BER to go from F to B2, with potential savings of up to €800 a year amid rising fuel costs
City Council houses to cut heating bills for tenants and reduce carbon emissions is set to increase by almost 60 per cent, according to council estimates.
The sum represents a substantial hike on its most recent energy upgrade programme, which has seen it retrofit 927 homes since 2018 at a cost of approximately €18 million or just over €19,000 per home. The council has completed a range of retrofitting and upgrade measures on almost 9,000 houses, bringing their building energy rating to an average of C3.
Most of the homes, a total of 8,057, have been upgraded with cavity wall insulation; attic, tanks and pipes insulation; roof and wall ventilation; draught-proofing; and cylinder lagging jackets.However, in the more recent phase of the programme, the 927 homes have had external insulation, installation of heat pumps where possible, and new doors and windows to replace single glazing. This is in addition to internal insulation, draught-proofing and ventilation work.
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