How & How Much?
Berarch.com aims to provide the most efficient and cost effective service to home owners who require building energy ratings (BERs). When you order a rating from us, we can send you a copy of our straightforward 'BER Questionnaire' outlining the information required by us to carry out a BER Assessment. If you have your Building plans, elevations and sections etc, we would also ask for a copy to assist in the assessment.
We will then make an appointment to visit the dwelling to carry out a BER assessment. Using the data collected on that visit, we prepare a rating and advisory report in accordance with the requirements of Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI). Then we access SEI’s computer systems to submit the rating online to the national register of BERs. SEI issues a 10 year BER Certificate and Advisory Report. We are offering discounted retail prices for all bookings as follows:
BER Assessment
- 1/2 bed apartments - €100.00
- 2/3 bed house & 3 bed apartment - €135.00
- Homes up to 200m2 - €150.00
- Larger homes - €150 plus €0.80 per square m2 over 200 m2
Energy Audit
If you are looking to avail of the SEAI grants to make improvements to your home, you will be required to carry out a BER assessment as part of the submission to receive the grants from the SEAI. As of August 2011 we are offering a new Energy Audit Service. The Energy Audit is designed to clearly identify where your home is losing money and energy, it ,makes recommendations as to what changes you can make, and also then informs you what grants you can avail of. The Energy Audit is a great way to get started for applying for grants. The Energy Audit is provided as a free service on the condition that a subsequent BER Assessment is carried out by us at an agreed future date of the dwelling and a non refundable booking fee of € 20.00 is paid on the date of the Energy Audit.
The normal fee for an Energy Audit is € 40.00 incl. VAT based on a single dwelling in the Cork City and surrounding suburbs. If your dwelling is outside this area, additional mileage will be charged on the basis of 50c per km.
Note: All prices shown above include all taxes and SEAI charges
Call us now on 085 8301742 and we will arrange an appointment for our BER assessor to call at a time that is convenient to you. Alternatively, complete the online order form and we’ll call you back to arrange an appointment. Home owners in Ireland who wish to sell or let a dwelling are required by law to provide prospective purchasers with a Building Energy Rating (BER) Certificate. Similarly, home owners who wish to let a dwelling in Ireland must provide prospective tenants with a BER Certificate. Only BER assessors who have been registered in accordance with the relevant legislation can carry out a BER. Our assessors have been fully trained in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislation. Failure to comply with building energy rating legislation can result in fines of up to €5,000.
