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SEI's House of Tomorrow scheme..

  • 17-02-2007 12:54pm
    #1
    baguio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭


    Just reading up on this Scheme. It says that a 40% improvement over current building regs needs to be achieved to qualify. When deciding on the spec and comparing it with the building reg. standard, can a comparison be made in terms of energy rating? Or is it a case of having to compare on the basis of;
    u value of floor/roof/walls/windows & doors?


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  • #2
    ardara1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 495 ✭✭ardara1


    baguio wrote:
    Just reading up on this Scheme. It says that a 40% improvement over current building regs needs to be achieved to qualify. When deciding on the spec and comparing it with the building reg. standard, can a comparison be made in terms of energy rating? Or is it a case of having to compare on the basis of;
    u value of floor/roof/walls/windows & doors?

    Up until recently the SEI would accept a 40% improvement on either the old HER calculation method or they would also accept a 40% improvement on the DEAP calculation. The HER is WAY easier to comply with - so use it.

    The application page for HOT scheme also set mandatory minimum stards for things such as air tightness - but are always ignored, I'm told that when the pressure tested a sample set of houses only 1 met the permeability standard! - but all of them got the 8000 anyway.


  • #3
    mrs aol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭mrs aol


    What's this about? a grant for houses that are build to standards about the buildng regs? how do I find out more?


  • #4
    sas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭sas


    mrs aol wrote:
    What's this about? a grant for houses that are build to standards about the buildng regs? how do I find out more?

    http://www.sei.ie/index.asp?locID=665&docID=-1

    Its for developers only, i.e. if you are building 10 houses or more that exceed the spec by 40%


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