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Keegan BER Assessors are a professional Energy Consultancy Company for Building Energy Ratings (BER), Building Regulation Part L Consultancy Services and NZEB specification for both domestic and commercial buildings in the West of Ireland.
We cover the west of Ireland and the midlands.
Contact us anytime to get a quote and arrange an assessment of your building.
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At Keegan BER Assessors, we are a highly skilled and qualified team with a background in Civil Engineering and Project Management which enables us to carry out accurate assessments and give professional advice.
A Building Energy Rating is an energy label with accompanying advisory report for homes.
The rating is a simple A to G scale. A-rated homes are
the most energy-efficient and will tend to have the lowest energy bills.
A BER Cert Advisory Report makes the energy performance of a home visible to prospective buyers and tenants allowing them to take energy performance into consideration in their purchase or rental decision.
The Advisory Report identifies potential energy performance improvements that could lead to better comfort levels, reduced energy use and costs.
It is valid for up to 10 years provided that there is no material change to the home that could affect the energy performance.
A Provisional BER, derived from the plans for an as yet unbuilt home, has a maximum validity of 2 years.
An owner must provide a Building Energy Rating to prospective buyers or
tenants when a home is offered for sale or rent.
There are exemptions for certain building categories e.g. protected structures and temporary buildings.
A homeowner must obtain one before a new home is occupied
for the first time regardless of whether it is offered for sale or rent.
Home energy rating details must be included on advertisements when a home is offered for sale or rent.
A BER is based on the calculated energy performance and associated carbon dioxide emissions for the provision of space heating, ventilation,
water heating and lighting under standardised operating conditions.
The characteristics of the major components of the home including dimensions, orientation, insulation, and space and hot water system efficiencies are used in the calculation.
The BER is not dependent on current occupant behaviour.
The energy performance is expressed as: (a) Primary energy use per unit floor area per year (kWh/m2 /yr) represented on an A to G scale; and (b) Associated Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions in kgCO2/m2 /yr.
It is only an indication of the energy performance of a home, similar to the concept of a fuel economy (miles per gallon or litres per 100km) rating for a car.
It does not include electricity used for purposes other than heating, lighting, pumps and fans.
Therefore the energy used for electrical appliances such as cookers, fridges, washing machines and TVs is excluded.
Contact us anytime to get a quote and arrange an assessment of your building.
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