In view of the housing shortage, the Federal Council is planning measures to shorten the planning and building permit procedures for residential construction. For example, it is considering asserting an overriding national interest in certain cases and restricting certain objections.

For years, the Capo San Martino headland between Melide and Paradiso lay abandoned - once a restaurant, then a nightclub, most recently occupied and locked up with bars. Now Christian Constantin, Valais property developer and FC Sion president, is taking action: A luxury resort is to be built here

In the middle of Bülach, a new district is to be created from an ageing shopping centre and large parking areas. Sonnenhof focuses on flats, open spaces, shops, culture and a new link between the railway station and the old town. The project shows how a functional area is to be transformed into a

Halter AG is involved in the redevelopment of the Clochettes site in Geneva. As part of this, Halter will be renovating, converting and adding storeys to three residential buildings. This includes the modernization of 70 existing apartments and the addition of two further

Spreitenbach has adopted a new property strategy for the municipality of Spreitenbach and the municipality of Ortsbürgergemeinde. The aim is to manage the municipality's own property portfolios

Sika is expanding its activities in Central Asia with the founding of a new subsidiary in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The company, which specialises in construction chemicals, intends to improve its market access and customer proximity in the

Ypsomed has opened a new toolmaking facility in Solothurn. With the investment of 25 million Swiss francs, the medical technology company is expanding its capacity to design and manufacture tools for the plastic injection moulding required for pens and

Halter AG has successfully completed the AuPark project and handed it over to Swiss Life. The development in Wädenswil comprises five apartment and commercial buildings with a total of 300

One million square meters, an inter-municipal planning project, years of political debate and a clear goal. Lugano wants to transform its congested northern edge into a lively urban quarter. The Nuovo Quartiere Cornaredo is the most ambitious urban development project in southern Switzerland. What

trains rolled into the workshop here for 135 years. Researchers, entrepreneurs and families will soon be moving in. On the 120,000 square meter site of the former Officine FFS in Bellinzona, a new urban quarter is being created that combines housing, commerce, education and innovation. Porta del

The Road Traffic and Navigation Office of the Canton of Berne has a space problem and a building substance problem. For years, one of the canton's most important administrative authorities has been working in buildings in need of renovation at three different locations. Now the canton is pulling

The ARA Basel was officially opened on 17 April 2026. Following the refurbishment and expansion work that began in 2019 and has now been completed, it is one of the most modern wastewater treatment plants in Europe. It will open its doors to the public on 18 and 19

The new Helvetia Housing Report has analysed the moving patterns of 55- to 74-year-olds. When moving house, this generation tends to prefer out-of-town locations or moving abroad. This frees up central properties, which are then used more space-efficiently by younger

The energy producer aventron AG is investing in the Sur Grati wind farm in the canton of Vaud. The project is being carried out in collaboration with regional partners and is scheduled to come online at the end of 2027. This investment marks the completion of the financing and shareholder

Construction work has begun at Zurich Airport on a new facility for general aviation in the West Zone. The project comprises a terminal with a hangar and will replace the existing infrastructure in the East. The cost is estimated at around 100 million Swiss

An objection about the color of the neighboring house. An appeal that puts a housing project on hold for five years. What is legally possible in Switzerland is set to become much more difficult in future. On April 22, 2026, the Federal Council adopted a postulate report aimed at freeing residential

The "Unteres Bühl" housing estate in Oberwinterthur has been part of the cityscape for decades. Now the AXA Investment Foundation is tackling this major project. Around 300 apartments are being renovated and 80 new ones added. The most remarkable aspect is not the volume, but the claim that all

Vertina Investment Foundation will carry out its eighth capital raising in the second quarter of 2026, with a target volume of between 60 and 80 million Swiss francs. The funds are to be used for the acquisition of additional properties and to finance ongoing and planned

North America’s first passive house is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The BioHaus on the Waldsee Campus of Concordia Language Villages was built at the time by Stephan Tanner and his team at Intep. It also served as the starting point for the company TANNER Building

Halter AG has handed over a modern nursing home to Swiss Life in Bern's Wylerquartier. The complex, operated by the general tenant Domicil Bern AG, has 112 modern residential units. The design of a further care home has been contractually

Migros Eastern Switzerland has begun modernising its operations centre in Eastern Switzerland. The sustainable remodelling of the building, which was constructed in 1979, is intended to meet business developments for the next 40 years. The modernisation is scheduled for completion in

Walo Bertschinger AG is involved in an infrastructure project between Tägerst and Buchenegg. By the end of 2027, a road, drainage systems and engineering structures will be newly constructed or reinforced there. Two new Lehnen viaducts, measuring 90 and 130 metres in length, are also central to

If you're looking for living space in Baden-Dättwil, you'd better look up. Eight modular wooden houses are to be built above a fast food outlet and a supermarket - compact, sustainable and already fully booked. An investor from Aargau proves that unused roofs could be the answer to the housing

Logis Suisse is building a residential development with around 270 apartments in Untere Spichermatt in Stans. Zurich architects Studio Sintzel and landscape architects Uniola AG are implementing the CHF 141 million

An entire area at Wollishofen station is being reinvented. A historic timber building is being dismantled and reassembled at a different location. What sounds like a compromise is actually a solution that sacrifices neither residential construction nor monument protection. After more than ten years

The symbolic laying of the foundation stone at the Brisgi site in Baden marked the official start of the construction phase. By 2028, around 220 affordable and sustainable homes will be built there for people in various life

The Lucerne Cantonal Government has requested a special grant of 24 million Swiss francs from the Cantonal Assembly for the proposed Lucerne Innovation Foundation. The canton aims to use this to boost its competitiveness and support SMEs and start-ups in implementing innovative

The town of Schlieren is renovating its maintenance depot to ensure its long-term operation. Key parts of the facility have exceeded their service life, making modernisation necessary. Furthermore, the current site no longer complies with fire safety and occupational health and safety

Implenia has been awarded a contract worth over 200 million euros to build a new police headquarters in Münster. The building will bring all departments together under one roof and provide modern facilities for more than 1,400

The Madrisa Solar alpine solar power plant generated 1.5 gigawatt hours more electricity than forecast during the first half of the winter. The plant supplied more energy to the Klosters-Madrisa mountain railways than was required for their operation. The next phase of construction will begin in