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  • Proptech in the life cycle

    Proptech in the life cycle

    Planning, development and financing
    In this phase, land and building ideas are analysed, evaluated and financed. Proptechs provide market and location data, automated valuations and ESG analyses so that investors and owners can make faster and more informed decisions. Digital platforms connect project developers, financiers and consultants, reduce media disruptions and make risks, returns and carbon effects visible at an early stage.

    Construction and creation
    This is about the efficient realisation of the project. Proptech solutions provide support with BIM models, digital construction planning, schedule and cost controlling and construction site monitoring. This reduces planning errors, makes supplements more transparent and optimises the use of materials. Digital collaboration tools connect architects, contractors and clients in real time and create a clean database for subsequent operation.

    Operations and services
    Operations determine how economical and attractive a property really is. Proptechs provide platforms for letting, management, facility management and user services. Sensor technology and IoT make consumption visible and enable predictive maintenance. New services are emerging for owners, managers and users, from digital tenant portals and booking systems to smart building functions that increase convenience and efficiency.

    Refurbishment and conversion
    The greatest leverage lies in existing buildings. Proptech tools provide support in analysing the condition, calculating scenarios and prioritising refurbishments. They show which measures offer the greatest energy, financial and regulatory benefits. Data-based refurbishment roadmaps help owners to plan investments over the years and optimise the use of subsidies. At the same time, digital models enable better planning of conversions and densification.

    Decarbonisation and demolition
    Decarbonisation runs through all phases, but requires its own instruments. Proptech solutions record CO² emissions over the entire life cycle, simulate net zero paths, compare building portfolios and provide reports for taxonomy, climate and ESG reporting. When dismantling, digital material passports and cycle data help to preserve materials instead of disposing of them. This increasingly turns the life cycle into a material cycle.

    Proptech is shifting the focus over the entire life cycle of a property. Away from individual decisions and towards end-to-end, data-based management. Digital solutions connect separate phases and players. They make costs, risks and emissions visible at an early stage. This makes it easier to plan and prioritise investments. Life cycle thinking becomes an ongoing optimisation process for economic efficiency, user experience and climate targets. The construction and property industry has been thinking in terms of life cycles for years. Proptech is now making these concepts data-based and scalable.

  • Four axes that are reorganizing the real estate industry

    Four axes that are reorganizing the real estate industry

    Data & AI
    Industry reports see data-driven decisions and AI-based analytics as one of the strongest drivers. From predictive analytics for rents, vacancy rates and capex to automated valuations and AI-supported due diligence and document processing.

    Along the life cycle, this starts with land acquisition and project development (location scoring, risk and scenario models) and extends to operations and portfolio management (predictive maintenance, portfolio optimization, dynamic price and space management).

    Decarbonization and ESG
    Net-zero targets, taxonomy rules and ESG investing make green proptech a cluster in its own right. Smart building systems, IoT sensor technology and ESG data platforms measure emissions, energy and resources, automate reporting obligations and support refurbishment and investment decisions.

    This has a social impact through stricter regulation and investor pressure, and an economic impact through the growing difference in value between stranded assets and climate-friendly stocks. From carbon screening when purchasing land to decarbonization roadmaps for ongoing operations.

    User experience and flexibility
    Digital tenant experience, hybrid working models and flexible residential and commercial spaces are considered a core trend. Mobile access, self-service portals, real-time communication and dynamically bookable, usage-based spaces are required.

    Throughout the life cycle, this shifts the focus to user-centric concepts and mixed use right from the planning stage and requires platforms for booking, community building and personalized services during operation, which directly changes the value creation logic of properties.

    Platform ecosystems
    Many sources see a move away from isolated stand-alone solutions towards networked platforms in which data, processes and services from different players converge. Open interfaces and integrations are seen as the most important requirement on the part of developers and operators.

    Economically, this creates new platform operators, while socially, transparency, power and role models are shifting. From land purchase CRM and development tools to operating and ESG platforms that digitally connect the entire lifecycle.

  • Sustainable commercial real estate in the focus of institutional investors

    Sustainable commercial real estate in the focus of institutional investors

    Swiss Life Asset Managers plans to launch the Swiss Life REF (CH) ESG Diversified Commercial Switzerland real estate fund, according to a press release. The listed fund will start with core and core-plus properties in above-average micro-locations in major Swiss cities and metropolitan areas.

    The properties will be held directly by the fund, which promises investors with Swiss tax domicile tax exemption on annual distributions and the assets invested in the fund. The fund is expected to offer high income stability, according to the press release. The portfolio of the planned fund is also based on an integrated ESG (environment, social, governance) strategy that promotes sustainable practices in the properties it holds throughout the entire holding period.

    “Our goal is to launch a new, high-yield real estate fund with stably leased properties in good locations in the current market environment – with disciplined selection, conservative assumptions and comprehensive assessment of the key risks,” said Paolo Di Stefano, Head of Real Estate Switzerland at Swiss Life Asset Managers. “The planned initial issue at net asset value (plus issue commission) offers investors an attractive entry point to participate in a significant, established portfolio that already meets our high sustainability requirements.”

    The project is currently undergoing the approval process of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The launch of the fund at net asset value is planned for 1 April 2026.