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Research project funded by Innosuisse aiming at reducing CO2 emissions in the built environment of #Switzerland through #retrofits and #RenewableEnergies.
🤖🖥️ Sympheny: a unique combination of digital twin technology and intelligent algorithms.💡 We’re excited to share our latest #YouTube #video presenting Franziska Steidle-Sailer, CEO of Sympheny! www.youtube.com/shorts/-GYEg...
Sympheny: a unique combination of digital twin technology and intelligent algorithms
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It is still possible to register to the 11th #Symposium on #SolarEnergy and #HeatPumps - Focus: thermal storage 🔥♻️
📅 6 November 2025
🕐 13:00 - 17:00
📍 at OST - Campus Rapperswil, Auditorium
💰 CHF 140 (free for students!)
🏫 By SPF Institute for Solar Technology, OST
🔗 www.ost.ch/de/info-even...
11. Symposium Solarenergie und Wärmepumpen, Fokus "Wärmespeicher"
Mit «Wärmespeichern» steht eine sehr wichtige, aber oft wenig beachtete Komponente der Energiewende im Fokus des 11. Symposiums Solarenergie und Wärmepumpen. Dabei sind die Möglichkeiten extrem vielfä...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🪶 How to evaluate soft qualities in building renovation? When we talk about renovation, numbers often dominate the conversation: energy savings, costs, CO₂ emissions.... 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀? #Comfort, #coziness, #aesthetics? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🇨🇭🔥 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿...𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟱𝟬! Our latest policy analysis takes a close look at three key elements shaping the #Swiss building energy transition.
▶️ Watch the short video explaining the report's incentive:
youtube.com/shorts/uGqbZ...
#EnergyTransition
Replacing 30,000 fossil heating systems every year...until 2050!
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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October 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🇨🇭 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 👇 We have developed new business strategies, tools, and services to help different stakeholders start their renovation projects 🏠💡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzAY... #SustainableBuildings #EnergyTransition #Switzerland #SwissEnergy
What are the new business models for Swiss renovation?
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 - 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ✨🏡🇨🇭
We are pleased to share RENOWAVE’s September 2025 #newsletter, focusing on innovative business strategies and collaborative clusters. 👉 Read the newsletter: sh1.sendinblue.com/acxaxcnptxpf... #Switzerland #SwissRenovation #BusinessModels
September 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗕𝗔𝗨 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 📢💡
On 22 and 23 January 2026, RENOWAVE will present its latest results at SWISSBAU, #Switzerland’s leading platform for construction and real estate.
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Swissbau Focus Area, Hall 1.0 south
www.swissbau.ch/de/ueber-die...
September 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
♻️💬 Want to learn #housing #decarbonization best practices from our German neighbours? Join the free online IMPULS #conference 🇩🇪

📅 Date: 25 September 2025
⏱️ Time: 13.00 to 16.15
💻 Format: Online
💰 Cost: Free
💡 More information: www.ampeersenergy.de/impuls
IMPULS25: 25.09.2025 – ONLINE
Die digitale IMPULS-Konferenz liefert Ihnen kompakt und praxisnah die wichtigsten Themen rund um Dekarbonisierung, Digitalisierung und Zukunftsthemen der Wohnungswirtschaft.
www.ampeersenergy.de
September 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
👉 🇨🇭 New publication looks at policies to replace around 𝟵𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 in Switzerland by 2050. 💡 Find all our recommendations in the paper below:
www.renowave.ch/marketplace/...
September 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🎬 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘
In case you missed them over the summer break, here are our last two YouTube Shorts videos:

⭕ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲
♨️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗮

