Ukubuyisela kwakhona e-Ireland ngo-2025 nangaphaya

Urhulumente waseIreland uceba ukwenza kube lula kubaninimzi ukuba baphucule amakhaya abo ngo-2025¹. Oku kumalunga nokwenza amakhaya abe namandla ngakumbi kwaye agcineke. Bafuna ukunceda ngokunikezela ngezibonelelo kunye nenkxaso yemali yokubuyisela eIreland. Ezi nzame zijolise ekuphuculeni amakhaya amaninzi ukuze asebenzise amandla. Banethemba lokukwenza oku ngokunceda iintsapho ezinemivuzo ephantsi kakhulu¹.

2024 iphawulwe a Ingxelo yonyaka yenkqubela phambili ye-SEAI (iGunya laMandla aZinzileyo eIreland), malunga ne-616 yezigidi zeerandi etyalwe kwiiprojekthi kumakhaya, uluntu, amashishini, kunye nemibutho yecandelo likarhulumente. Oku kubonisa ukunyuka kwe-13% kumsebenzi ka-2023. Oku kubonakala kuthembisa kakhulu ukulungiswa kwakhona eIreland.

UGqr Ciaran Byrne, uMlawuli weSizwe weRetrofit kwiGunya eliQinisekayo laMandla e-Ireland (SEAI), uye waba phambili kule migudu. Ukuthetha kwipodcast yaMazwi Okwakhayo, UGqr. Byrne wabalaselisa indima ebalulekileyo yokulungiswa ngokutsha kwe-Ireland isenzo semozulu iinjongo, echaza:

“Okwangoku, ndinguMlawuli weNational Retrofit kwiziko lamandla eIreland. Amazwe amaninzi aseYurophu, kunye namazwe amaninzi kwihlabathi jikelele, ane-arhente yesizwe yamandla egxile kutshintsho oluya kusetyenziso lwamandla oluzinzileyo. E-Ireland, yi-SEAI… Iqhekeza lam lepayi limalunga nokulungisa ngokutsha iipropathi zasekhaya-ukufumana abaninimzi kwi-Ireland yonkana ukuba babuyisele amakhaya abo, bawenze asebenze ngamandla kwaye ekugqibeleni banciphise ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni.

• Urhulumente wase-Ireland uzibophelele ekuxhaseni abaninimzi ekubuyiseleni amakhaya abo ngezibonelelo kunye nenkuthazo yemali.
• Ukulungiswa kwakhona eIreland kubalulekile ekuphuculeni amakhaya kunye nokuba negalelo kumlo ochasene nokutshintsha kwemozulu.
• Urhulumente ujolise ekunyuseni izinga le-B2 elilinganayo lokuphucula amandla asekhaya ngonyaka ukuya kutsho ngo-2030, kugxilwe kumakhaya anengeniso ephantsi.¹.
• Ithagethi kukubuyisela amakhaya angama-500,000 kwiBER ye-B2 okanye ngaphezulu ngo-2030.².
• Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali olurekhodiweyo lwe-437 yezigidi zee-euro lubekelwe u-2024 ukukhula kwecandelo lezindlu zokuhlala.².
• Ukusekwa kwe-500 yezigidi zee-Euro ezineNzala ePhantsi yeKhaya loPhuculo lweSikimu seMali-mboleko yaMandla¹ iya kubonelela ngenkxaso eyongezelelekileyo kubaninimzi.

Urhulumente wase-Ireland uyafuna ukulungiswa kwe-eco-friendly kwaye ukugquma ekhaya eDublin kunye izibonelelo zikarhulumente zokulungisa ngokutsha³. Kwi-Q1 2024, phantse amakhaya angama-12,000 afumene ukuphuculwa kwamandla, anyuke nge-18% ukusuka kunyaka ophelileyo.³. Bajonge ukubuyisela isinye kwisithathu samakhaya ngo-2030⁴.

Enkosi kurhulumente, ngaphezulu kwe-5,050 yamakhaya ngoku anezinga le-BER B2 okanye elingcono, ukutsiba kwe-53%³. Phantse amakhaya ali-1,200 angenawo amandla afumana ukuphuculwa simahla, kwaye izicelo ezingaphezulu kwe-15,450 ziye zaqwalaselwa.³. I-SEAI ibika ngokunyuka kwezicelo zesikimu seSolar PV retrofit, ngaphezulu kwe-21,000 ekupheleni kwe-Q3 2024.³.

