6 Whole-of-home energy usagePart 13.6 Whole-of-home energy usage
13.6.1
Application of Part 13.6
New for 2022
13.6.2
Net equivalent energy usage
New for 2022
The swimming pool pump energy usage (EP) must be determined in accordance with the following formula:
The spa pump energy usage (ES) must be determined in accordance with the following formula:
Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<50 | 0.0123 | 160–169 | 0.0097 | 280–289 | 0.0087 | 400–409 | 0.0080 |
50–59 | 0.0119 | 170–179 | 0.0096 | 290–299 | 0.0086 | 410–419 | 0.0079 |
60–69 | 0.0116 | 180–189 | 0.0095 | 300–309 | 0.0085 | 420–429 | 0.0079 |
70–79 | 0.0113 | 190–199 | 0.0094 | 310–319 | 0.0085 | 430–439 | 0.0078 |
80–89 | 0.0111 | 200–209 | 0.0093 | 320–329 | 0.0084 | 440–449 | 0.0078 |
90–99 | 0.0108 | 210–219 | 0.0092 | 330–339 | 0.0083 | 450–459 | 0.0077 |
100–109 | 0.0106 | 220–229 | 0.0091 | 340–349 | 0.0083 | 460–469 | 0.0077 |
110–119 | 0.0105 | 230–239 | 0.0090 | 350–359 | 0.0082 | 470–479 | 0.0077 |
120–129 | 0.0103 | 240–249 | 0.0090 | 360–369 | 0.0082 | 480–489 | 0.0076 |
130–139 | 0.0101 | 250–259 | 0.0089 | 370–379 | 0.0081 | 490–499 | 0.0076 |
140–149 | 0.0100 | 260–269 | 0.0088 | 380–389 | 0.0081 | 500 | 0.0075 |
150–159 | 0.0099 | 270–279 | 0.0087 | 390–399 | 0.0080 | — | — |
Climate zone | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | — | 1.91 | 2.77 | — | — | — | 3.25 |
2 | — | 1.32 | — | 1.78 | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 1.23 | 2.46 | — | — | — | 2.87 |
4 | — | 1.80 | — | — | 1.86 | — | 1.25 | 2.34 |
5 | — | 1.75 | — | 2.28 | 1.79 | — | — | 2.35 |
6 | — | 2.40 | — | — | 2.51 | — | 1.63 | 3.20 |
7 | 2.56 | 2.33 | — | — | — | 3.08 | 1.62 | — |
8 | — | 3.99 | — | — | — | 3.92 | 2.82 | — |
Pool pump GEMS star rating | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 or unrated | 0.056 | 0.060 | 0.028 | 0.046 | 0.068 | 0.061 | 0.049 | 0.063 |
1.5 | 0.048 | 0.050 | 0.023 | 0.039 | 0.057 | 0.052 | 0.041 | 0.053 |
2 | 0.041 | 0.044 | 0.020 | 0.034 | 0.050 | 0.045 | 0.036 | 0.046 |
2.5 | 0.037 | 0.039 | 0.018 | 0.030 | 0.044 | 0.040 | 0.032 | 0.041 |
3 | 0.033 | 0.035 | 0.016 | 0.027 | 0.039 | 0.035 | 0.028 | 0.036 |
3.5 | 0.029 | 0.031 | 0.014 | 0.024 | 0.035 | 0.032 | 0.025 | 0.033 |
4 | 0.026 | 0.028 | 0.013 | 0.021 | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.023 | 0.029 |
4.5 | 0.024 | 0.025 | 0.012 | 0.019 | 0.029 | 0.026 | 0.021 | 0.027 |
5 | 0.022 | 0.023 | 0.011 | 0.018 | 0.026 | 0.023 | 0.019 | 0.024 |
5.5 | 0.020 | 0.021 | 0.010 | 0.016 | 0.023 | 0.021 | 0.017 | 0.022 |
6 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.009 | 0.014 | 0.021 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.020 |
6.5 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0.008 | 0.013 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.014 | 0.018 |
7 | 0.014 | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.012 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.012 | 0.016 |
7.5 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.010 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.014 |
8 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.013 |
8.5 | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.009 | 0.011 |
9 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.010 | 0.008 | 0.010 |
9.5 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.009 |
10 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.007 |
Spa pump GEMS star rating | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All types | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.033 | 0.055 | 0.081 | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.075 |
The ABCB Standard for Whole-of-Home Efficiency Factors can be accessed at www.abcb.gov.au.
Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor | Total floor area m2 | Floor area factor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<50 | 0.0123 | 160–169 | 0.0097 | 280–289 | 0.0087 | 400–409 | 0.0080 |
50–59 | 0.0119 | 170–179 | 0.0096 | 290–299 | 0.0086 | 410–419 | 0.0079 |
60–69 | 0.0116 | 180–189 | 0.0095 | 300–309 | 0.0085 | 420–429 | 0.0079 |
70–79 | 0.0113 | 190–199 | 0.0094 | 310–319 | 0.0085 | 430–439 | 0.0078 |
80–89 | 0.0111 | 200–209 | 0.0093 | 320–329 | 0.0084 | 440–449 | 0.0078 |
90–99 | 0.0108 | 210–219 | 0.0092 | 330–339 | 0.0083 | 450–459 | 0.0077 |
100–109 | 0.0106 | 220–229 | 0.0091 | 340–349 | 0.0083 | 460–469 | 0.0077 |
110–119 | 0.0105 | 230–239 | 0.0090 | 350–359 | 0.0082 | 470–479 | 0.0077 |
120–129 | 0.0103 | 240–249 | 0.0090 | 360–369 | 0.0082 | 480–489 | 0.0076 |
130–139 | 0.0101 | 250–259 | 0.0089 | 370–379 | 0.0081 | 490–499 | 0.0076 |
140–149 | 0.0100 | 260–269 | 0.0088 | 380–389 | 0.0081 | 500 | 0.0075 |
150–159 | 0.0099 | 270–279 | 0.0087 | 390–399 | 0.0080 | — | — |
Climate zone | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | — | 1.91 | 2.77 | — | — | — | 3.25 |
2 | — | 1.32 | — | 1.78 | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 1.23 | 2.46 | — | — | — | 2.87 |
4 | — | 1.80 | — | — | 1.86 | — | 1.25 | 2.34 |
5 | — | 1.75 | — | 2.28 | 1.79 | — | — | 2.35 |
6 | — | 2.40 | — | — | 2.51 | — | 1.63 | 3.20 |
7 | 2.56 | 2.33 | — | — | — | 3.08 | 1.62 | — |
8 | — | 3.99 | — | — | — | 3.92 | 2.82 | — |
Pool pump GEMS star rating | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 or unrated | 0.056 | 0.060 | 0.028 | 0.046 | 0.068 | 0.061 | 0.049 | 0.063 |
1.5 | 0.048 | 0.050 | 0.023 | 0.039 | 0.057 | 0.052 | 0.041 | 0.053 |
2 | 0.041 | 0.044 | 0.020 | 0.034 | 0.050 | 0.045 | 0.036 | 0.046 |
2.5 | 0.037 | 0.039 | 0.018 | 0.030 | 0.044 | 0.040 | 0.032 | 0.041 |
3 | 0.033 | 0.035 | 0.016 | 0.027 | 0.039 | 0.035 | 0.028 | 0.036 |
3.5 | 0.029 | 0.031 | 0.014 | 0.024 | 0.035 | 0.032 | 0.025 | 0.033 |
4 | 0.026 | 0.028 | 0.013 | 0.021 | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.023 | 0.029 |
4.5 | 0.024 | 0.025 | 0.012 | 0.019 | 0.029 | 0.026 | 0.021 | 0.027 |
5 | 0.022 | 0.023 | 0.011 | 0.018 | 0.026 | 0.023 | 0.019 | 0.024 |
5.5 | 0.020 | 0.021 | 0.010 | 0.016 | 0.023 | 0.021 | 0.017 | 0.022 |
6 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.009 | 0.014 | 0.021 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.020 |
6.5 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0.008 | 0.013 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.014 | 0.018 |
7 | 0.014 | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.012 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.012 | 0.016 |
7.5 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.010 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.014 |
8 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.013 |
8.5 | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.009 | 0.011 |
9 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.010 | 0.008 | 0.010 |
9.5 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.009 |
10 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.007 |
Spa pump GEMS star rating | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All types | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.033 | 0.055 | 0.081 | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.075 |