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BER CERTs Kilkenny – Building Energy Ratings
Homeowners, whether self building or using a builder, require a Provisional BER Cert in achieving an optimal retrofit with the aid of the latest available software calculation DEAP4 and with our inhouse specification of the thermal insulation products affording the best value for money.
Advice on levels and types of thermal insulation along with airtightness, ventilation, types of windows, glazing & doors along with Renewable Technologies will make a significant impact on the future energy efficiency, energy consumption and on utility bills.
Investment now will inevitably be recovered and have a payback over and above the initial investment in both monetary terms and in the overall comfort of your home.
The Grants available for Retrofitting your home can be significant depending on the level of work undertaken.
Government Action Plan on Retrofits up to 2030
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The Programme for Government set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. These targets are expected to achieve the Climate Action Plan target of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector from 6Mt CO2e in 2017 to 3-4Mt CO2e in 2030. The Government sees retrofitting homes as a key element of Ireland’s economic recovery. It is a highly labour-intensive industry and creates quality sustainable jobs in local communities throughout the country. Increasing the numbers of homes retrofitted will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the residential sector as well as making homes more comfortable and delivering health benefits. The Directive defines a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) as a building that has a very high energy performance. It states that the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby. Article 9(1) of the Directive requires Member States to ensure that by 31 December 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero energy buildings. Under the previous 2011 regulations, a typical new dwelling is built to an A3 Building Energy Rating (BER). The NZEB requirements will equate to an A2 BER. This represents a 70% improvement in energy efficiency and a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2005. It also introduces 20% renewables as a percentage of the total building energy use. |
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