The Build Advantage - Numbers & Insights Reframing the Rent vs. Own Decision
Most people approach the rent vs. own decision with gut instinct, rough rules of thumb, or advice shaped more by convention than calculation. But what was valid 8 years ago no longer sums up today. The numbers in 2026 tell a more complex - and often surprising - story.
In this presentation, we cut through the noise with a data-driven reframing of one of the biggest financial decisions business owners face. Rather than defaulting to "building equity is always better" or "renting is throwing money away," we stress-test both paths across real cost structures: opportunity cost of capital, transaction friction, maintenance realities, and the asymmetric risks that rarely make it into a standard mortgage comparison.
The core argument: ownership carries a genuine financial advantage - under specific conditions that are far less common than assumed. Understanding exactly where that threshold sits changes how you evaluate your situation.
Language
English
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The Build Advantage - Numbers & Insights Reframing the Rent vs. Own Decision
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Business Casual
Speakers
Bart Mahieu
Project Director of Suzhou Plus Engineering Consultancy Co., Ltd.
Bart Mahieu is a Suzhou-based architect and Project Director with 23 years of experience in industrial building development.
Working in and around Suzhou, he has delivered full EPCM projects — from concept to handover — for clients including Atlas Copco, Jungheinrich, Tesa, and Böllhoff. His work spans design, engineering coordination, and on-the-ground execution, combining architectural expertise with hands-on project management to deliver industrial buildings that work.
Host Company
TROX is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of HVAC ventilation equipment and systems. TROX Air Conditioning Components (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TROX SE Germany.
妥思是空调通风领域设备及系统研发、制造和销售的领导者。妥思空调设备(苏州)有限公司是德国妥思有限责任公司在中国设立的全资子公司。
The brand entered China in 1998 and founded its Suzhou manufacturing base in 2001. Sales offices have been set up in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Covering 33,000 m2, the site houses testing labs, advanced production lines, TROX Academy and an immersive customer experience center.
1998年，妥思在上海设立了驻华代表处，正式进入中国市场。三年后，也就是在2001年，妥思空调设备（苏州）有限公司作为独资公司在苏州工业园区正式成立，并建立了生产基地，从而掀开了妥思在中国发展的新纪元。随后妥思中国在上海、北京和广州陆续设立了销售办事处。妥思中国总生产面积33000m2，包括了一系列测试实验室；金属制造、塑料注塑成型和最先进的粉末喷涂生产线；旨在探索室内空气解决方案的未来，培养新一代新兴的暖通工程师的TROX ACADEMY（妥思学院）；以及TROX全球最具沉浸感的客户体验中心。我们一直将一流的技术和质量作为公司的核心竞争力，不断的进行技术创新和新产品的研发。
Upholding top-tier technology and quality, we deliver comprehensive HVAC solutions covering air outlets, control valves, silencers, filters, air handling units and lab ventilation systems. Adopting German production and inspection standards, our products serve comfort and industrial air conditioning projects nationwide.
作为技术和市场的领导者，妥思中国能为集中式和独立式通风空调技术提供一整套的产品和系统，包括风口、气-水系统末端、风量调节阀、防火排烟阀、隧道工业阀、消声器、过滤器、空调箱以及独立式通风系统和实验室系统解决方案等。妥思中国完全执行德国的生产制造和管理检验标准，经过十多年的发展，我们以自己"一流的技术、一流的品质和一流的服务"使妥思品牌在全国范围得到了认可，无论是舒适性空调还是工业空调，无数项目的成功应用见证了妥思产品卓越的品质。
TROX, Comfortable and Energy-efficient air conditioning.
妥思，舒适节能空调！
The art of handling air.
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