DUBLIN CITY
CASE STUDY
ENERGY BILL FROM
€34
PER MONTH (all space heating,
ventilation, hot water, lighting, fans, pumps etc but excluding plug loads) Building: Extensive refurbishment & extension of Victorian mid-terrace, 115 m2 Location: Dublin 8 Budget: €280,000 Standard: A1 BER rating & NZEB
V I C TO R I A FA L L S
19TH CENTURY HOME DROPS ENERGY DEMAND BY 94% This ambitious renovation and extension of a single-storey Dublin redbrick, bringing it up to an A1 rating while far exceeding the new build NZEB standard, provides a beautifully-detailed blueprint for delivering warmth, comfort, and healthy indoor air — as well as extra space and living density — in historic city centre properties.
Words by John Cradden
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