Green bonus

We’re here to help you do your bit for the environment. We offer attractive interest rates on financing for energy-efficient properties and equipment and green renovations.

Buying and renovating property

• 0% interest for 12 months
• Applies to loans to purchase or renovate a piece of property

Green Bonus eligibility

The improvements listed below are eligible for the Green Bonus for Renovations:

• thermal insulation
• total renovation
• replacing a fossil fuel heating system with an air-to-water, geothermal, or water-to-water heat pump
• installing solar panels
• installing solar thermal collectors
• replacing windows

Be sure to discuss this with your advisor during your mortgage loan meeting.

• For real-estate purchases, at least one of the three criteria of the CECB® certificate* must have an eco-rating of A and none of the three can be below B, or the property must have the equivalent Minergie-A or Minergie-P certificate.
• The loan must have a term of at least five years.

Buying equipment

• 0% interest for six months
• Applies to loans for PEIK-approved equipment or equipment that is eligible for cantonal subsidies
   

* Energy efficiency of the building envelope, overall energy efficiency, and direct CO2 emissions.