Sustainability
Sustainability is a key priority for the Swiss Museum of Transport. It takes environmental, social and economic factors into account when making decisions and is currently working on a comprehensive sustainability strategy to set out these objectives in concrete terms.
We are Swisstainable
The Swiss Museum of Transport is classified at Level III – ‘leading’ – under the Swisstainable sustainability programme. This is the highest of the three levels in the programme run by Switzerland Tourism.
To achieve this level, an organisation must have recognised, externally audited sustainability certification covering environmental, economic and social aspects. The Swiss Museum of Transport meets this requirement through its TourCert certification.
Visitors and partners can be confident that the museum is demonstrably fulfilling its responsibilities. This classification is an interim step: the Swiss Museum of Transport is continuously developing its sustainability performance and will subsequently publish its first sustainability report, along with details of the measures being implemented on an ongoing basis.
OK:GO initiative
The Museum of Transport is part of the OK:GO initiative. The initiative provides the public with information on the accessibility of tourist attractions.
Flagship projects
House of Energy
The multi-purpose "House of Energy" building, which was commissioned in 2023, has a See-Energie central heating and cooling system. Since then, all buildings on the Verkehrshaus site have been heated and in some cases cooled with heat pumps. The old gas heating system now only serves as a reserve for peak loads and the temperature range. The roof and façade of the multi-purpose building are equipped with a photovoltaic system that supplies around 120,000 kWh per year – enough to cover the annual electricity requirements of around 30 households. This amount of energy covers part of the building’s own electricity requirements, and any surplus not used by the building is fed into the grid. The site’s total CO₂ footprint in 2025 was 287,767 kg.
Experience Energy
With the "Experience Energy!" exhibition, the Museum of Transport offers an interactive approach to the topic of energy and shows what a sustainable energy supply can look like.
