Residential Services - Building Energy Rating
Building Energy Rating
As part of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, a Building Energy Rating (BER) certificate, which is effectively an energy label, will be required at the point of sale or rental of a building, or on completion of a new building.
The BER will be accompanied by an "Advisory Report" setting out recommendations for cost-effective improvements to the energy performance of the building. There will be no legal obligation on vendors or prospective purchasers to carry out the recommended improvements.
SEI will publish BER certificates on a public BER Register.
From 1 January 2007, new dwellings that applied for planning permission on or after this date require a BER when they are offered for sale or rent. This requirement will be extended to all new non-residential buildings in July 2008 and to existing buildings offered for sale or rent in January 2009.
Two of R. Crosbie and Associates Staff successfully completed a Chevron Training BER Assessor training course which covered all aspects of the knowledge and understanding described in the SEI’s learner outcomes. The course content included;-
- Background to Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
- Irish Legislation on building energy ratings
- Building Regulations Part L
- Dwellings Energy Assessment Procedure (DEAP)
- Measuring Relevant Building Dimensions
- Calculating Ventilation Heat Loss Rate
- Determining heat loss through floors, roofs, walls, windows and doors.
- Calculating U values
- Energy Assessment of Domestic Hot Water Systems
- Energy Assessment of Space Heating Systems
- Alternative Energy Heating Systems
- Calculating CO2 Emissions
- DEAP Software Version 2.2
- Administration of BER Assessments
