Minergie celebrates its 20th anniversary
Minergie has been the Swiss standard for comfort, efficiency and value retention since 1998. The Minergie Switzerland association has achieved a great deal in the past 20 years. In 2018, the association awarded its 1500th ECO certification.
In 2018, the Minergie association celebrates its 20th anniversary and thanks all those involved who have made this joint success possible. Numerous events, trade fair appearances, media presence and an independent website will guide us through the anniversary year 2018.
1 million people live and use Minergie in Switzerland, whether for work or leisure. There are already 45,000 buildings certified to the Minergie building standards. 2,000 members and specialist partners promote Minergie in their everyday lives.
A few milestones of Minergie activities to date:
- Energy efficiency45,000 certified Minergie buildings have already been built, generating 50 billion kilowatt hours of energy and 10 million tonnes of CO2 saved.
- Economic factor: The construction industry has been given a strong boost by investment.
- Technical innovationsMinergie promoted numerous innovations and new technical systems through its specific requirements.
1500 certifications according to ECO
In January 2018, the 1,500th provisional certificate with the ECO suffix was issued. ECO has positioned itself well in the market since its introduction in 2006. ECO supplements the Minergie building standards with a particularly healthy and ecological construction method and can be combined with the three standards Minergie, Minergie-P and Minergie-A. Since the beginning of the year, the building categories museums (administration), restaurants, hospitals and industry have also been opened for ECO. In addition, a simplified verification procedure was introduced for small school buildings up to 500m2 EBF.
Minergie future
In the future, Minergie will focus on the huge potential in the modernisation of buildings. Above all, Minergie wants to offer orientation and has developed its new products MQS Construction and MQS Operation for comprehensive quality assurance.
On the Minergie anniversary website, you can playfully discover where in Switzerland Minergie is to be found.
www.minergie20.ch or www.minergie.ch
