Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is top of many people's priorities now as we experience colder winters in Ireland. A small investment in energy efficiency now, can produce long-lasting savings on your home heating bills, not to mention improvong our environment.

What are my options?

Bio Energy or energy derived from organic materials includes wood products, logs and wood pellets. These products would be considered carbon neutral so they do not contribute to global warming.

Solar Energy or solar collectors are familiar to most people and are seen in use in most holiday destination countries. They can be either flat plate collectors or evacuated tube systems.

Photo Voltaic is electricity generated directly from sunlight by using PV panels. This electricity is in DC form.

Wind Energy is in the news a lot with the ongoing development of wind farms in Ireland and wind turbines appearing on mountains and at sea.

Geothermal Energy is heat energy stored in the ground, which can be collected and converted to useful heat using a ground source heat pump. Other elements of heat pump technology are “air to water” heat pumps which use the heat in the air outside to heat the inside of a house.

What is a BER ? - Building Energy Rating

A BER is an objective scale of comparison for the energy performance of a building ranging from A1 to G. It is rather like the A to G rating for a household electrical appliance like your fridge. A-rated homes are the most energy efficient and G the least efficient. A BER certificate will be compulsory for almost all new homes by mid 2008.

How can Heiton Buckley help with your Energy Efficiency?

Solar

MVHR

Airtightness

Heating & Controls

For info on the Greener Home grant scheme and application forms for the grant and further information regarding energy efficiency and products go to www.sei.ie