Trying to meet energy efficiency challenges in the home? Introducing the gamechanging Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme!

AS housing continues to pose one of the greatest energy efficiency challenges in Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have created the Deep Retrofit Pilot programme to tackle this challenge.

The new SEAI grant aims to investigate the challenges and opportunities of deep retrofit, with the initial focus on the Irish housing stock built prior to 2010.

SEAI estimates that a sum of over €35 billion will be required over 35 years to make the existing housing stock low carbon by 2050.

At Leitrim Warmer Homes, it allows us to ensure multi measures are being carried out on a dwelling and allows us to carry these out effectively.

The Deep Retrofit Grant aims to prevent single measures being carried out on a home which can result in overspending on the home owner’s behalf.

For example, if a home owner were to have a single measure such as a boiler replacement carried out, without addressing the need for insulation in the home, the home owner won’t see the benefit of money spent due to the heat loss occurring because of the lack of insulation.

The Deep Retrofit programme allows us to project manage from start to finish, ensuring the home energy project is completed in full as a whole and ensures a minimum of an A3 BER (Building Energy Rating Certificate)

The whole idea is to tackle underperforming Irish homes, which means that if a household spends more than 10% of its disposable income on energy costs, its considered energy poor/ underperforming.

Carrying out these measures effectively ensures health; comfort and wellbeing are considered along with energy consumption and performance.