Energy Ratings - APR Building Services

Welcome

We do House Energy Ratings for:
•	New Houses
•	Town Houses & Units
•	Alteration Works

Feel safe in knowing that we are accredited with Design Matters, hold a Certificate 4 in NatHERS Assessments and perform House Energy Ratings including NCC 2022 Whole of Home Reporting.

Being based in Victoria we only do assessments on project/s within Victoria; both metro and regional.

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We are also a small Australian family business. All our reporting and assessments are done right here in Australia, not off shore.

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your project's assessment underway.

Issuing Prices:
We issue our prices via email once we have been supplied the Detailed Working Drawings.

At the same time we will also issue a list of extra details required so we can complete the assessment/s. Questions asked means the information needed.

Once you are happy with the price then you just reply to the email with the details we have requested.

Issued prices via email are only valid for 30 days from the sent date on our email.

Disclaimer:
Assessments (energy ratings) are based on the information supplied to us in the form of drawings plus emailed details.

It is not APR Building Services responsibility to make a project/dwelling achieve the minimum star rating required based on this information supplied.

We will put forward proposals for achievement but all fees are still to be paid for works already carried out and reassessment fees will apply to further works for compliance.

Please Note:
If unpaid Tax Invoice/s are sent to
our Debt Collection Agency; then all costs for recovery will be payable including the amount/s shown on the Tax Invoice/s owed.

This website was last updated:

Pricing - 04.05.2025

Information - 04.05.2025

DtS Software per Assessment, per Dwelling:

$249.00 Inc Gst: Single Storey - up to 200 SQM.
$299.00 Inc Gst: Single Storey - up to 300 SQM.
$349.00 Inc Gst: Single Storey - up to 400 SQM.
$399.00 Inc Gst: Single Storey - up to 500 SQM.

$299.00 Inc Gst: Double Storey - up to 200 SQM.
$349.00 Inc Gst: Double Storey - up to 300 SQM.
$399.00 Inc Gst: Double Storey - up to 400 SQM.
$449.00 Inc Gst: Double Storey - up to 500 SQM.

• The pricing above is based on a new dwelling and/or existing with alteration works using standard basic designs and/or construction methods, non standard architectural designs and/or constructions methods will be priced accordingly.
• All projects are issued a price via email with details required once we have received the Working Drawing.
• Artificial Lighting Reports are not part of an energy rater's and/or software reporting process, if required then a separate price will be issued.

Online Certificates per Assessment, per Dwelling:
(As from May the 5th, 2025 by FirstRate5)

$45.63 Inc Gst: New dwelling per assessment.
$45.63 Inc Gst: Alteration works per assessment.
$45.63 Inc Gst: Existing dwelling per assessment.

When an assessment has been completed and paid for, the file is then required to be up loaded to FirstRate5® so a certificate/s and stamp/s can be purchased. This certificate is to be submitted with your stamped Working Drawings to your RBS and/or Council.

Purchased certificate/s can now be replaced with new certificate/s after amendments/changes to a project for free but;
• must have an identical address as the original certificate,
• must be uploaded and produced within 12 months of the 1st original certificate issued,

Please Note: We don't stamp and/or issue Certificates/Reports against Preliminary and/or Not for Construction Drawings.

DtS Elemental Reports, per Dwelling:

$249.00 - Part 13 Energy Efficiency Report

$129.00 - Part 13.6 Whole of Home Calculator.

$129.00 - Part 13.2.3 Loss of Ceiling Insulation Report.
$129.00 - Part 13.3 Glazing Calculator.
$129.00 - Part 13.7.6 Artificial Lighting Report.

Simple Pricing Example:

A new single storey dwelling under 200 sqm - NCC 2022

• $249.00 Inc Gst: Nathers Assessment (DtS Software).

• $45.63 Inc Gst: Certificate and Stamp (Supplied by FirstRate5).
• $129.00 Inc Gst: Whole of Home Calculator (DtS Elemental).
TOTAL: $423.63 Inc Gst

Town Planning Drawings:

We also do assessments on Town Planning Drawings if required. These assessments are a guide/assumption only because they are based mainly on default settings and a lot of assumptions due to the lack of detail with in these drawings. We don't stamp or issue final certificates/reports on these type of drawings.

When we received the Detailed Working Drawings for your Building Permit application then review and/or re-assessment fees will apply.

But if there are major changes such as; structural, elevations and/or floor plan layouts then a new assessment/re-assessment maybe required with full fees required.

Alteration Works:

The assessment of a an alteration project is based on the Victorian Building Regulation 233 - Alteration to existing Building requirements.
The Victorian Building Authority's Practice Note EE:04 - Alterations to existing Class 1 Buildings is supplied as a guidance document only.

You will also need to add $129.00 Inc Gst for our Regulation 233 Worksheet which works our the areas/volumes of the project.

Review/Re-assessment Fees (Per assessment):

Any changes to material details, misinformation, errors and/or incomplete drawings supplied may incur review and/or re-assessment fees starting from $55.00 Inc Gst per hour per assessment.