MINERGIE is a label for new and refurbished low-energy-consumption buildings indicating comfort made possible by high-grade building envelopes and the continuous renewal of air.

The following requirements must be met:

• Heat demand 90 % or less of the limit of the standard SIA 380/1
• Year-round controlled air exchange
• Weighted Energy Index < 38 kWh/m2
• Proof of thermal comfort in summer
• Additional requirements (lighting, commercial electronic equipments) depending on the building category
• Limit the additional costs compared to a conventional building to a maximum of 10 %

In general energy consumption must not to be higher than 75% of average buildings and that fossil-fuel consumption must not to be higher than 50% of the consumption of such buildings.

The MINERGIE-P and MINERGIE-A Standards have higher requirements. The MINERGIE ECO Standard adds ecological and social requirements.