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BER Ireland will advise you on the factors that most influence your Building Energy Rating and assist you in achieving your target BER.
Factors that contribute to energy efficiency:
- Materials used for construction of the dwelling.
- Thermal insulation of the building fabric.
- Ventilation characteristics of the dwelling.
- Efficiency and control of the heating system.
- Solar gains through openings.
- Energy required for space and water heating, ventilation and lighting.
- Renewable energy technologies.
See a sample list of information that you will need to make available for completion of your BER assessment.
Articles also presented on 'Building Professional Best Practice In Housing'.
Heating
- Benefits of Best Practice: Heating and Insulation (CE 11)
- Central Heating System Specifications (CHeSS) - Year 2005 (CE51 / GIL59)
- Domestic Condensing Boilers - 'The Benefits and the Myths' (CE52 / GIL74)
- Domestic heating by oil: boiler systems (CE29)
- Whole House Boiler Sizing Method for Houses and Flats (CE54)
Lighting
- Energy efficient lighting - guidance for installers and specifiers (CE61)
- Low energy domestic lighting (GIL20)
- Cost Benefit of Lighting (CE56)
Glazing
Ventilation
- Energy efficient ventilation in dwellings - a guide for specifiers (GPG268)
- Improving air tightness in dwellings (CE137/GPG224)
- Reducing overheating - a designer's guide (CE129)
Insulation
- Effective use of insulation in dwellings (CE23)
- Cavity wall insulation in existing housing (CE16 / GPG26)
- External insulation systems for walls of dwellings (CE118 / GPG293
- Internal wall insulation in existing housing (CE17 / GPG138)
Renewable Energy
- Introduction to renewable energy
- Domestic Ground Source Heat Pumps: Design and installation of closed-loop systems (CE82 / GPG339)
- Green electricity factsheet
- Installing small wind-powered electricity generating systems (CE72)
- Integrating renewable energy into existing housing - case studies (CE191)
- Meeting the 10 per cent target for renewable energy in housing - a guide for developers and planners (CE190)
- New and renewable energy technologies for existing housing (CE102)
- Solar hot water systems in new housing - a monitoring report (GIR88)
You might need to differentiate
between new and existing buildings
and different categories of buildings.
These requirements shall take account of general indoor climate conditions, in order to avoid possible negative effects such as inadequate ventilation, as well as local conditions and the designated function and
the age of the building.
Contact us for more information.
and different categories of buildings.
These requirements shall take account of general indoor climate conditions, in order to avoid possible negative effects such as inadequate ventilation, as well as local conditions and the designated function and
the age of the building.
Contact us for more information.
BER assessments for commercial buildings differ greatly to the already established domestic BER sector.
BER Ireland offers a complete assessment allowing the client to avail of best practice energy saving advice.
The aim of the air tightness testing is to reduce energy losses from the dwelling in the form of air leakage.
The energy audit will provide you with a specific report relating to your property which will address any weaknesses.