vaestro
vaestro provides heat pump contracting for multi-family residential buildings in Germany, covering planning, installation, and 15 years of operation and maintenance. The company assumes up to 100% of installation costs—for example, covering €70,197 of €77,350 for a 12-unit building—while ongoing heating costs are fully passable to tenants. Using ZEWOTHERM Lambda heat pumps with patented 3K technology, vaestro manages portfolio-wide electricity procurement to keep tenant heating costs roughly 4-6% below fossil fuel alternatives.
- Clean Technology
- Energy
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Property owners of multi-family residential buildings face high upfront costs and operational complexity when transitioning to heat pump heating. Traditional installation requires significant capital investment, technical planning expertise, and ongoing maintenance responsibility, which discourages many landlords from adopting climate-friendly heating solutions.
Solution
vaestro provides heat pump contracting for multi-family residential buildings, covering planning, installation, and ongoing operation. The company assumes most or all of the upfront investment costs, with ongoing heating costs fully passable to tenants via utility bills, and includes maintenance and repairs for 15 years. Using ZEWOTHERM's Lambda heat pumps, vaestro manages electricity procurement across its portfolio to deliver stable and cost-effective heating. The model complies with German cost-neutrality regulations, ensuring landlords face minimal effort while tenants benefit from stable heat prices roughly 4-6% below fossil fuel alternatives.
Target Audience
Primary customers are owners and landlords of multi-family residential buildings in Germany seeking to modernize their heating systems with minimal capital expenditure and operational effort.
Features
- Covers up to 100% of heat pump installation costs, with an example showing €70,197 of €77,350 covered for a 12-unit building
- 15-year heat supply contract including maintenance, repairs, and spare parts at no additional cost
- Uses ZEWOTHERM Lambda heat pumps with patented 3K technology (up to 30% lower electricity consumption) and flow temperatures up to 70°C suitable for unrenovated buildings
- Manages electricity procurement across the entire heat pump portfolio to achieve favorable market prices
- Provides full service including heat load calculation per DIN EN 12831, installation coordination, ongoing operation, and remote monitoring via the manufacturer's portal
- Operating costs fully passable to tenants via utility billing, compliant with § 556c BGB cost-neutrality requirements