Assessment Methodology Build Energy Ratings (AMBER)
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Research Pillar: Healthy and Inclusive Places
Project Name/Title/Acronym: Assessment Methodology Building Energy Ratings
Funding Body: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Project Partners: IES, Trinity College Dublin, Ó Cualann CoHousing Alliance and RIAI
Project Timeframe: 2020-2023
Key Output(s):
Project Description:
The project will collect BER and sensor data from 100 domestic and 25-40 non-domestic A-rated buildings recruited by project partners Ó Cualann and RIAI, to analyse power loads and indoor environmental quality for one year in each building, taking into account the differences in use and operation of different building types. Energy and IEQ data will be paired with post-occupancy research and made available to SEAI and to the occupants via dashboards.
A sensitivity analysis using IES’s suite of intelligent building software will then be carried out to review NEAP/DEAP methodologies and identify key parameters, which affect compliance, to develop guidelines to minimise the performance gap. Indoor Environmental Quality data will also be reviewed to generate recommendations to expand consideration of user wellness for the BER methodology. Finally, a set of guidelines will be developed to support the holistic consideration of energy efficiency in all design aspects.
The final package of recommendations will be developed for maximum replicability within the Irish context through feedback loops across the value chain, and disseminated at national and European level to generate a step change in the current design and construction practice of A-rated buildings.