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About Gerard McColgan BER Assessor Donegal

Building Energy Rating Assessor Gerard McColgan – My Story

Growing up in rural Donegal in the 1980’s, I had a love for the outdoors, surrounded by the wild Atlantic Ocean, but I had to leave these shores in pursuit of a career and moved to Dublin at the age of seventeen and became a plasterer. For the next 25 years I enjoyed a career in the construction industry, running my own business as a plastering contractor. I was involved in every stage of domestic, commercial and community projects, working in partnership with other specialities in the construction sector.

Gerard McColgan My Story EnerRating Donegal
To further develop my skills, I went to Carlow I.T where I achieved a first class honours BA in Energy Management. My passion for Energy Efficiency was born. I continued to use my new learning within my own plastering company undertaking deep retrofits for homeowners. In 2016, with a young family, I decided to move back to Donegal. I embarked on building my own energy efficient home, which provided excellent learning opportunities. I also completed a certificate in Building Energy Rating Assessment (Dwellings) while working for a BER and Technical Assessment provider gaining valuable experience.

In 2023, I set up EnerRating which provides pre and post BER Ratings, Technical Assessment, Part L Reports and Final BER’s. I am a registered BER assessor and technical advisor with SEAI. I am ideally placed to use my vast background of experience within the construction, project management and energy advisory sector.

It is my vision to support both the homeowners and service providers to identify renewable solutions that best fit their needs. Most of all, I like to build long- standing relationships with customers and service providers to ensure that they receive reliable information and a quality service. With five young children I am passionate about making our homes more Energy Efficient for the future to support our environment for the next generation. I understand that the information and terminology can be confusing and overwhelming at times. With my experience and academic background I am happy to answer homeowner and building provider questions about renewable energy options, airtightness needs, BER requirements, Partial L compliance reports, technical assessments and SEAI grants.