Condo Projects
All our articles about Condo Projects.
Energy renovation grants: what the board must prepare
The leading cause of a lost subsidy is not a rejected file: it is the quote signed before the file was filed.
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Common-area lighting: where the saving is immediate
A permanently lit corridor costs money every night of the year. It is the one charge line you can divide without touching the building.
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Replacing the collective boiler: the options and what they involve
A collective boiler is replaced in three months when it was prepared, and in three panicked weeks when it dies in January.
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Connecting to district heating: what it changes for the building
The building gives up its boiler room and buys heat instead. Simple to say, and a twenty-year commitment.
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Solar panels on a condo roof: what the meeting must decide
The roof is available, the exposure is good, and the project still collapses. Almost always for the same reason.
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Refurbishing the stairwell: the most visible project in a building
It is the only project every owner will see every day. It is also the least prepared.
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Building upwards: funding works by selling development rights
Some buildings fund their façade and their lift with no call for funds. They sell their roof.
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Handover and guarantees: the moment that protects the building
Everyone watches the quote. Almost nobody watches the handover — yet that is what starts the guarantees.
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Roof and waterproofing: life expectancy, warning signs and renewal
It is the one element whose failure damages everything below it, floor after floor.
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Modernising a lift: what the board should examine before voting
Often the second-largest works item in a building. And the only one whose downtime cuts some residents off from their home.
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Building accessibility: the improvements a board can champion
Three steps at the entrance are enough to cut a resident off from their building. And the subject almost always arrives too late.
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Technical survey or works plan: which one does your building need?
Two documents, two budgets — and many buildings paying twice for the same information.
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Condo work: how to compare quotes with confidence
A simple framework to compare like for like, avoid surprises, and support an informed decision.
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Create a multi-year condo work plan that co-owners can understand
Turn a list of projects into a clear roadmap: priorities, scenarios, indicative budgets, and upcoming decisions.
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Condo reserve fund: legal obligation, amount, and use
Since the 2014 ALUR law, most French condos must set up a reserve fund. Amount, contribution, and conditions of use — the full picture.
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