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Geneva authorities are insisting on clear rules

The USPI Geneva has accompanied its 2025 annual report with a clear call to action for policymakers and the administration. The association highlights 320,000 properties under management, 650 million Swiss…

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ConstructionEnergyLake Geneva RegionRefurbishmentSustainability

Geneva is allocating 1.25 billion for 300 refurbishment projects

The Canton of Geneva plans to renovate around 300 particularly energy-intensive public buildings by 2038. The programme is allocating 1.25 billion Swiss francs to those properties that account for the…

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ConstructionEnergyPlanning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentZurich

Kloten begins work on its most expensive Schluefweg renovation project

Work on the refurbishment of the indoor swimming pool, energy centre and ancillary buildings is set to begin in summer 2026 on Schluefweg in Kloten. The public-sector project, costing around…

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Planning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentSustainability

Schlieren’s school giant, Kalktarren, awakens

Around 800 pupils attend the Kalktarren school complex in Schlieren, one of the largest school buildings in the canton of Zurich. The complex is now set to undergo its most…

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MobilityPlanning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentSustainability

Transport and nature project sustainably enhances urban area

STRABAG is modernising a 700-metre stretch along the Mühletychbach stream between the cantonal school and the swimming pool in Zofingen with water, road and utility line construction work. Once construction…

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More space for retail, practice and living

The Bälliz Pharmacy and Drugstore in Thun, a building over 100 years old, has undergone the most extensive refurbishment in its history. It has been completely renovated, with new practice…

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Hotels / TourismPlanning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentTessin

Belle Époque back on Lake Maggiore

The Grand Hotel Locarno has been crumbling away for almost 20 years. Once a symbol of glamorous tourism on Lake Maggiore, then empty and forgotten for years. Now the Artioli…

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Districts / AreasRefurbishmentSustainability

The Kreislaufhaus is entering the renovation phase

Work on the conversion of the Kreislaufhaus on the Franck site in Basel can now begin, as the necessary planning permission has been granted. From 2027, the future centre of…

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Planning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentSustainability

Baden is promoting the removal of unnecessary asphalt from paved areas

Together with the Asphaltknackerinnen and Mobiliar, Baden is supporting private individuals, building cooperatives and SMEs who wish to remove paving from sealed surfaces. The ‘sponge city’ concept is also intended…

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Planning / DevelopmentRefurbishmentResidential

Feasibility study explores new prospects for sport and housing

Halter AG has launched a feasibility study, in collaboration with the City of St. Gallen, into the refurbishment of the Kreuzbleiche sports hall. The sports hall is important for handball…

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