Le theyibhile ilandelayo ishwankathela iinkcukacha-manani eziphambili ukulungiswa kwakhona eIreland:

E-Ireland, i-SEAI iqinisekisa ukulinganiswa kwamandla asekhaya nge-Building Energy Rating (BER) inkqubo. Le nkqubo ixabisa amakhaya ukusuka ku-A1 ukuya ku-G⁵. Inceda abaninimzi baqonde ukusetyenziswa kwamandla ezindlu zabo kunye nendlela yokuwaphucula. Ukusebenzisa ukufudumeza okuwonga amandla, njengebhoyila zokujiya okanye iimpompo zokufudumeza, inokunyusa umgangatho we-BER wekhaya⁵.

Ukuphucula umgangatho we-BER wekhaya kubalulekile. Indlu engacacanga iiretrofits uncedo ngokunciphisa ilahleko yobushushu ngeendonga, ii-attics, kunye neefestile⁵. Ikhaya lilahlekelwa yi-20-30% yobushushu balo ngeendonga kwaye ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30% ngaphezulu ngenxa ye-attic engekho kakuhle.⁵. Ngokukhetha ukufudumeza okusebenzayo kwamandla kunye i-passive house retrofits, abaninimzi banokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla baze banyuse ixabiso lempahla yabo.

Iindleko zokwenza ikhaya libe namandla ngakumbi ziyahluka. Kuxhomekeke kwiminyaka yekhaya kunye nobukhulu, kunye neendleko ukusuka kwi-€25,000 ukuya kwi-€75,000 okanye ngaphezulu.⁶. Kodwa, izibonelelo ze-SEAI zinokunceda ukuthoba ezi ndleko⁶. Ngokuqonda ixabiso lemilinganiselo yamandla asekhaya kunye nokutyalomali ekufudumeni okusebenzayo kunye nokubuyisela kwakhona, abaninikhaya banokwenza amakhaya abo azinzileyo kwaye akhululeke.

Urhulumente waseIreland uphehlelele amanyathelo aliqela okunceda abaninimzi ukuba babuyisele amakhaya abo. Oku kwenza kube lula kwaye kungabizi kakhulu ukwenza. Banikezela ngenkxaso-mali ukunceda ukuphucula amakhaya ukuba abe namandla ngakumbi. Urhulumente uceba ukuphucula ezi zibonelelo, kuquka ne-500 yezigidi zeerandi ezineNzala ePhantsi yokuPhucula iSikimu seMali-mboleko yaMandla eKhaya.

Kukho izibonelelo ezingundoqo ezifana neSibonelelo sokuPhuculwa kwamandla eKhaya kunye neNkqubo yamaKhaya aFudumeleyo. ISibonelelo sokuPhuculwa kwamandla eKhaya sinokufikelela kwi-50% yeendleko zembuyekezo enzulu. ISkimu saMakhaya afudumeleyo sibonelela ngohlaziyo lwasimahla kwiintsapho ezinengeniso ephantsi⁷. Urhulumente ukwandise izibonelelo zeempompo zobushushu kunye nokugquma eludongeni lwangaphandle, ekhuthaza abaninimzi ukuba benze amakhaya abo asebenzise amandla ngakumbi.⁸.

Ukwenza izicelo zezi zibonelelo kulula. Abanini bezindlu banokuyenza ngeGunya eliZinzileyo laMandla eIreland (SEAI) iwebhusayithi. Ukuze bafaneleke, abaninimzi kufuneka bahlangabezane nemigangatho yomvuzo kunye namandla. Urhulumente unenjongo yokuphucula amakhaya angama-500,000 ukuya kwinqanaba le-B2 BER ngo-2030. Oku kuthetha ukuba malunga ne-75,000 yokuphucula ngonyaka ukusuka ku-2026 ukuya ku-2030.⁸.

