Many boom buildings do not meet standards

MANY properties built during the early years of the construction boom had inadequate ventilation, fire safety regulations and energy efficiency, according to an unpublished report by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

The report, from 2005, was put into the public domain yesterday by the green building magazine Construct Ireland and was based on an energy performance survey of Irish housing carried out in 2004.

It looked at a representative sample of 150 houses and apartments, along with another sample of 52 homes built between 1997 and 2002, to check for compliance with building regulations on fuel, ventilation and boilers.