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Energy renovation guide

Are you planning to renovate your primary residence, second home or investment property? Energy renovation is a way to improve comfort and preserve your property's value. It's also a way to reduce energy consumption.

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The benefits of energy renovation

Piguet Galland can support you in this endeavour and will provide all the necessary information and funding to make your project a reality.

Maintain or increase the value of your property

Two types of renovations can be carried out on a property:
  • Value-adding work, which increases the value of the property by improving its use
  • Maintenance work, which helps to maintain the value of the property
Energy renovation covers both types of work, so you can maintain or even increase the value of your property.

Strengthen your assets

Energy renovation can cut your energy costs by as much as 50%. It preserves, or can even enhance your property's value and offers the advantage of tax deductions that favourably affect your financial assets. Additionally, the investment in renovation could be eligible for subsidies of up to 30%.

Having a positive impact on the environment

In Switzerland, 45% of energy consumption is attributed to buildings, with heating sources such as oil and gas responsible for three-quarters of this consumption. A building awarded a 'B' rating on the CECB® scale is four times more energy-efficient than a typical building erected in the 20th century. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a national goal, to be facilitated by measures related to properties. It is advisable, therefore, to anticipate and conform to future standards starting now.

Benefit from tax advantages

Energy renovation, subject to specific conditions, enables you to deduct certain expenses related to the maintenance and management of your property.

Your renovations in 3 key stages

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    Defining the renovations

    Assess your property's energy efficiency.

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    Apply for subsidies

    The Confederation's Buildings Programme.

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    Organising financing

    Apply by compiling all the necessary documents.

 

How do you assess the need for energy renovation?

The first step in your energy renovation project is to assess your needs. Several steps can be taken, ranging from obtaining CECB® certification to obtaining planning permission.

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CECB® certification

The CECB® energy efficiency certificate at the national level assesses your building's energy performance. You must call in a certified expert to carry out the assessment. Once completed, the CECB® will be returned to you as a detailed four-page report. This document indicates the envelope's quality, the building's overall energy balance, and direct CO₂ emissions.

It is valid for ten years. In some cantons, obtaining it becomes compulsory when you change ownership or undertake renovation work on your heating system. For more information, visit the Groupe E CECB® website.

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This assessment is mandatory for any building constructed before 1st January 1991 when considering transformation or demolition work, especially with regard to insulating materials. The removal of asbestos can result in significant additional costs during renovation.

Planning permission


Any work that alters a site above or below ground requires planning permission. To obtain one, you need to contact your local authority.

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How can you obtain a grant for your energy renovation?

Cantonal or municipal grants may be available to help you undertake your energy renovation project, whether for the renovation itself or to obtain certification or an energy efficiency assessment.

The Confederation's Buildings Programme

The federal government and the cantons encourage energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in buildings. This programme provides subsidies for thermal insulation, replacing heating systems that use fossil fuels or electricity with renewable energies (heat pumps, solar collectors, etc.) or connection to a heating network, and complete renovation with Minergie or CECB® certification.

Financing

How do you organise the financing for your renovation project?

Our financing solutions specialists will be happy to discuss your renovation project with you and work out the steps you need to take to succeed.

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    Financement de votre projet de rénovation

    Your renovation project at Piguet Galland can be financed either by:
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      Increasing your existing mortgage
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      A Lombard loan (pledge of assets under management deposited with our bank)
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    Documents required

    To help us advise you better, our specialists will ask you for the following documents:
    • Property 1=Bill-Paid
      Summary of costs and description of renovations
    • Property 1=Contacts book
      Apply for a grant
    • Property 1=Code-Script
      Copy of your latest tax return
Property 1=Contract-Sign

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