The Problem This Solves
The rules covering energy and Irish commercial property do not live in one place. BER obligations sit in one set of regulations, Display Energy Certificates in another, the EV charging and building automation duties in a third, and the new 2026 scale, solar-ready dates and zero-emission deadlines in a fourth. Most landlords find out about each one the expensive way: mid-transaction, from the other side's solicitor.
This pack puts all of it in one 13-page working document. Not a summary of the law, a tool for running a portfolio: trigger points, traps, scenario checklists for marketing, leasing and renovating, and an annual calendar that takes one afternoon and removes every nasty surprise.
What's Inside
- The 2026 BER system in five minutes: the new A0 to G scale and what changed on 24 May
- When a landlord must have a BER, the narrow exemptions, and the €5,000 question
- Marketing, letting and sale: the five traps that catch people, with the fix for each
- Display Energy Certificates: who must display, the annual trap, and what to put in leases
- BACS and EV charging duties already in force, including the 20-space car park rule
- The deadlines ahead: solar-ready from December 2026, ZEB from 2028 and 2030
- Scenario checklists: marketing a unit, agreeing a lease, planning a renovation
- The annual compliance calendar: seven steps, one afternoon, whole portfolio covered
- Improving a rating: the upgrade order that works and the SEAI supports to check first
- A plain-English glossary of every term your solicitor or agent will use
- Plus: the Portfolio Compliance Tracker spreadsheet, one row per building, expiry flags and portfolio summary calculated automatically
Who It's For
Owners and landlords of Irish commercial property, from a single let unit to a managed portfolio. Property managers and agents will find the scenario checklists slot straight into their instruction process. If you let to public bodies, schools or healthcare occupiers, the DEC section alone will pay for the pack.
Written by the person who does the assessments
HomeRating and CommercialBER have been carrying out SEAI-registered assessments since 2009. The traps in section 3 are not hypothetical: they are the calls we get every week, usually after the deadline has already arrived. This pack exists so you make the cheap call instead, early.
Planning an upgrade as well?
The pack tells you what the law requires. If you also want a building-specific upgrade plan, the BER Improvement Roadmap (€149) sequences the works for your actual building, costed and phased.
Common Questions
How is it delivered? Instantly. Pay by card and you are brought straight to your downloads: the pack PDF and the tracker spreadsheet together. A receipt arrives by email from Stripe, our payment provider.
Is it up to date? Edition 1 reflects the law as at June 2026, including the regulations that took effect on 24 May. When the remaining EPBD measures are transposed, purchasers receive the updated edition free by email.
Is the price inclusive? Yes, €49 all-in. A VAT receipt is available on request from info@commercialber.ie.
What if it's not useful? Reply to your receipt within 14 days and we will refund you in full, no questions.