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Sustainability

A1

BER on every home

18%

Only Irish homes rated A. Yours is one of them

9M

Tonnes of construction waste Ireland generates a year

100%

Recyclable steel frame

High-Performance by Design

High-Performance
by Design

Every Hapi Home is engineered using passive building principles to reduce energy demand before mechanical systems are introduced.

That means:

  • Continuous insulation systems
  • Reduced thermal bridging
  • High-performance glazing
  • Airtight construction detailing
  • Balanced heat-recovery ventilation readiness

Traditional code-built homes typically allow 3-5 ACH50 air leakage. High-performance homes target under 1.0 ACH50.

Our focus is simple: reduce uncontrolled air movement and thermal loss at the building envelope level, where performance matters most.

Reduced Energy Demand

Reduced Energy Demand

High-performance wall and roof assemblies (R21+ walls, R43+ roof systems depending on climate zone) significantly reduce heating and cooling loads compared to minimum code requirements.

A tighter envelope + better insulation means:

  • Smaller HVAC systems
  • Lower monthly energy consumption
  • Reduced peak demand
  • Greater thermal stability year-round
  • Lower operational carbon over decades

Optional solar integration, heat pumps, and smart HVAC systems can further reduce operational emissions.

Hapi Homes are net-zero ready.

Ventilation & Indoor Health

Ventilation &
Indoor Health

Airtight construction must be paired with controlled ventilation.

Hapi Homes are designed to support balanced ventilation systems such as HRV/ERV integration, ensuring:

  • Fresh filtered air supply
  • Controlled humidity levels
  • Reduced indoor pollutants
  • Improved long-term air quality

A healthier building envelope creates a healthier interior environment.

Hapi Homes'benefits

Control from Day One

Know what your build costs, and how it comes together before construction begins. No surprises. No chaos. No guessing

Sustainable & energy-efficient

Eco-friendly materials, energy-efficient designs, and smart technology to create homes built for the future.

Customisable & smart

Use our 3D configurator with AR/VR to design your dream home, inside and out, tailored to your style.

One-stop homebuilding solution

We do what we do best, and for the rest connect you to a marketplace to complete your build.

Embodied Carbon
Reduction

Factory-controlled panelization reduces material overuse and rework, two of the largest contributors to embodied carbon in residential construction.

Cold-formed steel framing is:

  • Fully recyclable
  • Manufactured with high recycled content
  • Dimensionally stable over decades
  • Resistant to moisture-related degradation

Because structural components are precision-engineered, over-ordering and offcut waste are minimized.

Durability reduces replacement cycles. A building that lasts longer carries a lower lifecycle carbon footprint.

Resilience as
Sustainability

  • Non-combustible framing supports wildfire risk reduction in WUI zones.
  • Precision envelope detailing improves storm durability.
  • Moisture resistance reduces mold risk and structural decay.
  • Resistant to moisture-related degradation

Buildings that survive extreme events reduce reconstruction demand and the massive embodied carbon cost of rebuilding.

Sustainability is not only about carbon. It's about performance over 100+ years.

Less Than 2% Construction
Waste

Vs Traditional site-built homes generate 10-15% material waste.

Because Hapi Homes are precision-fabricated from digitally coordinated panel systems:

  • Materials are pre-measured
  • Panels are CNC-cut
  • Over-ordering is reduced
  • Rework is minimized
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