Energy

Schlieren continues to make progress with solar expansion

At the end of August, the city of Schlieren will put the largest municipal solar plant into operation at the Centre for Innovation and Young Entrepreneurs. The electricity generated there…

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Implenia acquires stake in Norwegian wind power producer

The construction company Implenia is taking a 41 percent stake in the wind power producer WindWorks Jelsa. The aim of the investment is to build a production facility for floating…

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Mobility

Switzerland Innovation Park East offers jobs for travellers

The Switzerland Innovation Park Ost and the St.Gallen railway station have created the possibility for travellers to bridge waiting times at specially equipped workstations. The initiative thus meets the need…

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SAEKI Robotics receives $2.3 million in funding

SAEKI Robotics has raised $2.3 million in a seed funding round. This sum will go towards building a network of decentralised automated factories that combine digital manufacturing and robotics to…

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ConstructionSustainability

Urbane Dörfer lädt zur Eröffnung nach Melchenbühl ein  

Die Genossenschaft Urbane Dörfer lanciert ihr zweites Pionierprojekt. Sie lädt am 26. August nach Muri-Gümligen zur Eröffnung des Urbanen Dorfs Melchenbühl ein. Langfristig entsteht dort ein vielfältiger Wohn-, Arbeits- und…

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Umwelt Arena shows lighthouse project Building 2050 Urdorf

The Stiftung Umwelt Arena Schweiz shows the pioneering project Bauen 2050 Urdorf during guided tours. Interested parties are also shown a model flat in the CO2-neutral development. The programme is…

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Wingtra has new distributor in Taiwan

Wingtra is now also gaining a foothold in Taiwan. Its new sales partner Century Instruments now also offers the vertical take-off flying robots of the manufacturer from the Greater Zurich…

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Energy Cluster invites to one-day course on photovoltaic façades

Energy Cluster invites interested parties to a one-day course on photovoltaic façades. At the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on 12 September, the focus will be on the…

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Business

Home ownership is becoming more expensive

Prices for residential property continued to rise in the second quarter of 2023. In a quarterly comparison, prices for owner-occupied flats rose more strongly than prices for single-family houses. This…

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ConstructionSustainability

Synhelion and Cemex scale up solar clinker to industrial level

Synhelion and the Mexican cement producer Cemex are recording further progress in the development of fully solar-powered cement plants. After a pilot project, they raised the production of clinker to…

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Sika strengthens its presence in Peru

Sika acquires Chema, a manufacturer of tiling products from Peru. With this acquisition, the specialty chemicals company expands its distribution channels in the Peruvian mortar market and also significantly expands…

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Implenia is leading the construction of the Ligerz Tunnel

Die SBB hat der Arbeitsgemeinschaft IBD den Auftrag für den Bau des Tunnels Ligerz erteilt. Die Federführung innerhalb der Arbeitsgemeinschaft obliegt Implenia. Die Bau- und Immobilienfirma hat einen Anteil von…

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EnergySustainability

Foldable solar roof from iWorks is validated

Called the Urbanbox, iWorks' flexible photovoltaic solution has received scientific proof from a team at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences that it meets practical requirements. The foldable system is…

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Business

Crowdlending, a new source of real estate financing

The technology is revolutionising real estate investment by opening up investment opportunities to private individuals that were previously denied to them. In real estate crowdlending, private individuals can join together…

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Wüest Partner receives Great Place to Work certification

Wüest Partner has been awarded Great Place to Work certification for both Germany and Switzerland. With this certification, the international research and consulting institute Great Place to Work® recognises Wüest…

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Making use of the scope for structuring property gains tax – the BETTERHOMES experts explain what’s important

If you sell a property, there are a number of tax aspects to consider. This applies above all to the real estate gains tax, the amount of which depends on…

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Schweizer Konjunktur harzt – Verarbeitendes Gewerbe im Abschwung

Der KOF Geschäftslageindikator für die Schweizer Wirtschaft, der aus den KOF Konjunkturumfragen berechnet wird, gibt im Juli deutlich nach. Die Geschäftslage ist so ungünstig wie seit zwei Jahren nicht mehr.…

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Holcim acquires German company Cooper Standard

Zug-based building materials producer Holcim has acquired Cooper Standard Technical Rubber GmbH, based in Mannheim. Its highly durable technical rubber products are expected to drive further growth of Holcim's roofing…

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