Abstract
This paper describes the first cost-optimal assessment of national energy performance standards for buildings in Ireland undertaken in accordance with Article 5 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Recast [Council Directive 2010/31/EU]. This paper focuses on new-build standards which are set out in Part L of the Building Regulations in Ireland. A set of representative residential and nonresidential building models were selected. The impact on primary energy demand of a wide range of energy efficiency measures and renewable technologies was evaluated for each building model and the corresponding lifecycle costs were calculated. The results show that the new-build residential standards in Ireland are in the cost-optimal range, while the new-build non-residential standards deliver a greater primary energy demand than the cost-optimal range.
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Recommended Citation
Pountney, Christopher; Ross, David; and Armstrong, Sean
(2014)
"A Cost-Optimal Assessment of Buildings in Ireland Using Directive 2010/31/EU of the Energy Performance of Buildings Recast,"
SDAR* Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research:
Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
doi:https://doi.org/10.21427/D7S16Z
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/sdar/vol2/iss1/5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/D7S16Z