BER - Building Energy Rating

A BER is similar to the energy label for a household electrical appliance like your fridge. The label has a scale of A-G. A-rated homes are the most energy efficient and G the least efficient.

To see what a Building Energy Rating Certificate looks like please click here.

Since the 1st of January 2009 a BER certificate is compulsory for all homes being sold or rented. If you are buying or renting a new house or apartment now, you are entitled to a BER - so do ask the seller/landlord or their agent for it.

All new homes (even when not for sale) must have a BER certificate before they are occupied as detailed under S.I. 666 under http://www.environ.ie/en/Legislation/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/

BER assessments performed on new dwellings will also help determine compliance to Part L of the Building Regulations.

Click here to download a leaflet from the SEI to learn more about BER and your energy costs.

What's in it for me?

Getting a BER Certificate and Advisory Report for your home will help you identify ways to

  • Save money on your energy bills
  • Improve the value of your home
  • Make your home more comfortable
  • Help you protect the environment

Grants

A wide range of substantial grants for improving home energy performance are available from SEI (Sustainable Energy Ireland), including a grant for BER Assessment. See SEI Grants for full details.

Contact Us

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Telephone: 01-8531918
Mobile: 087-8553354

Links

Sustainable Energy Ireland - SEI
ÉASCA
ConstructIreland
Power Of One
BER Assessors Association of Ireland

Irish Energy Facts

  • An E1-rated home will spend about 3 times as much on heating and lighting as one with a B1 rating
  • Renovating a typical older Dublin house can cut its annual heating, hot water and lighting costs by two thirds
  • ....... and its greenhouse gas emmissions by two thirds
  • Irish homes produce 40% of our annual national CO2 emissions.
  • Ireland gets as much solar energy as Austria, and significantly more than Britain. But Austria captures 500 times more solar energy than Ireland.
  • We import 89% of our fuel, mainly oil and gas