OilTransition Beyond Oil: From Fossil Individuality to Communal Energy SolutionsMeta Hunold and Tina Solé Borda

Around 40% of all households in Switzerland currently still use oil heating systems. It fuels our everyday lifes, but its repercussions are only partially recognized. The origin and cycle of oil takes place mostly outside the countries boarders and is therefore invisible to many.

The idea of owning a single family home in the countryside has been a popular dream of many people for several past decades. Besides the political and social change to multifamily houses and living in the city, this dream is still well sought out as a living situation for many families. But how was this typology established as the ultimate goal? And why exactly this type of housing?

In our daily lives, we encounter energy in all its forms: mobility, ventilation, electricity, heating and cooling. Understanding the complexity of the energy network is essential to help people with the energy transition. Therefore one also has to understand their needs and wishes for a tranquil transition.

Even if an agreement has been reached on renewable energy, this still leaves a lot of room for discussion. Choosing the perfect ecological, economical and technical solution is not easy and yet something that every homeowner faces sooner or later.

Building cooperatives offer a good financial and social solution to the lack of affordable housing. This system can also be modified to provide solutions to the slow and expensive energy transition.