Geneva expands network for the use of lake water
The Geneva public utility company SIG is expanding the Genilac district heating network in the La Jonction district. Genilac heats and cools completely with water from Lake Geneva. 90 buildings…
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Electromobility needs new goals
The federal government's goals for electromobility up to 2022 have already been achieved. A top meeting of the actors involved has now defined three new strategies. They should promote the…
ewz implement 100 climate-neutral real estate projects
The electricity works of the City of Zurich (ewz) have set themselves a new climate target: by 2030, the Zurich-based energy provider wants to realize a total of 100 real…
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City of Zurich gives its own tenants a subscription for Mobility
The City of Zurich is now giving the tenants of their 9,200 apartments a free annual subscription to Mobility. In doing so, she wants to promote environmentally friendly mobility. With…
Baden Cantonal Hospital installs solar power system
The Baden Cantonal Hospital installed solar panels on the roofs of the car park and the heating center and their façades. This is intended to cover a small part of…
Swiss photovoltaics will record record expansion in 2020
The trade association for solar energy is assuming a new record increase in photovoltaic systems in 2020. Swissolar sees growth at 30 percent or more. Nevertheless, the expansion must be…
Excellent designs adorn the photovoltaic facade of the NEST
Students at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences have designed innovative photovoltaic modules for the facade of the NEST research building. The winning designs were chosen in a competition.
Regional plants are expanding networks for heating and cooling
The regional plants want to significantly expand the district heating network in Baden and supplement it with a network for cooling supply. The share of renewable energy sources is to…
Young Zurich architects win prizes
The Zurich architects Comte / Meuwly won the Foundation Award 2021. Second place in this award for young Swiss architecture went to Solanella's Van Noten Meister, also in Zurich, and…
Siemens technology makes The Circle sustainable
The Circle at Zurich Airport is Minergie-certified and meets the highest standards of the US Green Building Council. Siemens technology contributes to sustainability in every building in the complex. A…
Edelweiss windows are now producing in Münchwilen
Edelweiss Fenster AG has put its new window production into operation. In the recently completed factory building in Münchwilen, the company produces plastic windows on one of the fastest production…
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Romande Energie wants to accelerate renovations
Romande Energie wants to accelerate the energetic renovation of the building stock in the canton of Vaud. The energy supplier is launching the Commune Rénove program for this purpose. The…
Builders' Association examines Switzerland of the future
The master builder association carried out a survey on the expectations of the population for Switzerland in the future. According to her, generous and sustainable living space is desired in…
Schweizer Technologie looks after German tenant electricity systems
SmartRED has developed a digital billing tool for tenant electricity systems. The joint venture between Zug-based smart-me AG and the German company ABM-Mess Service wants to drive the energy transition…
Old cotton mill in Turgi becomes an office complex
Office space is created in the old cotton mill in Turgi. From April 1st, 7000 square meters of offices and commercial space can be rented. The owner is Limmatkraftwerke AG,…
LafargeHolcim finds partners for CO2 capture
LafargeHolcim and Schlumberger New Energy are jointly exploring the feasibility of capturing CO2 from two LafargeHolcim cement plants in Europe and North America. The Schlumberger technologies for CO2 sequestration are…
CO2 reduction is driving the real estate market
Beat Huber sees energy saving and CO2 reduction as the driving force behind the further development of the Swiss real estate market. In the interview, the new Vice President of…
UZH gets new center for dentistry
The new dental center of the University of Zurich (UZH) is being built by the Boltshauser Architects / Drees & Sommer consortium. Your “Light Rack” project emerged as the winner…