Le theyibhile ilandelayo ishwankathela isitshixo izibonelelo zikarhulumente zokulungisa ngokutsha eIreland:

Ukulungiswa kwekhaya kubandakanya izinto eziphambili ezifana nokuphuculwa okuzinzileyo kunye ukulungiswa kwe-eco-friendly. Oku kunceda ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye nokukhutshwa. E-Ireland, amakhaya asebenzisa i-25% yawo onke amandla kwaye abangela i-29% yokukhutshwa⁹.

Amacandelo abalulekileyo okubuyisela i-retrofitting yi-insulation engcono, iifestile ezonga umbane, kunye nokufudumeza kwanamhlanje. La manyathelo athoba iimfuno zamandla kunye namatyala. Umzekelo, amakhaya adibana nemigangatho ye-EnerPHit asebenzisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-75% ubushushu obungaphantsi¹⁰. I-Ireland iphinda ibone izakhiwo ezininzi zihlangabezana nemigangatho yePassivhaus, ebonisa ukutshintshela kumakhaya anamandla¹⁰.

Ukongeza umoya ovuselelekayo Iinkqubo, njengePV yelanga, nazo zibalulekile. Bacutha ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha efosili kunye nokukhutshwa kwezinto ezikhutshwayo. Uphononongo lubonisa amakhaya aphuculwe ukuya kwimigangatho ephezulu yamandla anokuthengisa nge-10,000 yee-euro ngaphezulu, ngenxa yokonga amandla.¹¹.

Ukulungiswa kwekhaya kunika izibonelelo ezininzi:

• Ukusetyenziswa kwamandla amancinci
• Izinto ezikhutshwayo ezisezantsi
• Ixabiso eliphezulu lokuthengisa
• Intuthuzelo engcono kunye nempilo

Ukulungiswa ngokutsha kwekhaya kubalulekile kwikhaya eliluhlaza, elonga amandla. Ivumela abaninimzi basebenzise amandla amancinci, banciphise ukukhutshwa, kwaye benze amakhaya abo abe nempilo kwaye akhululeke ngakumbi.

Xa ucinga ngokwenza ikhaya lakho libe namandla ngakumbi, njengokongeza i-insulation eDublin, ukwazi iindleko kubalulekile. Ixabiso le-retrofit lingatshintsha kakhulu. Kodwa, unokonga kakhulu kumatyala akho amandla ethubeni¹². Iindleko zinokuqala ukusuka kwi-€25,000 kumakhaya amatsha ukuya ngaphezulu kwe-€75,000 yabantu abadala, abakhulu.¹².

Nantsi isikhokelo esirhabaxa sento onokuthi uyihlawulele kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo zamakhaya:

• I-Semi-detached/isiphelo se-terrace: €30,000 - €50,000
• Ithala eliphakathi: €25,000 - €40,000
• Ivaliwe: € 40,000 - € 70,000
• Isakhiwo: € 20,000 - € 35,000

La manani avela kuhlalutyo lweendleko ze-SEAI kumakhaya angama-300 okuqala¹³.

Kukho iimali-mboleko zikarhulumente ukuya kuthi ga kwi-75,000 ye-euro enenzala ephantsi eqala kwi-3.55%.¹². Ngaphezu koko, kukho izibonelelo kunye nolunye uncedo ukwenza olu hlaziyo lufikeleleke ngakumbi kubaninimzi.

Ngokwenza utyalo-mali kuphuculo lokonga amandla, njengokugquma eDublin, ungawanciphisa amandla akho amatyala. Ikwalungile nakwiplanethi. Kubalulekile ukucwangcisa nohlahlo lwabiwo mali kakuhle kolu hlaziyo, kujongwe zonke iindleko kunye nokonga¹³.

Ukuqonda iindleko kunye nokugcinwa kokuphuculwa kwamandla kunceda abaninimzi benze ukhetho olufanelekileyo. Ngale ndlela, banokwenza amakhaya abo alondolozeke ngakumbi kubo kunye noluntu lwabo.

EIreland, ngakumbi eCork, abaninimzi bakhetha iindlela zokufudumeza ezonga amandla. Olu khetho lunceda ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye namatyala aphantsi¹⁴. Iinkqubo ezifana ne-PV yelanga kunye neepompo zokufudumala zingundoqo, ngenxa yezibonelelo zikarhulumente kunye nezikimu¹⁴. Umzekelo, i-SEAI inikezela ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1,800 ye-euro ye-PV yelanga kunye nokuya kuthi ga kwi-6,500 ye-€ XNUMX yeempompo zobushushu.¹⁴.

