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It is expected that investments in the energy performance of buildings will benefit building owners and users in terms of


Over time it can be expected to contribute to a change in market behaviour, which will ultimately improve Ireland homes and the energy efficiency of the national building stock. (Renew-Ireland will be the best place to find this Information)

This could also see the market activities, result in an environmental protection benefit in terms of a reduction in CO2 emissions from Ireland's national building stock.
 


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BER will make the energy performance of the building visible. It is possible that this will allow buyers and tenants to take energy performance into consideration in their decision to purchase or rent a building.

BERs will mean that anyone buying a house will be able to check the Energy Performance of the house and get an indication of the annual running costs (see table below). Therefore it will allow people to take energy costs into consideration in their purchasing decisions.

This is becoming more and more important because energy costs ARE Increasing All the time, it seems.

BERs will allow house hunters to compare the energy performance of two different houses on an equal scale. It will allow you to compare two house that on the surface appear very similar such as two 3 bed semi d’s or equally two very different houses, such as a 2 bed apartment and a 5 bed house.

The advisory report that will accompany a BER Certificate will provide information to homeowners on how to improve the energy performance of their property and thereby its comfort and affordability, and enhancing its Value and Sustainability.

Below is an approximate indication of Typical BER`s and Annual Running Costs for Ireland homes.
 

BER Grade Year    € Cost / yr     Comment
A from 2008 300 good
B from 2006 750 good
C1 from 2000 1,200 fair
C2 from 1990's 1,350 fair
D1 from 1980's 1,750 not good
D2/E1 pre 1980's 2,000 not good
F/G pre 1980's 3,600 bad

 

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My name is Bryan McCarthy. I launched the Renewireland website with my wife Deirdre. My background is that I am a BER Assessor. I am enthusiastic about the BER scheme. This has prompted me to think about what the scheme needs to become - More accessible and More attractive for the general public.

Objectives of Renewireland

 
The SEAI expects that BER will ultimately Improve Energy Awareness in the property market both for home buyers and developers and this awareness can be expected over time to place a somewhat higher value on more energy efficient properties, and by implication to Encourage / Provoke owners of less energy efficient properties to take steps to upgrade them.

It will be possible, within the Renewireland site to find this information out.

Daft said recently “There`s only one place to look for a property and that`s online”.

The difference between Renewireland and Daft will be the fact that people with BER`s are only going to be able to upload their information. This I believe will be the website where the more energy efficient houses will be displayed.
 
Finally the integrity of the website will be controlled by us, using information which is already freely available via the SEAI. (House ratings check system on the SEAI website).

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