SERVE Project : Upgrades in a semi-detached house
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Posting Date | 17 May 2011
Country | Ireland
Geographic Coverage | Local (city or municipality)
Theme | Building envelope (walls, windows,...), Heating, domestic hot water, Controls, energy management systems, Residential buildings
Target Group | Local/regional/national authorities and facilitators, Building professionals, Building occupants
Source of funding | EC
Abstract | The house in this case study was upgraded in 2009 as part of the SERVE project. It is situated in Nenagh Town. The house is a 125m2 three story dwelling in a two dwelling building. It is built with reference to the 1997 building regulations, and is typical of many buildings built in Ireland over the last 20 years.
The upgrades include :
wall insulation
attic insulation
heating : boiler, domestic hot water controls, space heating controls, wood burning stove
The energy perfomance went from a C2 to a B2.
To get more information download the case study where the measures are detailed in terms of technologies, prices, energy saved and pay-back.
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Web URL(s) of the case | http://www.servecommunity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Case-Study-A-Millersbroo...
Lessons learnt | After the upgrade the decrease in energy use was predicted to be 40%, in reality it was 34%, or a 15% comfort factor. I.e. 15% of the predicted savings were invested in increased thermal comfort.
Award labels | none
Case Languages | English
Submitted by Elodie Bossio (FEDARENE)
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