National Council decides on offensive for wind energy

On 6 June, the National Council approved the revised bill for the Federal Act on the Acceleration of Licensing Procedures for Wind Turbines by 136 votes to 53. A total…

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Energie 360° equips Regensdorf with fast-charging stations

Energie 360° has set up seven charging stations in the Zänti shopping centre in Regensdorf. E-cars can be fully charged here in 30 to 60 minutes. The electricity comes from…

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Palanggenbach power plant celebrates opening

The Palanggenbach hydropower plant has now been officially opened after tests and optimisation work. It is expected to supply around 11.5 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. The power plant…

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Holder wants to combat housing shortage

Halter AG is committed to sustainable solutions to the housing shortage. To this end, the Schlierem-based construction and real estate company has drawn up a position paper. Among other things,…

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Population supports expansion of renewables

The population maintains its approval of the energy transition. In order to secure the supply, the majority calls for a domestic expansion of renewable energies. Nuclear power should play no…

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Construction industry gets fewer orders

The Swiss Association of Master Builders expects a decline in construction activity over the next two years. It bases its forecast on a decline in incoming orders in the first…

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Baumer intensifies commitment to solar power

Baumer is implementing measures to expand photovoltaics at its headquarters in Frauenfeld. More than 800 modules with a nominal output of 340 kilowatts peak are to be installed. Together with…

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Canton of Zurich to get new law on location promotion

The Government Council of the Canton of Zurich has passed a new law on location promotion to the Cantonal Council. In the law, the purpose and goals of cantonal location…

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ImmoTrack digitises home maintenance with artificial intelligence

Starting in June, the start-up ImmoTrack will offer automated scheduling for home maintenance. The status of the work to be done around a property can be tracked in real time…

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UBS sees holiday flats at a turning point

UBS predicts a period of stagnating prices for the market for holiday flats. The real estate experts of the big bank have observed a slowdown in price increases since autumn…

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Luucy presents new version of the platform for spatial planning

Lucerne-based start-up Luucy presents an upgrade to its platform with new functions. They range from improved speed to extended export options for presentations and the new app Cost Calculator.

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Dormakaba supplies Hörmann with CO2-neutral products

The company dormakaba, which specialises in access management for buildings, is setting the tone for climate protection with the door and gate manufacturer Hörmann. Dormakaba will supply Hörmann with CO2-neutral…

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Dormakaba supplies Hörmann with CO2-neutral products

The company dormakaba, which specialises in access management for buildings, is setting the tone for climate protection with the door and gate manufacturer Hörmann. Dormakaba will supply Hörmann with CO2-neutral…

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Real estate fund from Swiss Life Asset Managers generates stable income

The Swiss Life REF (CH) ESG Swiss Properties real estate fund generated income of a good CHF 20 million in the first half of the 2022/23 financial year. The value…

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Holcim receives award for biodiversity

The Nature & Economy Foundation has awarded several former Holcim quarrying sites. Important refuges for flora and fauna have formed in the former gravel pits and quarries after the withdrawal…

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Daetwyler relies on solar power

Daetwyler equipped a total of five locations with photovoltaic systems in 2022. Compared to the previous year, CO2 emissions were reduced by 4.7 percent. The Uri-based industrial group aims to…

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NEST receives aviary for drone research

A kind of aviary for research on drones is to be built on the NEST research and innovation building of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research. This…

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Sensor gate from dormakaba receives iF Design Award

Dormakaba has won a prize in the building technology category at this year's iF Design Awards. The award went to the new Argus V60 sensor barrier from the globally active…

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