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Renovation, energy transition, construction prices, property development: sourced summaries drawn from official texts and statistics. Each article cites its sources.

Energy transition

Energy transitionVaud energy law: what owners need to plan forThe new Vaud energy law comes into force on 1 January 2027. It sets deadlines that bear directly on the renovation budget of a building.

Renovation

RenovationVaud Buildings Programme: a guide to the subsidiesThe Buildings Programme supports energy renovations. The most common pitfall is administrative: an application submitted too late means losing the grant.

Material prices

Material pricesConstruction prices 2026: what the indices sayConstruction prices are not rising uniformly. Depending on the trades and types of work, the differences are clear. A reliable budget relies on these indices, not on an average.

Property development

Property developmentProperty development: checking feasibility before committingA property scheme is won or lost at the outset. When the first figures arrive after commitment, all that remains is to note the gap.

Fees

FeesManagement mandate: an investment, not an expenseManagement fees are not added to the cost of the project: they serve to keep it under control. Here is where their value is recovered, item by item.

Costing

CostingComparing contractors’ offers: the same basis, or nothingComparing two offers is not comparing two totals. It means checking that they describe the same thing, at the same level of detail.CostingThe CFC: the common language of construction costIn Switzerland, the costs of a construction project are described in a common language: the CFC (Swiss construction cost classification).

AMO

AMOAMO: what is owner’s representation for?Owner’s representation (AMO) is aimed at the person financing the project, who does not necessarily have the time, nor always the expertise, to manage it.

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