Three fifths of Irish homes need major retrofit to improve energy efficiency

Apart from the restrictions of the past 18 months, the number of homes being retrofitted has been increasing steadily, and it is expected that up to 30,000 houses per year will get the retrofit treatment by 2023. Picture: Getty Images

The potential cost of a national retrofitting programme has been laid bare, with 60% of Irish homeowners living in a place that requires major renovation to become more energy efficient.

According to AIB's latest research, three in five homeowners say they are currently living somewhere that would require a deep retrofit in order to significantly improve its energy efficiency.