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Building services engineering group expands in Engadin

The Burkhalter Group has acquired Caotec SA, a company operating in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC) sector. With this acquisition, the Burkhalter Group aims to expand its…

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Architect takes over operational management of the company

Raman Misinovic joins the management team at fsp Architects as the new COO. Misinovic previously spent several years as a project and team leader at fsp and most recently worked…

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Decarbonisation will rely on heat pumps in the future

The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics is shelving the planned project to use deep geothermal energy for the National Sports Centre in Magglingen. The costs of deep drilling are…

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Spatial planning is taught in a practical manner in the classroom.

Baden Regio and the Cantonal School in Wettingen carried out a joint spatial planning project. A striking finding was how important people's coexistence was when planning residential and working environments.

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Transformation into an indoor climate specialist is proving effective

The Zehnder Group, which operates in the indoor climate sector, increased its turnover to €760.7 million in the 2025 financial year – an increase of 8 per cent over the…

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New president elected for regional energy supplier

Rolf Schären will chair Limeco's Board of Directors from 1 May. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKZ and former Chief Financial Officer of Dietikon succeeds Stefano Kunz.…

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Solar project combines own electricity and regional investment

The Schloss Turbenthal Foundation is building a solar power plant on the roofs of its village for deaf people. Interested parties can participate in the plant, which has over 150…

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Society for affordable housing aims to create permanently affordable living space

The new Gesellschaft für erschwingliches Wohnen AG (GEW) has been founded in Schlieren. The aim of this non-profit organisation is to create and maintain affordable housing in Switzerland on a…

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Property portfolio grows despite stable income

PSP Swiss Property has announced its financial figures for the 2025 financial year. Net profit rose by 8.9 per cent to CHF 408.5 million, and the dividend will be increased…

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Transformation programme proves effective at access technology specialist

Dormakaba, a company operating in the locking technology sector, will see declines in total revenue and profit in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year. However, organic growth will…

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Foundation stone laid for mixed-use building in Frenkendorf

Halter AG has laid the foundation for the Park3 project together with representatives from Reuter Architekten, the municipality of Frenkendorf and planning, marketing and implementation teams. Zurimo "B" Immobilien AG,…

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Communities on Lake Zurich strengthen economic networking

The Gold Coast location promotion agency, newly established in November 2025 for the district of Meilen, has published its annual programme for 2026/27. The first general meeting will take place…

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Research develops climate-friendly alternative to cement

Holcim is participating in the development of cement-free concrete alongside European universities and research institutes. The aim of the European C-SINK project is to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions in…

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New technology extends the service life of old bridges

Researchers and engineers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are working with partners to develop new repair methods for concrete bridges. The aim is to…

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Construction site for retirement home in Schlieren to be set up in March

Preparatory work for the new "Wohnen am Stadtpark" retirement home in Schlieren will begin in March. The withdrawal of two appeals in December 2025 cleared the way for this. The…

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Cooperation aims to secure landfill capacity in the long term

Over the next two years, the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Schaffhausen will be developing planning principles for new landfills for slag from waste incineration (WIP). The aim is…

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Canton Zurich creates interface with innovation park

At the beginning of the year, the canton of Zurich created the Zurich Innovation Park specialist unit within the Office for Economic Affairs. It is headed by Benjamin Grimm. Its…

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Research project focuses on seasonal energy storage

HEIG-VD and Planair are working on an underground seasonal heat storage facility that could be operational by 2030. With their BIG4HEAT project, the university and the engineering firm for energy…

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