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Investment and Standards in Local Authority Housing Stock
Seán Armstrong, Advisor, Architecture/Building Standards
Section,Department of Environment,
Community and Local Government,
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Investment, Regulation and Standards in Housing
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Social Housing Investment
• 2004 to 2008, Local Authority Central Heating Programme• Central Heating to 25,100 homes,
• 2009 to 2012, Local Authority Voids Retrofitting Programme • Improved 7,762 dwellings to target BER of
C1.• Released housing stock which was not
available due to poor condition.
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Social Housing Investment
• In 2013, low cost measures prioritised in Local Authority Stock,• 2013, 13,107 Dwellings received measures (300mm
attic insulation, cavity wall insulation, draught-proofing,BER)
• Assistance from 4 Participating Energy Suppliers in exchange for energy credits.
• 2013 Jobs Stimulus package -Provision of €50M over 3 years 2013 to 2015, €10m, €25+5m;€15m• Plan to improve 25,000 units and create 1000 jobs• Participation of Energy Suppliers and Community Based
Organisations
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Social Housing Investment
• Bids for European Regional Development Co-Funding;
•Southern & Eastern Regions €100M for flats
•Border, Midlands & Western Regions €30M for disadvantaged estates
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Energy Efficiency Standards for Housing
• Part L Building Regulations for new dwellings & works to existing dwellings
• NSAI SR 54 Retrofit Code of Practice (DECLG,DCENR,SEAI)
• Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Nearly Zero Energy Buildings from 2020
• Building Energy Ratings
• NSAI Agrement Certificates and NSAI Certified Installers
• NSAI Window Energy Performance Scheme
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NSAI Standard Recommendation (SR 54) Retrofit Code of Practice (DECLG,DCENR,SEAI)
• Published March 2014, Free to downloadhttp://www.nsai.ie/S-R-54-2014-Code-of-Practice.aspx
Example Dwellings
Fabric Measures
Services
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Social Housing Examples
• Terraced House-Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Cost of energy works €15,000 BER Improvement G to B3
Scope: Replacement doors/windows,
roof insulation and internal wall insulation,
installation of gas condensing boiler
• Semi Detached LaoisCost of energy works €9,142BER Improvement G to B3
Scope: Roof insulation and cavity wall insulation,
installation of gas condensing boiler, zoned
controls, room stove
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Social Housing Examples
• Mitchells Crescent Tralee,External Insulation, Biomass
district heating.
Before
After
• Johns Gate, WexfordExternal Insulation, upgrade to heating and controls. Energy retrofit €8000 /unit
BERs G to C1/C3
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Renewables
• Renewables trialled by LAs:• Heat Pumps
• Biomass Boilers• Photovoltaics• Solar Thermal
• Biomass District Heating• Smart Electric Storage
• CHP
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Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)
• New Dwellings
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/buildings/implementation_en.htm
EPC=0.302
• Existing Dwellings125 kwh/m2/yr to 150 kwh/m2/yr without renewables
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Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB)-Austria
Before-BER C2
After-BER A1
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NZEB-Austria
External Insulation, Photovoltaics roofs/walls, District Heating, New Lift shafts, balconies
and roof terrace - €160,000 per unit
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Quality Housing, Sustainable Communities
SustainabilitySocial, Environmental, Economic
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http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/
• Building Standards• Housing• Planning/Development