Minergie
Swiss building standard
Minergie is the Swiss building standard for comfort, efficiency and climate protection. Minergie provides incentives to increase energy efficiency and climate protection in the planning, construction and operation of new and existing buildings. A particular focus is placed on high-quality building envelopes and controlled air exchange. Minergie buildings are also characterized by the consistent use of renewable energies and by harnessing the potential of solar power. They are CO₂-free in operation and minimize greenhouse gas emissions during construction. The protected Swiss brand for climate-friendly building is owned by the Minergie Association, based in Basel.
The requirements are defined differently for twelve building categories (multi-family houses, single-family houses, offices, schools, retail, restaurants, assembly halls, hospitals, industry, storage, sports facilities, indoor swimming pools). Requirements also differ between retrofits of existing buildings and new constructions. Minergie has significantly contributed to the fact that Swiss energy legislation in the building sector is regarded internationally as progressive.
History
The idea was the brainchild of Heinz Uebersax and Ruedi Kriesi, and in 1994 the first two Minergie houses were built in Kölliken, Switzerland.
The public source identifies “Minergie” as swiss building standard. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Minergie, Swiss and building.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1936618. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1994.
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This entry incorporates text from “Minergie” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.