New-build solar Queensland
Solar built for residential builders, not retail homeowner quoting.
Trade Solar helps Queensland residential builders price, specify, schedule, install, and hand over solar inside the new-home build program. Plan-based design, fixed package pricing, NatHERS and Whole-of-Home support, Energex and Ergon connection handling, STC paperwork, and warranty exit.
Residential builder fit
The sweet spot is repeatable new-home volume.
We are built for project-home builders, custom builders with a steady pipeline, townhouse builders, duplex builders, and residential developers who need solar to behave like a normal trade. The best fit is usually 30 to 200 homes a year across South East Queensland.
Margin
Fixed package pricing, suggested retail allowance, and upgrade paths your selections team can sell without opening a retail quote loop.
Program
Roof-stage install, final-fit commissioning, site-super notices, and handover packs that fit the construction schedule.
Compliance
Solar documentation that supports NatHERS, NCC Whole-of-Home, STCs, grid connection, and homeowner warranty handover.
Why builders include solar
Solar is now a compliance lever and a buyer expectation.
NatHERS and Whole-of-Home
For many Queensland residential builders, solar is the lowest-friction way to lift the whole-of-home energy result. It is modular, easy to price, simple to explain to the buyer, and less disruptive than redesigning glazing, insulation, orientation, or HVAC across a standard plan set.
Grid connection timing
New-build solar fails when it is priced late, scheduled late, or handed over without clear connection ownership. We prepare the design from plans, lodge the connection path, and package STC and warranty documents so your site team is not chasing solar after key handover.
Builder workflow
From plan set to handover pack.
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01 - Price before selections
Send the plan, region, roof type, target package, and any battery or EV options. We return a quote-ready package and builder-facing inclusion language.
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02 - Schedule like a trade
We confirm the roof-on window, notify the site supervisor, install when the roof is ready, and commission during final fit.
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03 - Handover without callback risk
The builder receives STC paperwork, grid connection records, product documents, and warranty handover material so homeowner questions come back to the solar trade.
South East Queensland
Local pages for the growth corridors.
Use these local pages for region-specific solar yield, grid distributor, growth corridor, BAL, coastal, and install-program notes.
FAQ
Questions residential builders ask first.
Who is new-build solar for in Queensland?
Residential builders, project-home builders, townhouse builders, duplex builders, and residential developers adding solar to new-home construction programs.
When should a builder price solar into a new build?
Before contract or selections sign-off, so the builder can protect margin, define the inclusion scope, and schedule installation around roof-on and final-fit milestones.
Can solar help with NatHERS and Whole-of-Home compliance?
Yes. A correctly sized solar package can improve the whole-of-home energy assessment and reduce the need for more expensive changes to glazing, insulation, orientation, or HVAC.
Does Trade Solar handle Energex and Ergon connection steps?
Yes. Trade Solar prepares the solar design, coordinates the install, lodges the grid connection process, handles STC paperwork, and supplies the builder handover pack.
Ready to price it?
Send one plan set. Get a builder-ready solar package.
We will map the package, region, install timing, and handover requirements before it touches your selections sheet.