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Market demand for sustainable homes massively underestimated - UK survey
Written by Jeff Colley
The long-held claim that customer demand for purchasing sustainable homes is limited has been challenged in new research by UK housebuilder Redrow.
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Monday, 01 March 2010 10:56
Over 100,000 Irish homes assessed under the BER scheme
Written by News Desk
Figures released from Sustainable Energy Ireland reveal that over 100,000 Irish homes have had Building Energy Ratings completed to date, the majority of which were completed since January 2009, the first year for full implementation of the BER scheme. Introduced in 2007 as a requirement of the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, the rate of BER publications has steadily increased in 2009, averaging 300 per day, Which Sustainable Energy Ireland indicates an increasing awareness of and compliance with the legislation.
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:54
Construct Ireland campaigns to energy upgrade Ireland
Written by Jeff Colley
Construct Ireland has launched a campaign calling for the introduction of pay as you save (PAYS), a system with the potential of substantially energy upgrading the Irish building stock. PAYS overcomes obstacles to the en masse uptake of energy investments such as the requirement for upfront capital, unease at signing up to debt in the case of loans, and lack of confidence in the suitability of particular measures and technologies in a given building.
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ROCKWOOL IRELAND, the world’s leading producer of stonewool insulation, has welcomed the Home Energy Saving scheme, which could help Irish homeowners save up to €700 a year on their energy bills.
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