What QualiCasa does

Qualicasa AG is a Swiss professional services and software firm founded in 2001 in Wiesendangen and headquartered in Winterthur, specializing in building quality assurance, technical building analysis, and data-driven lifecycle management for Swiss real-estate portfolios. The company operates two product lines. The first is a professional services practice — construction quality assurance, defect management, technical due diligence, and lifecycle/investment planning — delivered by interdisciplinary teams of specialists drawn from 12+ construction trades with 157+ cumulative years of site experience. The second is a portfolio of proprietary in-house software products — QC Visits (offline-capable digital building inspection), QC Capex (maintenance planning and risk-adjusted 10-year simulation using box-plot risk methodology and a Risk-Return Ratio), and SIDAC (building diagnostics and project planning) — sold largely bundled with the services engagement and integrated into client portfolio systems such as IAZI REPM and Endsystem.

QualiCasa is privately held and has been a subsidiary of Wüest Partner Group since July 2023, following 22 years of independent operation under founder Rolf Truninger. Its go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, targeting property owners, real-estate investors, and institutional buyers (notably pension funds and insurance companies), with secondary segments in service providers and corporate real-estate owners. Revenue is generated through project-based professional-services fees (quote-based) supplemented by subscription software (QC Visits, QC Capex). Distribution is direct plus Wüest Partner network referrals, and the firm maintains regulated credentials including designation as Competence Centre for Minergie MQS Bau Selection and a co-developed offering with HEV Schweiz (the Werterhaltungsplan). As of mid-2024 leadership transitioned to Nico Müller (CEO, also Partner at Wüest Partner) and Micha Noser (Head of Lifecycle Management), completing the post-acquisition succession.

Name

QualiCasa

Legal name

Qualicasa AG

Website

https://qualicasa.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QualiCasa is a Swiss building quality assurance and lifecycle management firm serving property owners, institutional investors, and pension funds with interdisciplinary on-site inspection services and proprietary software (QC Visits, QC Capex, SIDAC); acquired by Wüest Partner in 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Quality Assurance and Lifecycle Management Services

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (54135), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Appraisal Review & Quality Assurance Services (BPAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Progress & Draw Inspection Valuation (BPAJAKAM)

Keywords

• Construction quality assurance
• Building condition assessment
• Lifecycle management services
• Technical due diligence
• Real estate consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesendangen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Quality Management: Building quality assurance services including QS construction site inspections, acceptance reviews, defect documentation, and technical due diligence. Delivered by interdisciplinary teams of construction and technical experts.
2. Lifecycle Management Services: Long-term property maintenance planning, building condition analysis, and investment planning services. Includes the Werterhaltungsplan (value retention plan) offered in cooperation with HEV Schweiz.
3. Software Subscriptions - QC Visits: Annual subscription-based digital tool enabling property managers to update building condition data digitally. Sold alongside professional services to institutional clients.
4. Software Subscriptions - QC Capex: Module for maintenance planning and renovation simulation, often bundled with portfolio management tools and integrated into client systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

QualiCasa provides independent construction quality assurance, building technical analysis, and data-driven investment planning services for Swiss real estate across the full property lifecycle. Core deliverables include on-site construction inspections, defect management and acceptance reviews, technical due diligence, and long-term maintenance and lifecycle planning, supported by proprietary software tools (QC Visits, QC Capex, SIDAC) and the MQS Bau Selection Minergie certification service.

Product overview

QualiCasa offers a unified platform combining Bauqualitätssicherung (construction quality assurance), bautechnische Analysen (building technical analysis), and datengestützte Investitionsplanung (data-driven investment planning). The core product portfolio consists of QC Capex for strategic maintenance planning, QC Visits for digitized building inspections with offline capability, and SIDAC for building diagnostics. These tools are complemented by the Werterhaltungsplan (value retention plan) in partnership with HEV Schweiz, and the MQS Bau Selection quality certification service for Minergie buildings. The platform supports clients across the entire building lifecycle from portfolio analysis to construction quality control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly lower defect rates and improved execution quality reported by institutional clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Minergie SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualiCasa developed the Minergie MQS Bau (Minergie Quality System Construction) certification on behalf of Minergie Schweiz. QualiCasa serves as the designated competence center for MQS Bau Selection, performing on-site verifications of Minergie-relevant building components. The partnership includes pilot projects and ongoing certification support for complex residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings.
• HEV Schweiz (Swiss Homeowners Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualiCasa offers its Werterhaltungsplan (value retention plan) in cooperation with HEV Schweiz. This tool combines building condition analysis, lifecycle considerations, and financial planning for stock ownership communities.
• SmartRecruitersminorOthersQualiCasa uses the SmartRecruiters platform (SmartRecruiters GmbH, Berlin) for posting job vacancies and managing the recruitment process. Candidates can apply through the SmartRecruiters portal.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Amstein + Walthert: Swiss engineering firm specializing in building services, energy and sustainability. Comparable in providing technical due diligence, building condition analysis and sustainability certification services to Swiss property owners.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing and certification organization offering building inspections, real estate due diligence and construction QA services — competing in the same QA/inspection category at greater scale.
• Wüest Partner: Swiss real estate research, consulting and valuation firm that acquired QualiCasa in 2023. As the parent and a major Swiss real estate analytics provider, it overlaps in advisory services and shares access to the same institutional property investor customer base.
• Basler & Hofmann: Swiss engineering consultancy covering building physics, structural and energy topics. Overlaps with QualiCasa in construction quality, energy/Minergie and building envelope consulting for institutional and public clients.
• SGS: Global TIC leader providing construction supervision, technical due diligence and building inspection services. A broad incumbent that competes in adjacent quality assurance and compliance verification work.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) firm with building and construction QA services. Represents a much larger-scale incumbent offering overlapping construction QA and technical due diligence capabilities.

Direct peers

• pom+ Consulting AG: Swiss construction and real estate consultancy focused on project management, construction controlling and quality assurance — closely overlapping with QualiCasa's QS construction site inspections and lifecycle management services.
• Fahrländer Partner: Swiss real estate research and consulting firm offering market analysis, valuation and portfolio analytics. Comparable to QualiCasa in serving institutional Swiss real estate owners with data-driven advisory services.
• IAZI AG: Swiss provider of real estate portfolio and valuation data platforms (e.g., IAZI REPM). QualiCasa's QC Capex integrates directly with IAZI REPM at customers such as Alfred Müller AG, making it a closely adjacent — and partly overlapping — data-driven real estate portfolio platform.

Emerging players

• Minergie Schweiz: Swiss sustainability building standard owner for which QualiCasa operates the MQS Bau competence center. While not a direct competitor, Minergie is an ecosystem counterpart driving demand for QualiCasa's certification services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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