Posts Tagged ‘BER grants’

Details published of Home Energy grants for Insulation and BER

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Details have been published by SEI of the finer detail of the Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme announced by John Gormley yesterday (Feb 8 )

The grant towards the cost of a BER Assessor must form part of an energy saving project and are only available when a BER assessment is undertaken before and after the energy saving project.

Details of all the grant amounts announced as part of this initiative are listed in the following table. (more…)

Irish Government announces grants for Building Energy Ratings (BER)

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

In a package of measures announced today(Feb 8 2009) to boost the “Green” economy in Ireland, grants of €200 will be available to get a BER assessment for your home.

In addition, grants ranging from €250 to €4000 will be available to upgrade the insulation in homes.
Green Party minister John Gormley announced the grant package today with a two-fold aim: firstly to improve the energy efficiency of homes and secondly to stimulate employment in construction/insulation related activities.

A BER certificate is awarded by an SEI approved BER Assessor on a scale of A to G and grants of €200 will be available to householders who wish to know the rating of their house.