Services
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Guido von Staden
Head Project Management Advisory German-speaking Switzerland
Building surveys are essential to buying & selling property.
They highlight risks, bring clarity to complex technical issues, identify & quantify liabilities & give an informed position from which to negotiate.
Buying certainty
You’ll find all the building specialists you need in one place, from Chartered Building Surveyors and facade consultants to environmental experts and services engineers. All coordinated through a single point of contact, managing everything for you.
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Transaction certainty
We want you to be better informed than your counterparty. Knowing more means you’ll get the best from every negotiation and achieve better outcomes every time.
Our meticulous approach is the same whether we’re representing you on an acquisition or a sale, and whether it’s a single building or a portfolio. -
Industry specialists
We have the largest network of real estate advisors in the world. That means we have the specialists in all the places you need them.
And at the frontier of innovation, our Geomatics team offers 3D modelling, to provide accurate measurement data, BIM-ready floor plans and digital twins. -
We can respond quickly
With so many in-house experts we can hit the ground running with a team specially picked for your assignment. Our RICS qualified surveyors, ESG consultants and building specialists are ready when you need them. Our team is coordinated by your single point of contact which guarantees the clarity and consistency of our advice, whilst driving optimal results. -
We give you a real commercial advantage
When you’re buying or selling property, we know our advice is always part of a broader agenda, so we make sure it’s practical, commercially focused and leaves no questions unanswered. Our technical insight, detailed analysis and market knowledge will save you money and manage your exposure to risk.
We investigate everything thoroughly - from building structures and complex facade systems to the many engineering services installations - assessing their quality and condition, as well as measuring how they perform against energy legislation and the sustainability agenda.
Measure and manage the sustainability targets of your assets through our competence in nationally and internationally recognized Green Building certifications.
Overview
We perform label gap analysis and conduct the full certification for you. Our expertise covers holistic labels (LEED, BREEAM, LBC, SNBS, DGNB), unlocking a bigger range of sustainability targets, as well as certifications focusing on occupier health & wellbeing (WELL and Fitwell).We support you with energy certifications for the Swiss market, (GEAK and Minergie), and Zero Carbon Certification. Complementary decarbonization strategies, through our proprietary Discovery Tool, are covered by our ESG range of services.
For your design scope, our multidisciplinary team will provide you with ad-hoc sustainability consulting, lifecycle analysis and circular advisory.