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Building application statistics Switzerland: Q1 2026

Every officially published building application in Switzerland in Q1 2026, counted by what is being built. One application can name several installations, so the installations add up to more than the number of applications. Source: cantonal gazettes and municipal publications, collected daily.

2,447 building applications in one quarter

Building type

• Single-family home, new build: 91
• Two-family home, new build: 30
• Apartment building, new build: 46
• New housing, unit count open: 82
• Housing, conversion and renovation: 958
• Commercial building: 86
• Public / municipal: 72
• Infrastructure and energy: 244
• Agriculture: 109

Kind of work

• New build: 289
• Conversion / change of use: 652
• Refurbishment: 256
• Renovation: 0
• Replacement: 119
• Energy retrofit: 244
• Demolition: 38

Developer

• Private individual: 1,302
• Company: 675
• Municipality: 109
• Canton: 10
• Federal government: 29
• Institution / non-profit: 43
• Farm: 3

Installations and parts

• Ground-source heat pump: 9
• Heat pump: 193
• District heating: 3
• Wood / pellets: 8
• Gas heating: 7
• Oil heating: 1
• Heating, type open: 13
• Solar / photovoltaics: 113
• Air conditioning / ventilation: 10
• Parking spaces: 167
• Garage / carport: 133
• Swimming pool: 6
• Roof renovation: 92
• Roof, new and conversion: 63
• Façade: 104
• Windows: 107
• Interior fit-out: 27
• Garden / grounds: 25
• Fence / wall: 46
• Balcony / terrace: 202
• Conservatory: 10
• Extension / outbuilding: 124
• Mobile antenna: 82
• Signage: 12
• Utility lines / sewer: 42

By canton

• Valais: 1,368
• Bern: 448
• Obwalden: 192
• Schaffhausen: 181
• Aargau: 111
• Solothurn: 74
• Thurgau: 31
• Zurich: 18
• Grisons: 12
• Lucerne: 8
• Schwyz: 3
• Ticino: 1

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JSON · Source: official building publications · CC BY 4.0