Guides for Irish commercial, industrial and farm buildings
Plain-English, answer-first guides written by our technical team: regulations, energy ratings, condensation, asbestos cement roofs, spray foam and liquid roof coatings. Every guide ends with a route to a free survey and a fixed price.
Republic of Ireland
11 guidesThese guides refer to the Building Regulations in the Republic of Ireland, SEAI Building Energy Ratings and Health and Safety Authority requirements.
TGD L 2022 insulation for commercial buildings
Table 1 and Table 10 U-values, the 5 m³/(h·m²) airtightness figure and how spray foam gets you there.
Read guideImproving a commercial BER
When a non-domestic BER is needed, how NEAP rates the fabric and which upgrades move the result.
Read guideAsbestos cement roofs: encapsulate or remove
The HSA permit from 30/12/2025, the three management options and how encapsulation works.
Read guideCondensation in farm and agricultural buildings
Why livestock sheds and grain stores drip, and how closed-cell spray foam stops it at the sheet.
Read guideWarehouse and industrial unit insulation
Spray foam, rigid board and mineral wool compared for existing metal-clad commercial buildings.
Read guideFlat roof leaks: silicone coating vs replacement
When a GacoFlex S42 silicone coating is the right fix for a leaking commercial roof, and when it is not.
Read guideOpen cell vs closed cell spray foam
Enverge and Purios open- and closed-cell foams compared on lambda, vapour resistance and strength.
Read guideAsbestos regulations in Ireland: the 2025 changes
S.I. No. 386 of 2006 to S.I. No. 632 of 2025, the HSA permit and the Northern Ireland licence regime.
Read guideMetal roof condensation in warehouses
Dew point, moisture sources, ventilation vs board vs closed-cell spray foam, and the retrofit order.
Read guideIs spray foam a problem for commercial buildings?
The residential lender stories, what BOI and AIB said, commercial substrates and a due-diligence checklist.
Read guideFarm shed insulation and TAMS 3
Condensation by building type, spray foam vs panels, and what TAMS 3 actually says about insulation.
Read guideNorthern Ireland
1 guideNorthern Ireland is part of the UK and has its own Building Regulations, energy certificates and health and safety regulator. Guidance for the Republic does not apply there.
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