The House of Tomorrow Programme offers funding support for research, development and demonstration projects aimed at generating and applying technologies, products, systems, practices and information leading to more sustainable energy performance in Irish housing. The main focus of the programme is on stimulating widespread uptake of superior sustainable energy planning, design, specification and construction practices in both the new home building and home improvement markets.
The programme, which has an indicative budget of €21.1 million over the period 2001–2006, will support projects in eight categories. The level of funding support will vary according to category.
The programme is open to a wide range of proposal types — including policy studies, field research, feasibility studies and technology RD&D — in the fields of:
- understanding and improving the technical standards and conditions, professional and trade practices, user behaviour and public policies bearing on the energy and environmental performance of housing in Ireland;
- model projects, for new build, refurbishment or retrofit of housing, demonstrating superior energy design and technology implementation in homes or groups of homes under real operating conditions, with the potential for market influence and replication;
- research and development of products, systems and services applicable to improving the energy and environmental performance of housing in Irish, and possibly other, markets.
Proposals of a significant scale are encouraged, particularly in the case of demonstration projects aimed at early market influence.
- Demonstration Projects Information Pack (including Call for Proposals)
- Demonstration Projects Information Pack — zipped file
- Demonstration Projects Proposal Form
- Demonstration Projects Proposal Form — zipped file
- Request for Grant Payment Form
If you have any problems downloading these documents please email hot@sei.ie.
Contact:Grants Administrator
Sustainable Energy Ireland
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Tel: 01 808 2097
Email: hot@sei.ie
The House of Tomorrow Programme is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland under the Economic & Social Infrastructure Operational Programme of the National Development Plan.