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Minergie buildings are exempt from supplementary property tax for 20 years !

Following the entry into force of law 10258, amending the law on energy, on 5th August 2010, buildings which adhere to a standard of high energy performance or very high energy performance are exempt from supplementary property tax for a period of twenty years in accordance with art. 78 of the law on public contributions.

It covers buildings which are Minergie or Minergie-P labelled, and those covered by a certificate issued by the Département de la Sécurité, de la Police et de l’Environnement (DSPE – Department of Security, the Police and the Environment), energy service (OCEN), certifying that it meets a high or very high energy performance standard pursuant to articles 12B or 12C REn.

For Minergie or Minergie-P obuildings or those covered by a certificate issued in 2010 or earlier, the exemption will be granted with effect from the 2010 tax period for a period of 20 years. For Minergie or Minergie-P buildings or those covered by a certificate issued in 2011 or later, the year in which the label or certificate was issued will be decisive for the purposes of calculating the 20-year period.

If your building is not certified and has a potentially high energy performance, EnerBat can help you through the formalities by following the procedure :

Carry out an energy study of the building and the construction energy criteria.
Cost out any energy improvements which might be necessary in order to bring it into line with the Minergie category.
Take charge of any work in order to make energy improvements to the building (planning, tendering, follow-up).
Handle the administrative formalities involved in obtaining the certification.

=> Link on the Web site of the State of Geneva