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  Since the 1st of January 2009, all residential properties for sale or for rent require a Building Energy Rating (BER) Certificate. Information on the Irish Building Energy Rating Certificate in Ireland What is a Building Energy Rating (BER)? Who needs a BER? How do you…

Wind energy needs little explanation. Most people will have driven past wind farms in Ireland, Britain, or continental Europe, featuring gigantic commercial Wind Turbines, or at least will have seen them on television. What you may not know however, is that wind energy can be…

  The focus on efficient use of energy has increased significantly in both the residential and commercial markets in Ireland and the UK over the last number of years on account of sharply rising costs in the traditional fuel sources; oil, gas, coal etc. At…

  Rainwater Harvesting may seem like a fairly novel concept, however, it's important to bear in mind that households in rural areas have been collecting and using rainwater (or "soft" water) for household tasks such as washing clothes, boots and household equipment for centuries. The…

  With an increasing focus on cost and energy efficiency the use of wood pellet boilers and stoves has risen sharply in both the residential and commercial markets in Ireland. Across Europe - most notably Germany, Austria and the Nordics - the use of wood…