How Can Pink Batts Insulation Help Projects Meet a Homestar 6 Rating?

Part of the overall goal of Homestar is to deliver warmer, healthier and more comfortable places to live.

Homestar is a points based tool that goes from 1 through to 10 (world class). A typical new house built to the NZBC would achieve a 3 – 4 Homestar rating.

Pink Batts insulation and PinkFit can contribute on the following categories:

1. Energy, Health and Comfort (EHC)

To obtain a 6 star rating there is a minimum requirement of 12 points for the credit “EHC-1 Whole House Thermal Comfort”. This credit is part of the EHC category.

The thermal performance (R-value) of the building elements are higher compared to the current NZBC, for instance in the roof element.

City	NZBC Clause H1 Acceptable Solution	HomeStar 6
Auckland	R 2.9	R 3.6
Queenstown	R 3.3	R 4.9

A similar scenario happens with the external walls.

Pink Batts insulation offers high R-value products that will help projects to achieve higher R-value elements. Pink Batts' highest insulation R-values are:

For roofs: Pink Batts Ultra R7.0 Ceiling
For walls: Pink Batts Ultra R4.0 140mm Wall or Pink Batts Ultra R2.8 Wall (90mm)

2. Materials (MAT)

“MAT 1 – Sustainable Material” rewards the use of third-party certification. Pink Batts insulation products have an Environmental Choice accreditation, a Homestar accepted eco label.

Pink Batts Environmental Choice products

3. Management (MAN)

If the insulation is installed by PinkFit, Pink Batts' professional installers, then points can be achieved under “MAN 3 – Responsible Contracting”.

Visit the Homestar website to find out more about the process of gaining a Homestar rating.

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Pink Batts Ultra Ceiling Insulation

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Pink Batts ceiling insulation is a light-weight, flexible glass wool insulation that thermally insulates ceilings in new homes, can be fitted into existing homes with no insulation or laid over existing insulation.

Pink Batts insulation has been appraised as a thermal insulation material for walls, ceilings, and roofs of buildings within the following scope:

Framed or part-framed domestic and commercial buildings where the insulation remains dry during its serviceable life

In the opinion of BRANZ, Pink Batts insulation, if designed, used, installed and maintained in accordance with the statements and conditions of Appraisal No. 238 (2012), will meet or contribute to meeting the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B2 Durability: Performance B2.3.1(a) not less than 50 years and B2.3.1(b) 15 years; Pink Batts insulation insulation will meet this requirement.
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: Performance E3.3.1; Pink Batts insulation insulation will contribute to meeting this requirement.
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials: Performance F2.3.1; Pink Batts insulation insulation meets this requirement and will not present a health hazard to people.
Clause H1 Energy Efficiency: Performance H1.3.1(a) and H1.3.2 E; Pink Batts insulation will contribute to meeting these requirements.

Pink Batts has been appraised as an acceptable solution in terms of New Zealand Building Code Compliance. Pink Batts insulation thermal resistance (R-Value) has been determined by AS/NZS 4859.1 which is an acceptable method.

BRANZ Appraised

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Pink Batts Ultra Wall Insulation - 90mm

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Pink Batts wall insulation is a lightweight, flexible, glass wool insulation designed to thermally insulate timber framed walls.

Pink Batts insulation has been appraised as a thermal insulation material for walls, ceilings, and roofs of buildings within the following scope:

framed or part-framed domestic and commercial buildings where the insulation remains dry during its serviceable life

Clause B2 DURABILITY: Performance B2.3.1(a) not less than 50 years and B2.3.1(b) 15 years. Pink Batts insulation insulation will meet this requirement.
Clause E3 INTERNAL MOISTURE: Performance E3.3.1. Pink Batts insulation insulation will contribute to meeting this requirement.
Clause F2 HAZARDOUS BUILDING MATERIALS: Performance F2.3.1. Pink Batts insulation insulation meets this requirement and will not present a health hazard to people.
Clause H1 ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Performance H1.3.1(a) and H1.3.2 E. Pink Batts insulation will contribute to meeting these requirements.

Pink Batts has been appraised as an Acceptable Solution in terms of New Zealand Building Code Compliance. Pink Batts insulation thermal resistance (R-Value) has been determined by AS/NZS 4859.1 which is an acceptable method.

BRANZ Appraised

Eco Choice Aotearoa

Pink Batts Ultra Wall Insulation - 140mm

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Pink Batts wall insulation is light-weight, flexible, glass wool insulation designed to thermally insulate timber framed walls.

Pink Batts insulation has been appraised as a thermal insulation material for walls, ceilings, and roofs of buildings within the following scope:

framed or part-framed domestic and commercial buildings where the insulation remains dry during its serviceable life

Clause B2 DURABILITY: Performance B2.3.1(a) not less than 50 years and B2.3.1(b) 15 years. Pink Batts insulation insulation will meet this requirement.
Clause E3 INTERNAL MOISTURE: Performance E3.3.1. Pink Batts insulation insulation will contribute to meeting this requirement.
Clause F2 HAZARDOUS BUILDING MATERIALS: Performance F2.3.1. Pink Batts insulation insulation meets this requirement and will not present a health hazard to people.
Clause H1 ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Performance H1.3.1(a) and H1.3.2 E. Pink Batts insulation will contribute to meeting these requirements.

BRANZ Appraised

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