Ireland's Building Energy Codes

  • Buidling Control Act 1990

    This act introduced requirements to limit the use of fuel and energy and the securing of efficient use of resources in buildings
  • Part L 1991

    Irish Building Energy Code, Part L Conservation of Fuel and Energy was published
  • Part L 1997

    Part L's second scedule, Part L 1997 was published
  • Part L 2002 dwellings only

    Part L 2002 pertaining to only dwellings was published
  • European Building Performance Directive 2002

    European Building Performance Directive sets out European wide levels of building energy performance
  • Part L 2005

    Part L 2005 with both specifications for dwellinga and nondomestic buildings was published
  • European Building Performance Directive came into effect

  • Part L 2008 buildings other than dwellings

    Part L 2008 for buildings other than dwellings was published in a seperate document