2017

• Lausanne is the 4th biggest city in Switzerland.
• With 142,000 inhabitants, it is the centre of an urban area with 400,000 inhabitants.
• It has a 90% rate of renewable electricity and 13% of renewable thermal energy (district heating).
• Ambition to realize the eco-district of Plaines-du-Loup according to the standard “2000 Watts society”.

• The pilot project “Sirius” was the installation of 8 geothermal probes about 500 meters deep for heating a group of 4 buildings
• Implementation of heat pumps connected to deep geothermal probes are expected (between 500 and 800)

• Smallest city in Europe to own a subway. A new metro line will be built for the Plaines-du-Loup district
• For many years the city has been trying to limit private cars in urban space:
• Encouraging commuters to leave their vehicle at outlying Park & Ride facilities
• Reinforcing public transport services
• Reorganizing the mobility in the north sector of the city

• Free public Wi-Fi network is available in the busiest areas of the city centre and the lakefront. There are 53 access points
• All buildings will be connected by fiber optic end of 2017
• Good network (infrastructure) but most services are vertical and not connected with each other