RIAI SEAI One Stop Shop Pathways Guidance
The RIAI SEAI One Stop Shop Pathways Guidance Document was launched at the RIAI Conference 2025.
Improving energy efficiency in the existing building stock is critical to meeting Ireland's ambitious targets in order to reduce green-house emissions and apply climate change mitigation measures whilst utilising government's supports in the most efficient manner.
Developed through joint consultation between the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), this guidance draws on the expertise of practitioners, industry bodies, and government partners through a collaborative and consultative process.
This One Stop Shop Pathways - Guidance Document represents an important step in aligning architectural practice, technical delivery, and policy objectives. It provides a structured framework for architects, engineers, building surveyors, clients, and registered One Stop Shops (OSSs) to collaborate efficiently, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards of design, quality and compliance.
The pathways follow the full service RIAI Work Stages 1-4 as set out in the standard form RIAI Client Architect Agreement for Domestic Work where:
Pathway 1 = One Stop Shop as Main Contractor
Pathway 2 = One Stop Shop as a Nominated Subcontractor
The document begins by outlining the issues identified in the One Stop Shop (OSS) process, and proposes a simplified pathway for relevant construction projects, both as standalone energy upgrade / retrofit projects and when a OSS energy upgrade / retrofit is combined with a renovation or extension project. It also provides an overview of the OSS programme, including responsibilities and registration requirements. Useful links to relevant documentation and standards have also been included at the end of the document for ease of reference.
About One Stop Shops
Participating registered One Stop Shops offer homeowners services required for a complete home energy upgrade. These registered private operators may manage the entire process from the initial assessment of the home, through to the final BER.
