BER Certs for Dwellings

Existing Dwellings:
Each individual dwelling, that is being offered for sale or let will require its own unique BER certificate. The energy certificate that is produced will be valid for 10 years provided there is no material change that may alter the energy performance of the dwelling.

New Builds:
A provisional BER certificate can be produced for a dwelling that has not yet been constructed. In this case, the energy rating is calculated from the plans. This provisional certificate is only valid for two years. A final BER cert must then be completed, which will involve a survey of the finished dwelling. This final Building Energy Certificate will be valid for 10 years.  

BER Certs for Commercial Buildings

To determine the requirement for a Commercial BER certificate in a building the following should be considered:

How do I determine if my building needs a single BER or multiple Commercial BER certs?
In general a Commercial BER certificate should reflect the accommodation being sold or let.

Buildings with a common heating system
One Commercial BER cert. can be produced (or made available) for the whole building and used when the building or any part of it is sold or let. If a part which is designed or altered for separate use is sold or let, a Commercial BER cert. can be produced (or made available) for that part

Buildings without a common heating system
A Commercial BER cert. should be prepared (or made available) for each part being offered for sale or let. If a commercial BER cert. does exist for the whole building (e.g. as a result of construction) it is not possible to use this unless the whole building is being sold or let.

Use the Flowchart below to help determine whether your building requires a single or multiple Commercial BER certs.

Please click on chart below to enlarge

Commercial Energy Ratings Ltd., 8 Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Tel: 01-4203222, Fax: 01-4597475