Iprojekthi yeSuperhomes2030 luxinzelelo olukhulu lokubuyisela amakhaya angama-35,000 ngo-2030.¹⁵. Yenze imitsi emikhulu, inyusa izinga lokubuyisela ukusuka kwi-100 ukuya ngaphezulu kwamakhaya angama-500 ngonyaka ngo-2023.¹⁵. Inani leekontraka liye laphindeka kabini laya kutsho kuma-80, yaye bangaphezu kwama-200 abantu abaqeqeshiweyo abaqeqeshiweyo¹⁵.

Olunye ukhetho oluphezulu lokubuyisela amakhaya ase-Ireland zezi:

• Iinkqubo zeSolar PV
• Iimpompo ubushushu
• Ulawulo lokufudumeza
• Ukufakwa kweattic
• Ukuvalwa kodonga lwe-Cavity

Ezi zisombululo zinceda abaninimzi bonge amandla kunye nemali. Bakwaxhasa ikamva eliluhlaza¹⁴.

Ukukhetha iikontraka ezifanelekileyo kunye nabavavanyi ngundoqo kwiprojekthi eyimpumelelo yokubuyisela eIreland. IGunya laMandla aZinzileyo eIreland (SEAI) licebisa ukuba kuchongwe abo baneziqinisekiso kwaye banamava okubuyisela kwakhona. Oku kuqinisekisa ukuba umsebenzi ukumgangatho ophezulu¹⁶. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukwenza amakhaya awonge amandla kwaye asebenze ngcono.

I-SEAI inenkqubo yoqinisekiso lweekontraka. Kufuneka babonise ukuba baneziqinisekiso ezichanekileyo, njengesiqinisekiso somvavanyi weZakhiwo zaMandla oLwakhiwo (BER), ukuze babe ziiKontraka eziBhalisiweyo ze-SEAI.¹⁶. I-National Home Retrofit Scheme e-Ireland ikwajolise ekuphuculeni iNqanaba loLwakhiwo lwaMandla ezindlu (BER) ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba le-B2¹⁷.

Xa ukhetha unokontraka, qwalasela le miba:

• Izatifikethi kunye namava kwi-retrofitting
• Iziqinisekiso, ezifana nesiqinisekiso somvavanyi we-Building Energy Rating (BER).
• Unxibelelwano olucacileyo kunye nokuziphatha kobuchule

Ukukhetha ikontraka eqeqeshiweyo kuthetha ukuba iprojekthi yakho yokubuyisela ngokutsha iya kwenziwa kakuhle. Oku kunika abaninimzi uxolo lwengqondo kunye namava ayimpumelelo¹⁶. Kwakhona, izibonelelo zihlala zigubungela malunga nama-80% eendleko zokuphucula amandla asekhaya. Oku kunceda ukunciphisa umthwalo wemali kubaninimzi¹⁷.

Amakhaya okubuyisela ngokutsha anokunciphisa kakhulu ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni. Oku kunceda ukuhlangabezana neenjongo zemozulu zelizwe kwaye ufumane inkxaso karhulumente luhlaza ukuphuculwa kwekhaya¹⁸. Abanini bezindlu banokusebenzisa utshintsho lwe-eco-friendly ukuze basebenzise amandla amancinci kwaye bakhuphe iigesi ezincinci ze-greenhouse. Umzekelo, ukusebenzisa umoya kunye neenwebu ezingangeni moya kunokunciphisa ilahleko yobushushu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-60%.¹⁹.

Ezinye iingenelo eziphambili zokulungisa ngokutsha ziquka:

• Ukusetyenziswa kwamandla amancinci
• Izinto ezikhutshwayo ezisezantsi
• Umoya ongcono ngaphakathi kwekhaya
• Ixabiso lekhaya eliphezulu

Abanini bezindlu banokufikelela ezi zibonelelo ngokuphucula okwahlukeneyo okuluhlaza. Oku kuquka ukufaka iifestile ezonga umbane, iinkqubo zokufudumeza ezingcono, kunye nokongeza inqanda. Iigranti zikarhulumente nazo zinokunceda ekuhlawuleni iindleko zolu phuculo, nto leyo ezenza zifikeleleke ngakumbi¹⁸.

