Gary lives in a single storey semi-detached house in Dublin City. The home has been transformed through a deep retrofit which has increased the BER rating from a D2 up to the highest BER rating of A1.
John Penny and family live in an early 1980’s detached house in Co. Kildare. Through the Electric Ireland Superhomes Heat Pump Plus service, John’s home went from a C2 BER rating to an A1 rated home.
Junia and Feichín bought a 1970’s 3 bed semi-detached house in Galway with a BER rating of E2 at the beginning of September with a plan to transform it from a cold home into a cosy forever home.
Sarah is the new proud owner of her childhood bungalow which had great sentimental value to the family. It had become uncomfortable in recent times with a BER rating of F.
Cormac Madden & his wife Mary O’Toole upgraded their 4-bedroom Dublin home, starting in 2016. The original two storey had a BER rating of G when they first moved in.
Anja and her partner live in a semi-detached house in Dublin 8. As an ecologist, Anja is very passionate about the environment and was motivated to get energy upgrades to her home to take action against climate change.
Shay and Olive built their two story detached home in Newport on the outskirts of Co. Limerick by direct labour in 1976. Their home, which relied on a 1990’s oil boiler for heat, had an ‘F’ BER rating.
Joanne and Pat Clarke from Toomervara, Co. Tipperary retrofitted their 1960's bungalow in 2018 and prior to the retrofit, the house had a BER rating of 'F'.
Before Neil and Aileen Walker retrofitted their 1995-built timber frame house in Ballyboughal, North Dublin it had a C2 BER rating. “Not the worst but not great,” says Neil, an engineer.
