Friday, 11 January 2019 10:45
Heat pumps & mechanical ventilation start to dominate new homes market
Written by News Desk
Heat pumps were likely the dominant heating system in new Irish homes in 2017, and mechanical ventilation was on course to overtake natural ventilation in new homes in 2018, an analysis by Passive House Plus has revealed.
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Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:45
HPA: it's official, heat pumps offer the lowest running costs
Written by Jeff Colley
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has introduced estimated running costs for heat pumps into its monthly domestic fuel costs report.
The figures for July released by SEAI now include a section on electricity used by heat pumps, highlighting the difference in operating costs for heat pump technology over other fuels for the first time.
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 12:28
Increase in energy use in Irish buildings despite recession
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Rising energy use in buildings contributed to an increase of 1.5% in overall energy demand in 2008, despite the economy contracting by 3% over the same period, a new report from Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) reveals today.
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