Chances and challenges of building replacement
In Switzerland, efforts invested in rendering the framework conditions of building replacement comparable to those of conventional renovation and restoration have yielded the experience dealt with below.
The Swiss building sector and its unique context
Counted together, all the buildings in Switzerland represent a replacement value of some 2 500 million CHF, with that of rising structures – housing, offices – accounting for the lion‘s share of 1 750 million CHF. For a targeted annual rehabilitation rate of 1.2% of Switzerland‘s total real-estate volume, the building renovation volume should come to 21 million CHF. In reality, however, it only comes to 10 million CHF at present. In other words, Switzerland – like a number of other European countries – is in danger of suffering a decline in the...
