Introduction to the Expense Calculation Tool

Nicolas Vodoz Updated by Nicolas Vodoz

Indirect costs are expenses related to the operation of a site (building) that must be allocated among the residents of the site.

In general, these are primarily heating costs (heating of rooms/apartments and production of hot water).

However, other so-called "ancillary" costs can also be allocated. These include, for example, electricity costs for the common areas of the building, concierge fees, elevator maintenance costs, etc.

These costs are defined in the rental lease or in the property regulations (PPE).

The allocation method is defined in the template for the individual accounting of energy and water costs (DIFEE) published in 2017 by the Federal Office of Energy (OFEN).

When thermal energy and hot water meters are installed, heating costs are allocated with a variable part of 70% (based on the individual consumption of residents) and a fixed part of 30% (based on the surface area of the apartments or the shares in thousandths in the condominium).

Ancillary costs are allocated based on the surface area of the apartments or the shares in thousandths in the condominium. This also applies to heating costs when no meter is installed, as is the case in older buildings.

The type and number of meters installed in the building therefore impact how the charge statements are generated. See Connecting the meters.

Climkit offers a tool to generate individual cost statements directly from its online platform. Here’s how to use it step by step: Create/modify a cost accounting period.

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Create/modify an expense accounting period

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