Research & Teaching

Dealing with uncertainties and risks in valuation models is a major challenge and will become increasingly important in the real estate industry. That is why we will be able to pass on our knowledge on this topic to students of the MAS Real Estate course at the University of Zurich (CUREM) from autumn 2017.

The CAS Life Cycle Management Real Estate course at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences has the "Facilities Development - Hotels" module firmly anchored in the curriculum. In this module, our state-of-the-art project development process is introduced to the students.

The article addresses the factors influencing the performance of hotels, which can already be determined in the project development phase.

As part of the final thesis for the MAS, the key factors influencing the performance of hotels in Switzerland were determined. This work was written in the context of project development. Influencing factors were examined that can be determined in the early phases of a property development (location, number of rooms, fire...).

The quantitative risk and sensitivity analysis allows the investor's risks to be analyzed coherently and presented transparently. Risk analyses based on Monte Carlo simulations.

As a specific tool, red KG has developed analytical simulations for hospitality, mixed-use developments and residential properties. These Microsoft Excel-based models are used for optimization, plausibility checks and to prove the economic viability of projects.

​

Development of discrete event simulations for improved risk assessment in the area of real estate and facilities development (FD) - a research project with ETH, Zurich as research and development partner and funded by Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency (KTI project no. 7748.2).

Development of a “standard planning process for hotel buildings” supervised by the Institute for Construction Planning and Management at ETH, Zurich.

The exposé served as the basis for inclusion in the REG A of the “REG Foundation of Switzerland. Register of Engineers, Architects and Technicians”.

Co-development of the hotel design guidelines and the spatial program for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Adliswil on behalf of Avireal AG, Zurich Airport.

Co-development of the hotel design guidelines and the spatial program for the swissôtel, Zurich on behalf of avireal, Zurich Airport.