Key figures

Environment

• 900,000 m2 (90 hectares) total area
• 3 rivers: the Sorge, the Mèbre and the Chamberonne (from the confluence of the other two)
• 3,000 m2 of orchards with 60 varieties of cherry trees, 20 varieties of plum trees and as many apple and pear trees
• 1 sheepfold and 50 sheep

Infrastructures

• 25 buildings, shortly 26 with the new Géopolis building
• 226,000 m2 of floor space
• 1,700 m of underground technical galleries
• 900 parking places for bicycles
• 8 self-service cycle stations
• 85 bicycles available to users
• approximately 2,500 meals served every day
• 50 staff in charge of buildings

Energy

• 20 million kWh of electricity consumed annually in the form of renewable energy (equivalent to the consumption of 3000 households)
• 20 million kWh of heat energy produced annually (equal to the consumption of 1000 households)
• 1.5 million m3 of water from the lake to cool buildings

Waste

• 644 tonnes of waste per year
• 355 tonnes of waste sorted each year, i.e. 55% of all waste
• 40-50 tonnes of special waste
• 44 CHF savings per m3 of sorted waste