TEST
Renowave

In a nutshell

RENOWAVE is a flagship project funded by the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse, aiming to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in Switzerland’s building sector by accelerating large-scale building retrofits and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Through close collaboration between 16 research groups and 46 implementation partners from industry, academia, and public authorities, the project addresses technical, financial, and organizational challenges across the entire renovation value chain. RENOWAVE ran from February 2022 to January 2026.

Topics

The 16 topics treated in the project are interrelated and regrouped into four main pillars:

  • Pillar 1: Information cooperation & support
  • Pillar 2: Technology and architecture
  • Pillar 3: Finance regulation and law
  • Pillar 4: Business strategies and renovation clusters
Pillar 1 — Information, co‑operation & support Pillar 2 — Technology and architecture Pillar 3 — Finance, regulation and law Pillar 4 — Business strategies and renovation clusters Pillar 1 — 1.1 Pillar 1 — 1.2 Pillar 1 — 1.3 Pillar 1 — 1.4 Pillar 2 — 2.1 Pillar 2 — 2.2 Pillar 2 — 2.3 Pillar 2 — 2.4 Pillar 3 — 3.1 Pillar 3 — 3.2 Pillar 3 — 3.3 Pillar 3 — 3.4 Pillar 4 — 4.1 Pillar 4 — 4.2 Pillar 4 — 4.3 Pillar 4 — 4.4


Each of the 16 topics, which are organized as sub-projects, focuses on a specific hurdle that needs to be overcome to increase the energy modernization rate of the Swiss building stock.

Project Consortium

The project consortium consists of 16 research groups and 46 organisations, representing the different stakeholder groups involved in the built environment: cities, architects, energy providers, finance institutions, etc... The complementary competences of the project partners allow an interdisciplinary approach.

RENOWAVE Organization Chart.

    Broader community

    The RENOWAVE project does not claim to accomplish the renovation wave on its own within the project duration. It is a first step in addressing the multiple hurdles for retrofitting the building stock and reducing CO2 emissions across disciplines.

    For a massive wave, a broader community is needed. Building and animating this community is the aim of the current platform. All persons and organizations interested in reducing the CO2 emissions of the building stock can join the community.

    Interested to join? Write an email to info@renowave.ch

    Project funding

    RENOWAVE is one of the first flagship projects funded by Innosuisse. The purpose of the flagship initiative is to stimulate innovation in areas relevant to a large part of the economy or society and to promote transdisciplinary project collaboration. The Initiative strives for solutions to current and future challenges, which concern several actors and can only be solved through collaborative work.