Renovation Passports
Prototyping a Renovations Passports (RP) Pipeline for Commercial Properties
Project description
Ireland, along with all EU Member States, is required to implement the new 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the coming years. One of the key components of this directive is the Renovation Passport (RP), which must be rolled out as part of national compliance efforts. To facilitate this, a comprehensive set of processes are needed, including the development of an Irish methodology, training of the appropriate built environment professionals, addressing the digital storage requirements of the EPBD regarding the RP and enabling financial mechanisms to support implementation.
The National Long-Term Renovation Strategy has set a target to upgrade one-third of Ireland’s commercial building stock up to a BER rating of B by 2030. Case studies of successfully implemented Building Renovation Passports for commercial properties have shown that property owners are more likely to carry out retrofit measures. Furthermore, a BRP reduces the risk associated with energy retrofit investments and can ensure that staged deep retrofits can be executed more seamlessly, even in cases of property ownership changes, minimizing confusion and challenges.
How do we implement the Renovation Passport for commercial buildings in Ireland? How can BRP process become a successful mechanism for the built environment achieve Net Zero targets, given the urgency of the timeline? IGBC and project partner IES are developing a prototype of the commercial BRP pipeline to enable a smooth roll-out across Ireland’s built environment by refining the methodology, providing training and capacity building and recommending a digital storage framework and support mechanisms. More about renovation passports.
Goal
The project is to pilot c.10-15 renovation passports in order to
1. Develop an Irish methodology,
2. Train built environment professionals,
3. Address digital storage requirements of the EPBD regarding the RP and 4. Enabling financial mechanisms for RP delivery.
Timeline
21months (June 2024 – February 2026)
Partners
Who Was Involved?
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Integrated Environmental Solutions
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The Scientific and Technical Centre for Building (CSTB) France
Funders
Who supported the project?
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SEAI
SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme 2021, Grant Ref: 23/RDD/1027
IGBC Team
Who Works On This?
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Sinéad Hughes
Sinéad is an RIAI Registered Architect and Grade III Conservation Architect with over 26 years of industry experience. She sits on the RIAI Council, chairs the RIAI EDI Taskforce, and represents Ireland on the Architects Council of Europe Women in Architecture Taskforce. At IGBC, Sinéad has contributed to key projects including Commercial Retrofit, Building Renovation Passports, Building a Circular Ireland, and the National Upskilling Roadmap 2030.
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How to Get Involved
If you have any questions about this project and want to get involved, please contact Sinead. Read more here about Building Renovation Passports and our past work on this.