Standards and Publications

Standards referred to:

I.S. 161:1975 Copper direct cylinders for domestic purposes I.S. EN 1745:2012 Masonry and masonry products - Methods for determining design thermal values Eurocode 6 - Design of masonry structures (series)

I.S. EN 1996-1-1:2005 Eurocode 6 - Design of masonry structures – Part 1-1: Rules for reinforced and un-reinforced masonry

I.S. EN 1996-2:2006 Eurocode 6 - Design of masonry structures – Part 2: Design considerations, selection of materials and execution

I.S. EN 1996-3:2006 Eurocode 6 - Design of masonry structures – Part 3: Simplified calculations methods I.S. EN 60531:2000 Household electric thermal storage room heaters – Methods for measuring performance

I.S. EN ISO 6946:2017 Building components and building elements – Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance – Calculation method

I.S. EN ISO 8990:1997 Thermal insulation – Determination of steady-state thermal transmission properties – Calibrated and guarded hot box

I.S. EN ISO 9972:2015 Thermal performance of buildings: determination of air permeability of buildings: fan pressurization method I.S. EN ISO 10077-1:2006 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters – Calculation of thermal transmittance – Part 1: Simplified method

I.S. EN ISO 10077-2:2012 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters – Calculation of thermal transmittance – Part 2: Numerical methods for frames

I.S. EN ISO 10211:2007 Thermal bridges in building construction – Heat flows and surface temperatures – Detailed calculations

I.S. EN ISO 10456:2007 Building materials and products - Procedures for determining declared and design thermal values

I.S. EN ISO 12567-1:2010 Thermal performance of windows and doors – Determination of thermal transmittance by hot box method – Part 1: Complete windows and doors

I.S. EN 12631:2017 Thermal performance of curtain walling. Calculation of thermal transmittance

I.S. EN 13707:2013 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Reinforced bitumen sheets for roof waterproofing - Definitions and characteristics

I.S. EN ISO 13370:2017 Thermal performance of buildings – Heat transfer via the ground – Calculation methods

I.S. EN ISO 13788:2012 Hygrothermal performance of building components and building elements - Internal surface temperature to avoid critical surface humidity and interstitial condensation - Calculation Methods (ISO 13788: 2001)

I.S. EN ISO 13789:2007 Thermal performance of buildings – Transmission heat loss coefficient – Calculation method

I.S. EN 15026:2007 Hygrothermal performance of building components and building elements – Assessment of moisture transfer by numerical simulation

I.S. EN 16883:2017 Conservation of cultural heritage — Guidelines for improving the energy performance of historic buildings

SR 50-2:2012 Code of practice for building services - Part 2: Solar panels

S.R. 54:2014 Code of practice for the energy efficient retrofit of dwellings

S.R. 325:2013 Recommendations for the design of masonry structures in Ireland to Eurocode 6 (+A1:2014)

BS 1566 Part 1:2002 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes, open vented copper cylinders. Requirements and test methods

BS 5422:2009 Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment (operating within the temperature range – 40 deg. C to + 700 deg. C)

BS 8206 Part 2:2008 Lighting for buildings. Code of practice for daylighting

Publications referred to:

Advice Series, Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2010

Airtightness testing for new dwellings, A BSRIA Guide, Chris Knights and Nigel Potter, BSRIA 2006

BRE Digest 465, U-values for light steel frame construction, BRE 2002

BRE Good Building Guide 68 Part 2 Installing thermal insulation: Good site practice, BRE 2006

BRE Information Paper 1/06 Assessing the effects of thermal bridging at junctions and around openings, BRE 2001

BRE Information Paper 10/02, Metal cladding: assessing the thermal performance of built-up systems using ‘Z’ spacers, BRE 2002

BRE Report BR 262, Thermal Insulation: avoiding risks, BRE 2001

BRE Report BR 364, Solar shading of buildings, BRE 1999

BRE Report BR 443, Conventions for U-value calculations, BRE 2006

BRE Report BR 497, Conventions for calculating linear thermal transmittance and temperature factors, BRE 2007

CIBSE Guide A: Environmental design - Section 3: Thermal properties of buildings and components, CIBSE 2006

CIBSE SLL Lighting Guide 10: Daylighting and window design, CIBSE 1999

CIBSE Manual AM 12: Combined Heat and Power in Buildings, CIBSE 2013

CIBSE TM 23: Testing buildings for air leakage, CIBSE 2000

CIBSE TM 37: Designing for improved solar shading control, CIBSE 2006

CIBSE TM 59: Design Methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in homes, CIBSE 2017

Domestic Energy Assessment Procedure (DEAP), SEAI 2006 http://www.seai.ie)

European Communities (Efficiency requirements for hot water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels) Regulations 1994, S.I. No. 260 of 1994, Department of Transport, Energy and Communications 1994

