Under new legislation in 2006, the Government has introduced the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Under this Directive, all houses granted Planning Permission after 1st July 2007 must have a Building Energy Rating (BER) carried out.

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 mpg (or l/km) rating for a motorcar or the A to G rating for a household electrical appliance.

BERs will be carried out by specially trained BER assessors, registered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI).  Ignatius Greaney & Associates is a qualified and registered BER assessor and is now offering this service.