Ber rating

Green mortgages: How they work, who is eligible and where to find the best rates

Diary of a retrofit: It cost €60,000 but it is worth every cent

SEAI grants helped transform this three-bed semidetached house in the Tenters in Dublin 8 from a chilly BER F rating to a cosy A3 home

Housing affordability crisis no longer confined to Dublin - SCSI report

Estate agents argue that lack of supply will continue to be an issue until at least 40,000 homes a year are built

Mortgage holders can save up to €600 a month by switching rates

Rates favour more energy efficient homes but savings of up to €7,405 are available to many homeowners

Spray foam insulation: as 300,000 UK homeowners are left in a tight spot, Irish surveyors have their own warnings

A UK report this year found that when applied at rafter level to timber sloped roofs, this insulation may create or conceal moisture problems

My apartment is costing me a fortune to heat. What can I do?

Property Clinic: While apartments were historically considered more energy efficient than individual houses, many older units are now in need of an upgrade

Is retrofitting your home worth the money?

Do the savings, grants and growing list of discounts unlocked by a higher BER justify the the costs of retrofitting your home?

Buyers of older homes may pay thousands more per year in mortgage repayments

How green is your mortgage? The incentives to buy an A or B rated home are rising, but many cannot get hold of new builds and are left paying more expensive rates

Eagle Street secures long-term lease renewal with Curtiss-Wright in Clonskeagh

US-headquartered aviation technology giant to occupy offices at Richview Office Park for a further 10 years

Investment of €30m sees 1 Cumberland Place cut energy use by 63%

BER rating of X’s European headquarter office jumps from E2 to B2 following works by Hibernia Reit and Hibernia Real Estate Group

If your fixed-rate mortgage will mature within the next year, now is the time to plan your next step

Tens of thousands of customers should act now to minimise the impact of higher monthly repayments and to ensure they don’t become prisoners of their mortgage provider

BER: How many A-rated energy efficient homes are in your area?

Dublin 18 has highest proportion of A-rated homes in country

Older office buildings can be as good as new. They’re often even better

Opinion: Suggesting that only new buildings are ‘ESG-compliant’ is nonsense. The upgrading of older stock is simple

Brianna Parkins: Building your own home can save money but is not for the faint-hearted

Compliance and cost issues can easily emerge if you are not familiar with construction, architect warns