KILBRIDE COURT
CASE STUDY
IN BRIEF Project: 40-unit social housing scheme Method: Cavity wall on strip foundations Location: Bray, Co Wicklow Standard: HPI Gold Embodied carbon: 687.5 kg CO2e/m2 (50-year design life) BER: A2 (30 – 48 kWh/m2/yr) Energy costs: €65 per month for 2 & 3 bedroom units (estimate of total energy costs, HPI assessment)
€65
per month
In many ways, this housing scheme is far from ordinary.
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