CASE 01 · Pilot heating season 2024/25
Residential real estate fund of one of Switzerland’s largest institutional real estate investors: more than 20 percent savings in the pilot.
residential buildings in the pilot
less energy & emissions · season 1
CO₂ avoided
A residential real estate fund of one of Switzerland’s largest institutional real estate investors reduced energy and emissions by more than 20 percent in a pilot on six buildings – without any loss of comfort for the tenants.
“Our greatest success is the rapid and significant reduction of consumption and emissions with a minimal investment compared to an energy-related refurbishment.”
Fund Manager
The fund belongs to one of Switzerland’s largest institutional real estate investors and has set itself an ambitious goal: halving greenhouse gas intensity by 2030. Standing in the way is its own portfolio, with an above-average number of fossil-fuel heating systems whose replacement takes years.
Instead of waiting, the fund management started a pilot on six residential buildings, with one condition: no loss of comfort for the tenants. After one heating season the result was in: more than 20 percent less energy and emissions, 76 tons of CO₂ avoided. The monitoring also found what nobody had seen before: incorrect heating curves, unnoticed technical failures.
From the next heating season, the solution will be extended to further buildings.
From the pilot, the fund derives a procedure for similar projects:
- Carry out a portfolio analysis: review energy consumption and energy sources.
- Choose a suitable method: AI optimization enables fast results at manageable costs.
- Provide internal resources: plan time and personnel for implementation.
- Select the partner carefully: experience and stability are decisive.
Key figures and quote from the customer’s public project publication. Reference on request.