📺 Access our #Youtube channel on #renovation: www.youtube.com/@RENOWAVEPro...
September 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏠🇨🇭 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿? We are running a short survey to better understand what homeowners really want and need when it comes to energy-efficient renovations:
- Takes only 5 minutes
- Anonymous and confidential
- Open to all owners in Switzerland
🔗 ww2.unipark.de/uc/renowave2...
September 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🏢 Switching large apartment buildings to #HeatPumps? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. Space constraints, complex regulations, high costs... That’s why we selected 5 real and archetypal #buildings across #Switzerland to explore feasible solutions.
www.youtube.com/shorts/0K5wV...
5 building types in Switzerland that can be renovated
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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August 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🛑 𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽? 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 💡 Our partner Cowa Thermal Solutions AG has launched #compact #thermal #energy #storage systems, ideal for buildings where traditional heat pumps don’t fit, with up to 5x less space than conventional tanks! ♨️
www.youtube.com/shorts/xL3Nd...
No room for a heat pump? Try our compact solutions!
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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August 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🏢 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗻: 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This innovative system brings together all key #renovation components:
🛡 Thermal insulation
🪟 New windows
🌬 Decentralized ventilation
🔥 Wall heating
☀ Building-integrated photovoltaics
www.youtube.com/shorts/BoXuu...
ProsumerSkin: an all-in-one facade for building renovation!
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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August 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🔍 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Here are the survey results of our #pilot #survey in Germany! 🇨🇭 Surveys in Switzerland will follow and include responses from architects and planners.
Read the full article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/innova...
August 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💡💸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 🔍 🏚️ Many homeowners simply don’t have the financial means to renovate. So we came up with a new concept:
🏦 Loans are issued by private institutions...
🛡️ ...but secured by a public guarantee !
👉 Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWSM... #renovation #Switzerland
August 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
🔄 𝗜𝗻 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 "𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴"! 🎤 In a recent interview with Haustechnik / Building Technology magazine by Meier Tobler, our RENOWAVE co-leader Pierre Hollmuller shares insights from #Swiss #renovation. The article is available here (page 16): assets.ctfassets.net/55zoubyadgjo...
July 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You want to renovate your property but lack the #financial #resources? In RENOWAVE, we have imagined a new financial tool: the Energy Loan. 💡It is a public-private partnership where 🏦 banks issue the loans, and the State 🤝 provides a guarantee: youtu.be/xWSMeWxPU_U?...
What are the innovative financial tools for building renovation?
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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July 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📰📬 The RENOWAVE June Newsletter is out! Catch up on what’s new in the #Swiss #building #renovation landscape:
💸 Focus on finance & regulation
▶️ New videos explaining our results
📅 Upcoming events and opportunities
📚 Our recent publications
sh1.sendinblue.com/act380nptxpf...
July 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
👇 Our research partner OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences has launched a ⏱️ 5 minute-survey to better understand homeowners' needs regarding energy-efficient renovations. Fill it out and help us spread the word! ww2.unipark.de/uc/renowave2... www.linkedin.com/posts/ozg-ze...
🏠 Noch nicht an unserer Umfrage teilgenommen? | OZG Zentrum für Gemeinden
🏠 Noch nicht an unserer Umfrage teilgenommen? Jetzt ist der ideale Moment! Im Forschungsprojekt RENOWAVE wollen wir wissen: 👉 Was motiviert Sie – oder hindert Sie daran –, Ihre Liegenschaft energetis...
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July 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📊♻️ Why is accurate #data so important? In the world, many digital tools already exist to upgrade the existing building stock. However, in Switzerland, building data is often inconsistent, incomplete, and inaccessible. We call for a national coordination! 📘 Full paper: www.renowave.ch/marketplace/...
June 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🏚️♨️ #HeatPump or #renovation first? In real life, doing both at the same time is not always feasible. So, what's the best approach? Full/partial renovation or heat pump installation first? 👋 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/shorts/MVaVK...
Heat pump or renovation first?
YouTube video by RENOWAVE Project
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June 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our partners talk about us! RENOWAVE is a project funded by the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse. 🚀 Our objective: reduce the #CO₂ emissions in the Swiss built environment 🏘️ by addressing building #retrofit and switching from fossil fuels to #RenewableEnergies. 🌿 www.linkedin.com/posts/zksd_n...
🌍 RENOWAVE – Gebäudesanierung für eine klimafreundliche Zukunft! | ZKSD - Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development
🌍 RENOWAVE – Gebäudesanierung für eine klimafreundliche Zukunft! 🏠🌱   Wie können wir den CO₂-Fußabdruck im Gebäudebereich reduzieren und die Energiewende vorantreiben? RENOWAVE, ein von der Schweizer ...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Mark your calendars! The 13th Swiss Green Economy Symposium will be held on 02-04 September 2025 in Winterthur. #SGES2025 #SGES13. It is the most comprehensive conference on economy and sustainability in Switzerland since 2013, with 280 speakers, 2000 participants.
💸 Program & registration: sges.ch
Swiss Green Economy Symposium 2024: Gemeinsam Konflikte lösen
Das Swiss Green Economy Symposium ist die umfassendste Konferenz zu Wirtschaft und Nachhaltigkeit in der Schweiz. Seit 2013.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Have you seen residential buildings like this 🏢 in your city? Many still rely on gas boilers for heating but air-to-water heat pumps can replace them. 🌬️ 💦
But it’s not that simple… ⚠️ Noise emissions, limited space, high costs, lack of big heat pumps...
💡 In #Geneva, we piloted a #solution!
June 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM