HabitatDurable Suisse

What HabitatDurable Suisse does

HabitatDurable Suisse is a Swiss nonprofit membership association (CHE-233.920.658) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bern, representing environmentally and socially conscious property owners across Switzerland. It operates under a bilingual brand architecture — HabitatDurable for the French-speaking Romandie and Casafair for German-speaking Switzerland — and maintains regional sections including a dedicated Romandie presence. The organization's stated mission centers on economical land use, climate-friendly construction, healthy housing, and equitable landlord-tenant and neighborhood relations.

The association's core offering is a content-and-services platform built around practical publications, advisory services, and online tools. The proprietary content library spans more than a dozen practical guides and notices, including "Louer dans les règles de l'art" (landlord guide), "La rénovation énergétique des PPE" Volume I (condominium energy renovation guide), EV-charging infrastructure guides co-developed with Swiss eMobility, biodiversity guides co-developed with BirdLife Switzerland and the Swiss Ornithological Institute, and an updated 2024 lease agreement template compliant with revised Swiss data protection law. Digital tools include cost-based rent calculators and ancillary-cost notices, supplemented by a member portal for downloadable templates and an annual HabitatDurable Review magazine (print and ePaper). Underlying technology is a standard web platform (cyon, Hostpoint, Rettenmund Solutions) with embedded YouTube video and cloud services (Microsoft); no proprietary AI, API, or SDK capabilities are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through annual individual memberships (CHF 85/year for property owners with 1–2 housing units), one-time publication sales (CHF 0–35 per item via the online boutique), the ePaper magazine subscription, member advisory services, and partner bonus programs. Go-to-market is community-led: advocacy campaigns, website content, newsletters, press releases, position papers, educational events (including the annual Romandie Property Owners Day), and direct member consultations through the central secretariat. The association has no parent company, no external investors, and no venture capital backing, with leadership comprising President Claudia Friedl and Directrice Kathy Steiner.

Name

HabitatDurable Suisse

Legal name

HabitatDurable

Website

https://habitatdurable.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HabitatDurable Suisse is a Swiss nonprofit membership association serving environmentally and socially conscious property owners with practical guides, online rent calculators, advisory services, and policy advocacy across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Owner Association Services

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Condominium Association Management (BPAJAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Property owner association
• Sustainable housing advocacy
• Rental law guidance
• Energy renovation consulting
• Co-ownership management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees providing access to advice services, free or discounted publications, templates, checklists, and exclusive member benefits.
2. Publications and Guides: Sale of printed and digital publications including practical guides, checklists, notice sheets, and contracts for property owners. Prices range from CHF 0-35 for various items.
3. Digital Downloads: Free and paid digital downloads of guides, templates, and information sheets available to members and non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HabitatDurable Suisse is a Swiss membership association that sells practical guides, information sheets, templates, and advisory services to environmentally and socially conscious property owners. Core offerings include an annual membership subscription (CHF 85/year) providing consultation, the online rent calculator, member discounts on publications, and a subscription to the "casanostra" magazine. The association generates product revenue from sales of individual printed and digital publications covering rental law, energy renovation for condominiums (PPE), EV charging infrastructure, and biodiversity.

Product overview

HabitatDurable is a Swiss association for environmentally and socially conscious property owners, offering a portfolio of printed and digital publications, subscription services, advisory offerings, and online tools. Core products include practical guides on rental management (Louer dans les règles de l'art), property-by-floor ownership, and energy renovation for condominiums (PPE). The organization publishes the annual HabitatDurable Review magazine (available as ePaper or print), and provides informational notices on topics including reference rates, ancillary costs, and cost-based rent. Digital products include guides on charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and photovoltaic systems, as well as sustainability brochures. Services include a consulting service, rent calculators, form templates, and a solar roof initiative. The portfolio also extends to environmental topics such as biodiversity and nature-friendly gardening through partner publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Louer dans les règles de l'art : Un guide pratique pour les propriétaires (Guide du propriétaire) A practical guide for landlords covering all aspects of renting from tenant selection through rent calculation to move-out inspection; includes reproducible templates for tenant application forms and lease agreements.
• Abo annuel Revue HabitatDurable (ePaper) Annual digital subscription to the HabitatDurable review magazine providing expert content on sustainable housing, rental law, and property management, also available in print.
• Notice frais accessoires Information sheet explaining ancillary costs in rental agreements, available in printed or PDF download format.
• Notice loyer fixé sur la base des coûts Information sheet explaining cost-based rent calculation according to HabitatDurable's model, available in print.
• Notice taux de référence Information sheet with useful details and calculation examples related to rent changes following mortgage rate variations.
• Brochure Durabilité & Habitat : 17 pistes d'action Publication listing 17 action tracks for implementing sustainability in construction, with fact sheets detailing observations, means of action, and recommendations for various stakeholders.
• La rénovation énergétique des PPE : Guide pratique – Volume I Guide informing property owners about key aspects of energy renovation for condominium associations (PPE), also useful for administrators, public institutions, and financial institutions; co-developed with communes of Nyon, Vernier, Versoix, Industrial Services of Geneva/Lausanne/Nyon, Canton of Vaud, and consulting firms.
• Guide pratique : Infrastructure de recharge en propriété par étages Practical guide for property owners and management companies on implementing appropriate and sustainable charging infrastructure in multi-unit buildings.
• Fiche d'information : Les stations de recharge dans les propriétés par étages Information sheet from Swiss eMobility providing key information about charging infrastructure in condominium properties.
• Fiche d'information : Mobilité électrique et photovoltaïque en PPE Information sheet explaining how property owners can benefit from combining photovoltaic systems with electric mobility in condominiums.
• Guide pratique : Infrastructure de recharge pour immeubles locatifs Practical guide for property owners and management companies on implementing charging infrastructure in rental buildings.
• Contrat de bail avec conditions générales (contrat-cadre romand) Lease agreement template with general conditions for renting apartments, updated in 2024 and compliant with new data protection law.
• Guide pratique « Sites de nidification pour les martinets » Practical guide for the conservation of swifts in buildings, published in collaboration with ornithological organizations.
• Guide pratique « Agir pour la nature au jardin » Practical book with over 50 improvements to attract, promote, preserve and learn about wild plants and animals in the garden.
• Livre « Urgence énergie et climat » Book by Roger Nordmann providing a comprehensive overview of energy and climate issues with an operational strategy for decarbonizing industry.
• Livre « Le plan solaire et climat » Book published in 2019 covering solar and climate planning topics.
• Checkliste pour l'entretien des éléments de construction Checklist designed to facilitate property maintenance management, providing overview of lifespan and maintenance intervals for all construction elements.
• Adhésion annuelle HabitatDurable (annual membership) Annual membership at CHF 85/year for property owners with 1–2 housing units, providing free consultations, free access to articles, free downloads, discounts in the shop and at events, and a subscription to the 'casanostra' magazine.
• Service conseil (advisory service) Advisory service providing consultation to members on housing, rental, and property management matters through the central secretariat.
• Calculateurs de loyer (online rent calculators) Online rent calculators for determining cost-based rents in new buildings, helping users calculate fair rental rates based on actual costs of maintenance, operation, management, and financing.
• Action « Toits solaires » (Solar roof initiative) Solar roof initiative promoting solar energy adoption among property owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Public utility housing rents are on average 20% below market rates
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Communes of Nyon, Vernier, VersoixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partners collaborating on the energy renovation guide for co-ownership properties in Romandie. These local government partners helped develop and validate the guide content through workshops and consultations.
• Industrial Services of Geneva, Lausanne, and NyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUtility companies (services industriels) providing technical expertise and resources for the co-ownership energy renovation guide project.
• Canton of VaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal government partner contributing to the development of the PPE energy renovation guide with regional perspective and resources.
• I Gère and JP ConseilsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate consulting firms contributing expertise to the energy renovation guide project.
• Swiss eMobilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Swiss eMobility to develop guides and information sheets on electric vehicle charging infrastructure for multi-unit buildings.
• Swiss Ornithological Institute (Station ornithologique de Sempach)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in developing guides for nesting sites for swifts, promoting biodiversity in buildings.
• BirdLife SwitzerlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partner in developing guides for bird conservation in building renovation projects.
• zevvy SAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for developing contract addendum templates for solar electricity consumption groups (RCP) in rental properties.
• PostFinance AGminorOthersFinancial services provider for payment processing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Swiss eMobility: Swiss competence platform for electric mobility, partner of HabitatDurable on EV-charging guides for multi-unit buildings. Comparable as a Swiss membership/advocacy body producing expert content for property-relevant sustainability topics, though with a transport rather than housing focus.
• BirdLife Switzerland: Swiss nature conservation partner of HabitatDurable that co-develops biodiversity-related building guides. Adjacent rather than competitive; comparable as a Swiss NGO offering expert content and advocacy that intersects with HabitatDurable's environmental property-owner audience.

Direct peers

• Hausverein Schweiz: Smaller alternative Swiss property owner association historically aligned with tenant-friendly and cooperative housing values. Directly comparable to HabitatDurable in mission orientation (socially responsible property ownership) and member base, though with a more tenant-cooperative than environmental focus.
• Wohnbaugenossenschaften Schweiz (WBG): National umbrella of Swiss housing cooperatives, providing advocacy, services and publications to cooperative housing entities. Comparable to HabitatDurable as a non-profit membership association serving the Swiss residential housing sector with a social-responsibility orientation.
• Hauseigentümerverband Schweiz (HEV Schweiz): The largest Swiss property owner association, providing advocacy, advisory services, publications and member benefits to homeowners across Switzerland. Directly comparable as a membership association serving the same Swiss property-owner base, but with a much larger scale and broader (less sustainability-focused) mandate.

Emerging players

• Eco-bau: Swiss competence center for sustainable construction, providing documentation, standards and consulting on ecological building practices. Comparable as a niche specialist in Swiss sustainable construction, with overlapping content (energy renovation, ecological building) but serving a broader professional audience than HabitatDurable's property-owner focus.

Regional players

• HEV Romandie: French-speaking Swiss chapter of HEV Schweiz, providing advocacy and services to property owners in Romandie. Directly comparable to HabitatDurable Suisse romande as a regional membership body in the same geography and same customer segment, with a more traditional landlord-advocacy positioning.
• HEV Kanton Zürich: Largest regional chapter of HEV Schweiz, providing services and advocacy for property owners in the canton of Zürich. Comparable to HabitatDurable as a regional membership body serving property owners, but focused on traditional landlord representation rather than sustainability.
• Fédération Romande Immobilière (FRI): Regional real estate federation serving French-speaking Switzerland. Comparable to HabitatDurable's Romandie section as a property-owner advocacy and service body, but operating with a broader professional mandate rather than an environmental/social focus.

Broad incumbents

• SVIT Switzerland (Schweizerischer Verband der Immobilienwirtschaft): The umbrella Swiss real estate industry association covering real estate professionals, owners, and managers. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same Swiss property ecosystem with overlapping membership/advocacy functions, though SVIT focuses on the professional side rather than individual property owners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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