Renovating in Gland: what to know
Planning works in Gland, canton of Vaud? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.
Local housing stock
The federal building register lists 1'154 residential buildings with 6'258 dwellings in Gland. 36% were built before 1980, before serious insulation standards, and 70% are still heated with oil or gas.
Age of residential buildings
- Before 19196 %
- 1919–19456 %
- 1946–19606 %
- 1961–19706 %
- 1971–198012 %
- 1981–199015 %
- 1991–200021 %
- 2001–201015 %
- Since 201113 %
Main heating energy
- Gas48 %
- Heating oil22 %
- Heat pump18 %
- Electricity6 %
- District heating4 %
- Wood2 %
Heating and hot water: which energies?
| Energy | Heating | Hot water |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 48 % | 45.2 % |
| Heating oil | 22 % | 22.4 % |
| District heating | 4 % | 3.1 % |
| Heat pump | 18 % | 6.2 % |
| Electricity | 6 % | 8.6 % |
| Wood | 2 % | 3.1 % |
| Solar thermal | 0 % | 10.8 % |
Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.
Type of heating system
- Boiler (unspecified)51.9 %
- Heat pump18 %
- Condensing boiler13.2 %
- Standard boiler6.3 %
- Central electric heating5.5 %
- Heat exchanger (district)4.3 %
- Direct electric heaters0.5 %
A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.
Houses or apartment buildings?
- Single-family houses58.3 %
- Two-dwelling houses7.5 %
- Apartment buildings (3+)34.1 %
10.8 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.
The typical building
- storeys (median)
- 3
- median footprint
- 125 m²
- median dwelling area
- 88 m²
Dwellings by number of rooms
Dwellings per building
- 1 dwelling58.3 %
- 2 to 411.6 %
- 5 to 912.4 %
- 10 to 1911.3 %
- 20 or more6.4 %
Renovations, heritage and volumes
Planning a renovation in Gland requires reviewing official RegBL data. Among 1154 buildings, 489 are under heritage protection, necessitating early consultation with municipal authorities for permit acquisition; however, data coverage is partial with 621 buildings unknown. Regarding scale, the median house volume is 890 m3 based on the SIA 416 standard for 139 measured buildings. This figure is vital for estimating heating and insulation work requirements. As volume data is unavailable for 534 buildings, we advise verifying specific structural dimensions on-site to ensure your renovation cost estimations remain accurate throughout the planning and execution phases.
Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.
Rules of the canton of Vaud
These rules apply across the whole canton, not only in Gland.
Choose your works in Gland
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