10 Questions to ask about your New Home
Over 180 new housing schemes are being launched in Ireland this year and depending on where you are looking you should have more choice, if you…
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Will nZEB mean lower household bills?
nZEB stands for nearly Zero Energy Building so does this mean home buyers benefit from tiny energy bills? …it depends! In 2010 the European…
Dun Laoghaire scheme sets the standard for new housing
The Irish Green Building Council awarded the exacting Home Performance Index silver certification to a multi-unit social housing development in Dún Laoghaire. The dwellings tendered by…
Cork house achieves Gold certification under Home Performance Index.
Monday, 13th November: The Irish Green Building Council awarded the first Home Performance Index gold certification to a private house in Cork. The house designed…
Are Green Mortgages on the way?
Imagine as a home buyer you could get a discounted mortgage if you bought a green home. Imagine paying a little less each month…
Focus on Ventilation and airtightness
Indoor air quality – Ventilation and Airtightness A designed and commissioned ventilation system is required in all certified Home Performance Index homes. We spend…
Focus on Universal Design
Why HPI developments value the principles of Universal Design New homes that have been certified with the new Home Performance Index (HPI) give homebuyers…
Focus on Skills for Quality.
We place a lot of emphasis in the Home Performance Index on skills. You simply cannot get quality low energy homes if the designers…
Silken Park first to achieve HPI certification for private development
Silken Park in City West has been the first private development to achieve the Home Performance Index (HPI) label. The houses were built by…
Focus on water efficiency.
Water efficiency – Do we realise its real impact on carbon emissions? In the absence of strong water efficiency regulations it is easy to…
