Labels on household appliances such as fridges, washing machines and ovens will have to include more information on energy consumption, following a vote by MEPs on Wednesday 19 May 2010. Parliament approved a new layout of the EU energy efficiency label introducing additional “plus” classes to the familiar colour scheme. On Tuesday MEPs approved new [...]
We often receive phone calls from people enquiring if a BER is mandatory for the homes they occupy. The answer is: unless you are offering your home for Sale or to Let you do not need a BER Cert. However, chances are your home is leaking energy. A lot of energy and a lot of [...]
As confirmed by SEI on 08/07/2009 the HES (Home Energy Saver) scheme is still in operation and there is no “end date” set yet. SEI also confirmed to QR EnerStar that the funds are still available for homeowners interested in applying for a grant to increase the energy efficiency of their homes.
The economic downturn has turned all of us into savvy consumers. Nobody pays anymore without trying to get the best value possible out of any purchase and especially when it comes to buying or renting a property. With interest rates at an all time low, rents have dropped to their lowest level in years. Yet [...]
Tenants living in rented accommodation which doesn’t meet new energy efficiency standards are to lose their rent relief, it was announced today. Energy Minister Eamon Ryan insisted the new regulations to be introduced before the end of the year will force landlords into upgrading their properties into warmer and cleaner homes. Under the plan, leased [...]
No. BER Assessors are prohibited from carrying out a BER Assessment on a building – (a) which is owned by them, or (b) which is owned by any Connected Person, or (c) which is to be sold or let by him or her or a Connected Person in their capacity as a sales or letting [...]
In reation to the existing dwellings STATUTORY INSTRUMENT S.I. No. 666 of 2006 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS) states: A person who offers for sale or letting (whether in writing or otherwise) on or after 1 January 2009, (sic) a building that is in existence on or before 1 January 2009, and any agent [...]
AS GENERAL PUBLIC becomes more informed of the benefits provided by energy efficient homes savvy consumers demand properties with higher ratings.
THE AVERAGE Dublin home is falling far short of the desired energy efficiency rating, a renewable energy summit in Croke Park was told yesterday. Director of sustainable energy agency Codema, Dr Gerry Wardell, said an estimated 160,000 homes in the capital have a Building Energy Rating (BER) of E1. Energy ratings are graded on a [...]
QR EnerStar is pleased to advise its clients that SEI is ready to proceed with applications from homeowners applying for insulation grants under the Home Energy Saving Scheme (HES). Those who followed our updates know already that HES is a national scheme and is thus open to all owners of existing houses. Homeowners who are [...]