Good Practice Guide 268, Energy efficient ventilation in dwellings – A guide for specifiers, 2006

Home-heating Appliance Register of Performance (HARP) database, SEAI http://www.seai.ie)

Heating and Domestic Hot Water Systems for Dwellings – Achieving compliance with Part L and Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2011 (to be published)

Limiting Thermal Bridging and Air Infiltration – Acceptable Construction Details (2011)

MCRMA Technical Paper No. 14, Guidance for the design of metal roofing and cladding to comply with Approved Document L2: 2001, The Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association 2002

Planning Guidelines No. 9: Architectural Heritage Protection - Guidelines for Planning Authorities, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 2004

SCI Technical Information Sheet 312, Metal cladding: U-value calculation - Assessing thermal performance of built-up metal roof and wall cladding systems using rail and bracket spacers, The Steel Construction Institute 2002

Technical Standard L1, Measuring air permeability in the air envelopes of dwellings, ATTMA 2010

Window Energy Performance Certification Scheme (WEP), National Standards Authority of Ireland

Other standards and publications

CE 82 Energy Efficiency Best Practice in Housing: Domestic ground source heat pumps: design and installation of closed loop system.

CIBSE Good practice in the design of homes TM60:2018 Design of low-temperature domestic heating systems – A guide for system designers and installers. FB 59. HIS BRE Press. Available from http://www.brebookshop.com

SEAI - Domestic solar photovoltaic – Code of practice for installers. Version 1.1, July 2018.

HVCA TR30 Guide to good practice: Heat pumps I.S. EN 303-5: 1999 Heating boilers - Heating boilers for solid fuels, hand and automatically stoked, nominal heat output of up to 300 kw - Terminology requirements, testing and marking

I.S. EN 378-1:2016 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements. Basic requirements, Definitions, classification and selection criteria.

I.S. EN 378-2:2016 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements. Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation.

I.S. EN 378-3:2016 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements. Installation site and personal protection.

I.S. EN 378-4:2016 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps. Safety and environmental requirements. Operation, maintenance, repair and recovery.

I.S. EN 12664: 2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products – Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meters method – Dry and moist products of low and medium thermal resistance

I.S. EN 12667: 2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products – Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meters method – Products of high and medium thermal resistance

I.S. EN 12975-1: 2006 Thermal solar systems and components - Solar collectors - Part 1: General requirements

I.S. EN 12828: 2003 Heating systems in buildings - Design for water-based heating systems

I.S. EN 12939: 2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products – Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meters method – Thick products of high and medium thermal resistance

I.S. EN 12975-2: 2006 Thermal solar systems and components - Solar collectors - Part 2: Test methods

I.S. EN 12976-1: 2006 Thermal solar systems and components - Factory made systems - Part 1: General requirements

I.S. EN 12976-2: 2006 Thermal solar systems and components - Factory made systems - Part 2: Test methods

I.S. EN 14785: 2006 Residential space heating appliances fired by wood pellets - Requirements and test methods

I.S. EN 14511-1: 2018 Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling - Part 1: Terms and definitions

I.S. EN 14511-2: 2018 Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling - Part 2: Test conditions

I.S. EN 14511-3: 2018 Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling - Part 3: Test methods

I.S. EN 14511-4: 2018 Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling - Part 4: Requirements

I.S. EN 15270: 2007 Pellet burners for small heating boilers - Definitions, requirements, testing, marking

I.S. EN 15316-4-2: 2008 Heating systems in buildings: Methods for calculation of system energy requirements and system efficiencies. Space heating generation systems, Heat pump systems.

I.S. EN 15450: 2007 Heating systems in Buildings. Design of heat pump heating systems.

IS EN 12977-1: 2012 Thermal solar systems and components - Custom built systems - Part 1: General requirements

I.S. EN 12977-2: 2012 Thermal solar systems and components - Custom built systems - Part 2: Test methods

ISO 9806-1: 1994 Test methods for solar collectors - Part 1: Thermal performance of glazed liquid heating collectors including pressure drop

ISO 9806-2: 1995 Test methods for solar collectors - Part 2: Qualification test procedures

ISO 9806-3: 1995 Test methods for solar collectors - Part 3: Thermal performance of unglazed liquid heating collectors (sensible heat transfer only) including pressure drop

ISO 13256-1:1998 Water-source heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance. Water-to-air and brine-to-air heat pumps

ISO 13256-1:1998 Water-source heat pumps. Testing and rating for performance. Water-to-water and brine-to-water heat pumps

Microgeneration Certification Scheme standard MIS 3005 Requirements for contractors
undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work, commissioning, and handover of
microgeneration heat pump systems

Microgeneration Certification Scheme Standard MIS 3007 Product certification requirements – heat pumps