During the weekend of the 7th – 9th November 2014, owners of low energy houses and public/commercial buildings around the country will open their doors for the NZEB Open Doors event. Last year, over 800 people visited more than 60 houses and public buildings during the NZEB Open Doors weekend. Nenagh Leisure Centre is set

A biomass boiler has now been successfully installed into Erasmus Smith House and is providing heat as we speak. The boiler is a highly efficient Gilles boiler made in Austria. It is a 45kW boiler which is connected to a 1,000 litre buffer tank. The boiler and its fuel store have been installed inside an

We have recently launched a new responsive website. A responsive website is one which is aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience which allows easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling across a wide range of devices such as mobile phones, desktops and computer monitors. Our new website contains

Trinity College student, Fergal O’Connor has thanked Tipperary Energy Agency for their assistance with his master’s thesis. “I would like to thank Tipperary Energy Agency for all the data forwarded and letting me take part in this project. Furthermore, I would like to thank PJ McLoughlin, an employee of Tipperary Energy Agency, for responding to

Nearly a third of construction professionals did not know about the nearly-zero energy requirement for all new buildings by the year 2020, according to a survey by Passive House Plus. The survey asked a full range of construction professionals, including architects, engineers, contractors and surveyors, about their knowledge of the Nearly Zero standard: this is

Tipperary Energy Agency has signed an agreement with Danish District heating expert PlanEnergi to offer Irish clients Danish district heating expertise at a local level. PlanEnergi was established in 1983 and operates as an independent advisory firm. Their mission is to promote the use of resource saving and environmental conservation systems. There are a number

September was a busy time for Tipperary Energy Agency! We left our offices in the Craft Granary and moved into the historical Erasmus Smith House in Cahir. Located in Church Street, Erasmus Smith House was built in 1818 by the renowned English architect, John Nash. A biomass boiler is due to be installed in October.

Tipperary Energy Agency has been successful in securing funding as part of the Grundtvig Learning Partnership and is offering five people the opportunity of an all-expenses paid green trip to Italy in October. Throughout August,  interested parties were invited to submit a short piece detailing why they should be chosen to go on the trip.