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Combined EPC / EPR (Energy Performance Report) – For Sales/Marketing Agents Northern Ireland

๐™พฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐šžฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŒฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š–ฬฒ๐š‹ฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐šœฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐šŸฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐šŒฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐šœฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šœฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐š–ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐š”ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šœฬฒ ฬฒโ€“ฬฒ ฬฒ๐™ณฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐š–ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šœฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐š•ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ ฬฒ๐š™ฬฒ๐š•ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šœฬฒ,ฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐š•ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐š ฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐š‘ฬฒ ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐šžฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐š‘ฬฒ๐šŠฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šŒฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐™ดฬฒ๐™ฟฬฒ๐™ฒฬฒ ฬฒ&ฬฒ ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐™ณฬฒ ฬฒ๐š‚ฬฒ๐™ฐฬฒ๐™ฟฬฒ ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š—ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐šฬฒ๐šขฬฒ ฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š™ฬฒ๐š˜ฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐šฬฒ ฬฒ๐šœฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ๐š›ฬฒ๐šŸฬฒ๐š’ฬฒ๐šŒฬฒ๐šŽฬฒ.ฬฒ โ€œ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜—๐˜Š ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ’๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ…

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We need SAP 10 for Northern Ireland

In July 2018 BRE published SAP 10 which is now the current Energy Rating methodology in England & Wales. ย Northern Ireland desperately needs to raise our Building Regulations standards to match. We currently use SAP 2009 methodology which applies to Building Regulations, Part F1 2012 and a small uplift in July 2022. ย There are many…

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What is the Home Energy Model?

Home energy Model to replace the SAP methodology In December 2023, the UK Government unveiled consultations regarding the Home Energy Model, which includes the “Home Energy Model: Replacement for the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)” and “Home Energy Model: Future Homes Standard assessment.” These consultations introduce a new calculation methodology that will replace the existing Standard…

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New format EPCs are coming!

Updating EPCs at long last Our team recently enjoyed an insightful morning with Alistair Galloway from Elmhurst Energy, who shared valuable information about upcoming changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). Set to be implemented in Q4 2024, these changes aim to enhance the accuracy and comprehensiveness of EPCs for existing residential properties. As a result,…

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Insulating Your New Build Home

Insulating Your New Build Home Common issues we see on site inspections & air tests relating to Foiled Rigid foam insulation products. Are you in the process of building or renovating? As you focus on the myriad of choices & finishes ahead of you, it’s essential to address a common issue in new builds -…

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Why is airtightness in buildings crucial?

Why is airtightness in buildings crucial? Energy Efficiency: Airtight homes help minimize heat loss through air infiltration, ensuring maximum energy efficiency and reduced energy bills in a time of high fuel prices. Comfort: Enjoy a cozy and draft-free living space, free from unwanted cold spots and drafts. Why not consider pairing our airtightness testing services…

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Are you nearing completion on your new home or project?

Are you nearing completion on your new home or project? A crisp day in Comber Co Down at another quality New Build private home. Airtest less than 3.0m3/hr/m2 (more than 3 times better than the current Building Regulations standards), Mitsubishi Ecodan Air to Water Heat Pump, 4 KW Solar PV & Solar Diverter, the excellent…

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