A new sports powerhouse for the Zurich region will be built between Dübendorf and Wangen-Brüttisellen by fall 2026. The Zurich Sports Center in the Dürrbach area will bring together over 30 types of sport under one roof. This project combines popular and top-class sport, training and

Martin Emmenegger will become the new Director of Stadtwerk Winterthur on February 1. The former Head of Networks at ewz, the city's energy supplier, succeeds Marco Gabathuler, who is

Swiss Life Asset Managers has acquired Gewerbe- und Handelszentrum AG (GHZ), which developed and owns the Wagi site in Schlieren. The site will be retained and all employees will be kept

The start-up vyzn, which specializes in digital and sustainable construction planning, has successfully completed its seed financing round with Swiss and Finnish partners. The team of three male and one female founder now wants to expand the portfolio and grow. Vyzn will launch in Germany at the

The real estate company Swiss Prime Site has acquired an office property in Zurich-West with a net yield of 3.8%. The single tenant of the 19,000 square meter property is the Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group Services

The Brunnergut residential development is a child of the post-war era. Functional, dense, with underground parking and a lot of neighborhood history. Now the building appeals court is stopping its removal from the municipal inventory and demanding an independent additional report. Winterthur must

Gravis Robotics can intensify its global market launch with 23 million dollars in funding from several venture capital companies. The Zurich-based start-up has already found numerous new industrial partners for its autonomous

Bassersdorf is getting serious about the development "along the tracks". At the consultation event on December 3, 2025, the municipality showed how a little-used commercial area south of the train station is to be transformed into a mixed-use district with housing, workplaces and plenty of green

On November 26, 2025, Albert Schweizer received a special honor. The award as Site Promoter of the Year 2025 recognizes his many years of commitment to the development of Schlieren into a leading biotech and medtech location. A transformation that was significantly shaped by his work as Head of

Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa are working with the Bauwerk Group to develop a parquet floor that uses ecological raw materials, achieves the properties of oak and can also act as a sensor or microgenerator. The combination of modified poplar wood and piezoelectric Rochelle salt creates a

The Zurich electorate clearly rejects a municipal right of first refusal, but is narrowly in favor of doubling cantonal housing subsidies and clearly in favour of stricter rules against 30 km/h on main roads. At the same time, a new basic right to digital integrity was rejected, as was a higher

The Eawag Institute, which is active in water research, has developed a toolbox for decentralized wastewater systems. It is intended to inform industry experts about possible technologies and

With the Stellwerk 2 project, SBB and the city of Winterthur are creating a compact, sustainable ensemble with 66 apartments, office, healthcare and educational spaces as well as a greatly expanded bicycle station by 2028. The result is an urban hinge between rail infrastructure, everyday mobility

The Zurich Cantonal Council has once again approved the hardship clause for the imputed rental value. It is intended to protect owners from financial overload until the imputed rental value is finally abolished in a few years'

SVIT Young Zurich is launching a series of formats in 2026 to raise young people's awareness of real estate policy issues and motivate them to vote. With events, games and compact information, the association aims to make political education more accessible and tangible. The focus is on decisions

One of the fiercest housing policy debates of recent years is raging in the canton of Zurich. On October 27, the cantonal council will decide on four popular initiatives, some of which propose contradictory solutions to the housing problem. The fronts are clear. Tenants' and homeowners'

Electronics on the compost heap. What sounds utopian has been pioneered by Empa researchers with their new, wood-based printed circuit board. As part of the HyPELignum project, they have created the first functional electronic products that are not only powerful but also fully

The City of Zurich is examining the sale of its energy company Energie 360° to Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich. The aim is to bundle the energy supply and accelerate decarbonization. The decision on the takeover should be made by the end of

On Thursday evening, October 2, 2025, the 19th award ceremony for good buildings in the city of Zurich took place in a festive setting. Mayor Corine Mauch, together with City Councillor André Odermatt, Head of the Building Department, and City Councillor Simone Brander, Head of the Civil

The promotion of young talent in the real estate services sector is a key concern of SVIT Zurich. The SVIT Young Zurich Youth Commission was established in 2016 to provide targeted support for the needs and expectations of trainees and young

With the fourth call for proposals for the cooperation program, the Zurich Metropolitan Conference is once again calling for creative, practical project ideas. The aim is to promote a positive climate of innovation and the intelligent use of scarce resources for residential and settlement areas.

In Zurich, the consultation on the revision of the Planning and Building Act has begun. The aim is to make it easier to convert and extend existing buildings and to promote the maximum utilization of land. The aim is to make better use of ecological, social and cultural benefits in

The Foundation for the Honouring of Good Buildings in the Canton of Zurich has awarded the Canton of Zurich Architecture Prize. Four buildings were honoured in each of the award and recognition categories. The Audience Award went to the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich, the Green Leu to the Hobelwerk,

More than 60 years ago, Zurich architect André E. Bosshard presented a radical vision for Zurich. A new business city, built in the middle of Lake Zurich. The "City im See" project was intended to solve both the housing and traffic crisis. It has remained part of an era of bold but barely

With the H1, the Zwhatt site in Regensdorf has become the tallest timber hybrid high-rise in Switzerland. The project by Boltshauser Architekten represents a paradigm shift in urban residential construction with technical, ecological and social

Small cities in Switzerland are increasingly interested in the topic of smart cities. This is the result of the new Swiss Smart City Survey conducted by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Digitalization and the environment in particular are playing an increasingly important

The new ZHAW Smart City Survey illustrates how Swiss cities, especially smaller municipalities, are recognizing the potential of intelligent solutions and implementing more and more projects in the field of digitalization and sustainability. Smart environment and renewable energies are moving to

For older people in particular, finding a home is often an ambitious challenge. They need affordable, age-appropriate and well-connected accommodation. At the same time, they often lack an overview of what is available or the energy to actively look for it

With a pioneering technology, 4QT shows how fuel consumption and emissions of heavy construction machinery can be massively reduced. The ETH spin-off focuses on sustainable innovation and proves in practice that savings and efficiency should have long been standard on Swiss construction

Fatzer from Romanshorn has supplied two new hauling ropes for the Rigiblick funicular in Zurich. Following its modernization, the funicular will resume operations in the