Building Regulations (Part L Amendment) 2017

Building Regulations (Part L Amendment) 2017 (Republic of Ireland)

This revised TGD (S.I. 538 of 2017) has been published with a commencement date of 1 January 2019. It sets higher building energy performance standards for buildings other than dwellings in accordance with NZEB (nearly zero energy building) requirements and introduces a requirement that, where a building other than a dwelling undergoes major renovations, i.e. to more than 25% of the surface envelope of the building, the energy performance should achieve a cost optimal energy performance where technically, functionally and economically feasible.

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