I-Ireland iceba ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ngama-42% ngo-2030 xa kuthelekiswa namanqanaba ka-2005¹⁸. Ukufikelela kolu sukelo, urhulumente unikezela ngenkxaso-mali yokuphucula amakhaya aluhlaza. Ezi zibonelelo zinceda abaninimzi basebenzise amandla amancinci kwaye banciphise Imibhalo yenyawo yekhabhoni. Ngokusebenzisa ezi zibonelelo kunye nokwenza utshintsho olulungele indalo, abaninimzi banokunceda ukudala ikamva eliluhlaza kwaye banciphise ikamva labo. ifuthe kwindalo esingqongileyo¹⁹.

Kulo lonke elase-Ireland, iiprojekthi ezininzi zokubuyisela kwakhona zibonise impumelelo enkulu. Oku kuquka utshintsho kumakhaya aseDublin, ukuphuculwa kweendawo ezisemaphandleni, nokusebenza kwizakhiwo zembali. Umzekelo, ukuphuculwa kokufudumeza kwaSmith's Funeral Directors eGranard konga malunga ne-5,717 kWh yamandla ngonyaka ngamnye. Oku malunga ne-1,143 ye-euro²⁰.

Inkxaso-mali yokubuyisela ngokutsha ingagubungela i-50% ukuya kwi-80% yeendleko e-Ireland²¹. Oku kukhokelele kwiinkonzo ezininzi zamakhaya awakhiwe emva kweminyaka yoo-1940, akhula ukusuka kwi-2 ukuya ngaphezulu kwama-20 phakathi kuka-2021 no-2022.²¹. Kwakhona, iigranti ezigubungela i-100% yeendleko ziyafumaneka ukunceda abo bajongene nentlupheko yepetroli, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ukubuyisela kwakhona kufikeleleke ngakumbi kwabaninzi.

Ukufakwa kwekhaya eDublin kunciphise kakhulu ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye namatyala. KwiCork, amakhaya abuyiselweyo abonisa impumelelo ye i-passive house retrofits ekugcineni amandla. Le mizekelo ibonisa indlela i-retrofitting eyinceda ngayo i-Ireland ukuhlangabezana neenjongo zayo zemozulu kunye nokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse.

Impumelelo yezi projekthi ibonisa amandla okonga amandla kunye namakhaya azinzileyo kulo lonke elaseIreland. Ngenkxaso yemali kunye ukubandakanyeka koluntu, urhulumente unokukhuthaza abaninimzi abangakumbi ukuba babuye bahlawule. Oku kuya kunceda ukudala ikamva elizinzileyo nelisebenza ngamandla.

Ikamva lokulungiswa kwekhaya eIreland liqaqambile, ngenxa yenkxaso karhulumente kunye nemfuno ekhulayo ye²² uphuculo lwamandla ombane. I-Ireland ijolise ekunciphiseni ukukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse ngama-51% ngo-2030. Le njongo ibandakanya ukulungiswa kwakhona kwezakhiwo ze-500,000, inyathelo elikhulu ekwenzeni amakhaya azinzileyo.

I-Retrofit Scheme Ireland ibonelela ngoncedo lwemali kunye²³ izibonelelo zokwenza ukubuyisela kubelula kubaninimzi. Iprojekthi ye-LIFE LEAP isebenza kunye noGunyaziwe waMandla oZinzileyo waseIreland. Inceda abaninimzi kunye nababoneleli kwiindawo ezithile ngeeprojekthi zabo zokubuyisela kwakhona.

Ukwakha amakhaya amatsha angama-355,000 ukuya kwimigangatho ephezulu yamandla kuyaqhubeka. Ngaphezulu kwe-1.5 yezigidi zezakhiwo ziya kufuna ukulungiswa ngokutsha ngo-2050. Oku kwenza ukulungiswa kwekhaya kubaluleke kakhulu kwiinjongo zemozulu yase-Ireland kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle kwamandla asekhaya.

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