ConstructionPlanning / DevelopmentSustainabilityLake Geneva Region

Lausanne’s building materials exchange fails to impress the experts

Lausanne launched its building materials exchange behind the Halles Nord in 2024 as a means of promoting the circular economy. Two years on, it is mainly private individuals who are…

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Lausanne plans to make 200 million available for new signings

Lausanne is set to have a significantly larger property budget. The Municipal Council’s Finance Committee wants to increase the acquisition loan for the period 2026 to 2031 from 130 to…

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Districts / AreasPlanning / DevelopmentResidentialLake Geneva Region

Lausanne puts the brakes on a replacement development in the upmarket residential area

In Lausanne, a housing project comprising 19 flats has been blocked on grounds relating to listed buildings and the character of the area. The city has refused to allow the…

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Realignment of a former weapons range takes shape

The canton of Vaud can begin planning for the future police academy on the Moudon weapons range, as the canton and the federal government have signed a letter of intent…

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RefurbishmentRetailSustainabilityLake Geneva Region

Modernized shopping center boosts usage and energy efficiency

Halter has completed the renovation of the Signy Center and handed it over to its customers. As part of the project, Halter modernized the technical systems and security-related facilities and…

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La Rasude Lausanne

The city of Lausanne is publishing the plan for the La Rasude district, marking the start of the next stage of one of its most important transformation projects. A new…

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Digital twin makes the invisible visible

ETH Zurich is taking heritage conservation into a new era with AI and extended reality (XR). Its "Heritage" project is turning Notre-Dame Cathedral in Lausanne into a model for sustainable…

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More inflows to Valais, losses in Zurich and Vaud

Almost 38,000 companies relocated within Switzerland in 2024. In the cantonal competition, Valais recorded the largest net increase in companies, followed by Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Fribourg. Zurich, Vaud and Lucerne…

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Historic spa centres in the canton of Vaud sustainably renovated

The canton of Vaud has successfully completed the renovation of five historic spa buildings, thereby setting an example for the preservation of cultural heritage while at the same time adapting…

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Vaud economy between recovery and uncertainty

After two years of weak growth, economic experts are forecasting an economic recovery for the canton of Vaud. The Vaud Economic Commission expects gross domestic product to grow by 1.8%…

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New projects for decarbonisation of the gas industry to start in 2025

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and Gaznat are expanding their collaboration. They are planning three calls for tenders for research and development projects in the field of…

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