Investment and Standards in Local Authority Housing Stock

Seán Armstrong, Advisor, Architecture/Building Standards

Section,Department of Environment,

Community and Local Government,

Investment, Regulation and Standards in Housing

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.

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

Social Housing Investment

• Bids for European Regional Development Co-Funding;

•Southern & Eastern Regions €100M for flats

•Border, Midlands & Western Regions €30M for disadvantaged estates

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

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

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

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

Renewables

• Renewables trialled by LAs:• Heat Pumps

• Biomass Boilers• Photovoltaics• Solar Thermal

• Biomass District Heating• Smart Electric Storage

• CHP

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

Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB)-Austria

Before-BER C2

After-BER A1

NZEB-Austria

External Insulation, Photovoltaics roofs/walls, District Heating, New Lift shafts, balconies

and roof terrace - €160,000 per unit

Quality Housing, Sustainable Communities

SustainabilitySocial, Environmental, Economic

http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/

• Building Standards• Housing• Planning/Development