Mortgage NewsThose nice looking halogen downlighters in your home could be costing you hundreds of euros a year in elecricity. You could reduce your electricity usage by replacing the halogen bulbs with low energy LED bulbs. The most common fitting for those spotlight type recessed downlights are GU10 fittings.
Most halogen Gu10 bulbs are 50 watt bulbs [...]
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Grants for Roof and Wall Insulation:
The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme has been launched this year in Ireland to provide assistance to homeowners in improving the energy efficiency of their home in order to reduce energy use and costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It is a national scheme and thus open to all owners of [...]
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Building Energy Rating Certificates are now mandatory on existing homes that are put up for sale or rent from today (Jan 1st 2009). Homeowners who are not selling or renting their house do not have to apply for a BER cert. If a house was put on the market before January 1st 2009 – it [...]
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With BER – Building Energy Ratings coming iinto force for all house sales in January 2009 – Insulation is an easy way of increasing your property’s BER.
Each type of insulation is fitted differently but most insulation can be installed as a DIY project. Whatever type of insulation you choose, you’ll need to make a few [...]
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BER Assessors located in County Clare:
Dave Harkness BER Assessor
Company: Seed Environmental
Email: energy@harky.org
Address: Seed Environmental Caherhurley Bodyke
Tel: 087 7451687
David O’Brien BER Assessor
Company: 3D Engineering Ltd
Email: daveobrien1@eircom.net
Address: 3D Engineering Ltd Cappamore Barefield Ennis
Tel: 0879172171
Declan McInerney BER Assessor
Company:
Email: declan.mcinerney@o2.ie
Address: “Allendale” Lahinch
Tel: 086 8157102
Fax: 065 7081529
Frank McMullin BER Assessor
Company: Products & Process Developments Ltd
Email: fmcmullin@pro2dev.com
Address: Products & Process Developments Ltd New Oak Ballyalla Ennis
Tel: 086 3924343
Web Site: www.pro2dev.com
Lorcan Hassett,BER Assessor
Clare Energy,
Moyriesk,
Quin,
County Clare
Tel: 087 4176640
email : sales@clareenergy.ie
website [...]
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The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources have announced a new Home Energy Saving Scheme aimed at encouraging homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. The scheme will target older housing as these homes are most in need of energy efficiency retrofitting.
Initially, there will be a regional pilot of the scheme in [...]
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BER Registered Assessors (Building Energy Rating) based in Dublin 2 area
Andrea Davey BER Assessor
Company: OMS Architects Ltd
Email: architects@oms.ie
Address: OMS Architects Ltd 14/15 Sir John Rogersons Quay
Tel: 01 6773490
Fax: 01 6774849
Web Site: www.oms.ie
Declan Creegan Declan Kearns Anthony Reale BER Assessors
Company: Energy Rate Ireland
Email: info@energyrate.ie
Address: Energy Rate Ireland 77 Sir John Rogerson Quay
Tel: 01 6401893
Fax: 01 6401899
Web Site: www.energyrate.ie
Eddie McGlynn BER Assessor
Company: Michael McNamara Architectural Part
Email: emcglynn@mmap.ie
Address: Michael McNamara Architectural [...]
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BER – Building Energy Ratings are going to be big business in the coming months. The SEI is registering more assessors every month and getting a good fee from them. Trainers are making money from providing the courses for the BER assessors. The general public will be footing the bill for getting the Energy Rating [...]
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BER Registered Assessors located in County Kildare:
Alan Wright Co. Kildare
Company: Energy Rating Ireland
Email: energyratingireland@msn.com
Address: Energy Rating Ireland 39 Mansfield Grove Athy
Tel: 086 2528860
Locations covered: ULSTER, CONNAUGHT, LEINSTER, MUNSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Conor Furey Co. Kildare
Company: Conor Furey & Associates Ltd
Email: conor@conorfurey.ie
Address: Conor Furey & Associates Ltd Abbins House, Eyre Street, Newbridge
Tel: 045 486229
Fax: 045 486332
Web Site: www.conorfurey.ie
Expiry Date: 31/12/2008
Locations covered: LEINSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Declan Peelo Co. Kildare
Company: The Energy Doctor
Email: dpeelo@iol.ie
Address: The [...]
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Some of the registered Building Energy Rating Assessors in County Mayo
Company: National Energy Assessors
Email: louise.sweeney@nea.ie
Address: National Energy Assessors Lord Edward Street Ballina
Tel: 096 79477
Fax: 096 79466
Web Site: www.nea.ie
Expiry Date: 31/12/2008
Locations covered: ULSTER, CONNAUGHT, LEINSTER, MUNSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Company: Energy Survey Services
Email: pat@energysurveyor.net
Address: Energy Survey Services 21 Esker Pines Devlis Ballyhaunis
Tel: 087 622 1209
Fax:
Web Site: [...]
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BER Registered Assessors in County Roscommon
Brendan Deeney Co. Roscommon
Company: Deeney Architectural Planning Servi ces
Email: bdeeney@esatclear.ie
Address: Deeney Architectural & Planning Services Kiltobranks Ballaghaderreen
Tel: 094 9860908
Fax: 094 9860908
Expiry Date: 31/12/2008
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Michael Hennessy Co. Roscommon
Company: APDS
Email: advanced-planning@hotmail.com
Address: Advanced Planning & Design Services Dorrary Carrick on Shannon
Tel: 0861701549
Fax: 0719620776
Expiry Date: 11/02/2009
Locations covered: ULSTER, CONNAUGHT, LEINSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: [...]
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Building Energy Ratings Assessors (BER) in Co Kilkenny
Barry Lynch Co. Kilkenny
Company: EDPM Ltd
Email:
Address: EDPM Ltd Unit 5 Village Business Centre Upper New St Kilkenny
Tel: 0567723707
Fax: 0567756466
Web Site:
Expiry Date: 31/12/2008
Locations covered: MUNSTER
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Ben Hickman Co. Kilkenny
Company: D. Brennan & Associates
Email: ben_hickman@hotmail.com
Address: D. Brennan & Associates 10 Patrick’s Court Patrick Street Kilkenny
Tel: 0567775452
Fax: 0567786416
Expiry Date: [...]
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List of BER Registered Assessors – Building Energy Regulations Ireland in County Cavan
Bernard Smith Co. Cavan
Company: i-sec Ltd
Email: info@i-sec.ie
Address: 8 The Arvagh Ashford Ballyjamesduff
Tel: 049 8551233
Fax: 049 8551235
Web Site: www.i-sec.ie
Expiry Date: 26/02/2009
Locations covered: ULSTER, LEINSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: NEW DWELLINGS
Company: Building & Environmental Services
Email: brendancooney10@eircom.net
Address: Killyvally Ballyjamesduff
Tel: 0879150872
Expiry Date: 31/12/2008
Locations covered: ULSTER, CONNAUGHT, LEINSTER, DUBLIN
Registration Type: [...]
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In Ireland it is estimated that up to 200,000 people involved in rental or sale transactions will need Building Energy Rating (BER) certificates each year.
A BER (Building Energy Rating) is the standard calculation of the energy performance of a building, produced by a qualified assessor. The BER certificate is an energy label, similar to the [...]
The new regulations that came into force from 1 January 2007 mean tha all newly constructed dwelling for which planning permission was applied for on or after January 1st, 2007 – must have an Energy Rating cert.
It is unlikely that properties that only had planning applications in January would be ready to be sold yet [...]
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