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Renovation works in Glarus Nord

Local housing stock

In Glarus Nord, the federal building register lists 5'099 residential buildings and 9'824 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

63 %built before 1980
53 %heated by oil or gas
43.1 %electric hot water
1.4 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

63 % built before 1980

  • Before 191925 %
  • 1919–194510 %
  • 1946–196010 %
  • 1961–19709 %
  • 1971–19809 %
  • 1981–199010 %
  • 1991–200010 %
  • 2001–20107 %
  • Since 20119 %

Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.

Main heating energy

41 % · Heating oil

  • Heating oil41 %
  • Wood20 %
  • Heat pump19 %
  • Gas12 %
  • Electricity5 %
  • District heating2 %

This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas12 %9.8 %
Heating oil41 %30.4 %
District heating2 %1 %
Heat pump19 %4.2 %
Electricity5 %43.1 %
Wood20 %9.5 %
Solar thermal0 %1.4 %

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)60.1 %
  • Heat pump19.3 %
  • Stove13.4 %
  • Central electric heating3.6 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)1.8 %
  • Direct electric heaters1.4 %

A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses78 %
  • Two-dwelling houses8.5 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)13.5 %
  • Other0 %

9.3 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
2
median footprint
106 m²
median dwelling area
98 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

4.1 %1 rm
12.3 %2 rm
22.5 %3 rm
29.4 %4 rm
31.8 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling78 %
  • 2 to 413.5 %
  • 5 to 95.3 %
  • 10 to 192.8 %
  • 20 or more0.4 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Glarus Nord, official RegBL figures provide useful benchmarks, although data coverage remains partial. The median building volume of 800.5 m3, measured according to SIA 416 standards for 50 out of 5099 buildings, helps you scale insulation and heating requirements. Additionally, the median renovation year for the single recorded building is 2016. Notably, no heritage protection is currently listed for the analyzed buildings. Given the limited scope of this data, we advise owners to contact the municipality early to confirm specific local regulations and requirements relevant to your property before starting any major work.

2016
median year of last renovation
recorded for 1 of 5'099 buildings
0
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 388 of 5'099 buildings; check with the municipality
800.5 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 50 of 3'975 houses

Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.

Renovating in Glarus Nord: what to know

Planning works in Glarus Nord, canton of Glarus? 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.

Choose your works in Glarus Nord

Nearby municipalities : Glarus · Glarus Süd