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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Heat recovery ventilation is a ventilation system that employs a counter-flow heat exchanger between the inbound and outbound air flow. HRV provide fresh air and improved climate control, while also saving energy by reducing the heating (or cooling) requirements.
The Benefits:
As building efficiency is improving with more insulation and with buildings made more air-tight, – there [...]
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Solar water heating
An average household can save about 50% of the annual cost of hot water using solar panel.
There are two main types of solar water heating panels – flat plate and evacuated tubes (referring to the way in which water interacts with the panel). Evacuated tubes are more efficient than flat plate versions, so [...]
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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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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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Timber Frame or Concrete Block? This is the choice many self builders have to decide on. Both methods have their good and bad points – here is the
Timber Frame industry version of why to build a Timber Framed House:
Other sizes:M | L
The New Timber-frame Home: Design, Construction and FinishingPrice: £11.42 GBPLowest used price: £12.85 GBP
1) [...]
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 [...]
There are plenty of books out there to help you with all aspects of home buying and selling, moving house, renewable energy options and green living. Amazon is the best known bookshop in the world – and they deliver to Ireland too.
PTSB have launched a Green Mortgage – basically any PTSB Irish mortgage applicant can ask for the Green Mortgage – and get the following
1. 10% off a Botanic Greenhouse at www.botanicgreenhouses.ie
2. €1,000 discount off a Shomera at www.Shomera.ie
3. 15% off a new bicycle at www.cycleways.com
4. Free electricity meter (worth €42) when you spend €150 at [...]
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With the introduction of the €4,200 ‘Greener Home Scheme’ grant last year, wood pellet boilers and stoves are now a popular choice for domestic heating .
With oil and gas prices probably rising in the future , it will be significantly cheaper to run a heating system on wood pellets. Wood pellet systems are also more environmentally friendly because [...]
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