Home Energy Assessors for One Stop Shops in Ireland
One Stop Shops offer homeowners all the services required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators will manage the entire process for you, from the initial assessment of your home, through to the final BER.
- Fully managed solution
- Wider range of grants
- Grant values deducted from the cost of works upfront
- Less disruption
A Home Energy Assessment gives you, as the homeowner, all the information you need to begin your home energy upgrade journey. SEAI offers a standalone grant of €350 for this Home Energy Assessment.
The assessment includes:
A Building Energy Rating (BER) assessment.
A full technical report on the energy efficiency of your home.
Details on the energy upgrades needed to get your home to a B2 rating and better.
A heat pump technical assessment detailing the energy upgrades required to make your home suitable for a heat pump.
A report explaining how the recommended energy upgrades will improve the comfort of your home and help to reduce your energy bills.
An estimate of the costs of the recommended energy upgrades.
As Independent Technical Advisors, we carry out there assessments for numerous One Stop Shops throughout Ireland. Following the assessment, the One Stop Shop provides you with the detailed Home Energy Assessment report.
What is the difference between a Home Energy Assessment and a BER?
For homeowners who are not sure where to start with their home energy upgrade or who may want to carry out just one or two energy upgrades, a Building Energy Rating (BER) is a good starting point.
For homeowners considering multiple energy upgrades and applying for the One Stop Shop service, a home energy assessment will provide both a BER rating and the required technical report detailing the energy upgrades needed to get your home to a B2 rating and better.
What are the benefits of getting a Home Energy Assessment?
A Home Energy Assessment gives you all the information you need to begin your home energy upgrade journey to a B2 rating or better. It provides you with a list of recommended energy upgrades for your home and an estimate of the likely costs, helping you decide what approach is best for you.
Once you have had your Home Energy Assessment you can decide whether to invest in the home energy upgrades that are recommended in your report. You are under no obligation to proceed with those energy upgrades. You will receive the Home Energy Assessment grant regardless of your decision.
If you do decide to go ahead, the next step is to engage with a One Stop Shop. You can take your report to any of the registered One Stop Shops, you do not have to use the one that carried out the Home Energy Assessment.
You may also decide to carry out just one or two energy upgrades and apply for an Individual Energy Upgrade grant.