Housing estate receives self-sufficient lighting
BKW is equipping a settlement in Moosseedorf near Bern with self-sufficient lighting from solar-powered LED lights. The total of 27 solar lights are controlled depending on movement and are designed…
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Hälg takes over Simeon
Simeon Haustechnik AG becomes part of the Hälg Group. With the takeover, Hälg & Co. AG is strengthening its presence in the region and the plumbing and heating trades. Simeon…
Avobis confirms Ralf Capeder as Managing Director of Verit Immobilien
Avobis Group AG has confirmed Ralf Capeder as managing director of its subsidiary Verit Immobilien AG. The lawyer and real estate economist had managed Verit Immobilien ad interim since November…
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Zurich is at the forefront of the circular economy
Holcim and Bloomberg have launched the Circular Cities Barometer. It makes the achievements of cities in the circular economy visible worldwide. Seattle, Copenhagen and Zurich are currently in first place.
Swiss Life Asset Managers aligns real estate funds with sustainability
The asset manager Swiss Life Asset Managers introduces the ESG standard for more social and ecological sustainability in the name of its real estate fund Swiss Life REF (CH) Swiss…
Forest dominates land use in cities
Settlement areas account for less than a quarter of land use in Swiss cities. In contrast, almost a third of urban soil is covered with forest. This emerges from the…
ETH researchers build a dome from construction waste
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have created a building from construction waste. They wanted to find out to what extent digital tools and technologies…
Holistic solar solution for ALDI SUISSE
ALDI SUISSE carried out what is probably the most ambitious solar energy project in Switzerland: in just over a year, around 70 roofs between Romanshorn and Geneva were equipped with…
Holcim increases sales significantly
The building materials group Holcim reports a high operating profit and an increase in sales growth of 20.1 percent in the first quarter of 2022. Record levels are thus achieved…
Heating advice from EnergieSchweiz is now free of charge
The impulse advice on heating with renewables is now free throughout Switzerland. Owners of single and multi-family houses and condominiums with heating systems that are more than ten years old…
The flooring industry meets again
As a national trade fair, Suisse Floor brings together the entire expertise of the flooring industry for the sixth time. From June 22 to 24, 2022, the industry meeting place…
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Consolidation in the Swiss label market
The certification for the "2000 watt area" will be lifted and areas will instead be certified according to SNBS or Minergie - at least according to the communication from the…
Avobis takes over the credit factory and underpins its leading position in the area of mortgage servicing
Avobis, the leading real estate and mortgage service provider in Switzerland, is investing in mortgage servicing, a pillar that has been successful for 25 years, and is taking over the…
New GLC research building, ETH Zurich: Today's facade technology for tomorrow's health sciences
A milestone for medical technology: With its new building in Gloriarank, ETH Zurich is creating a future-oriented development and laboratory building. The structure presents itself as a perfect marriage between…
Home ownership: the mix of digitization and physical presence is crucial
Digital home ownership platforms bring a lot of benefits, but they do not replace people. Buying and maintaining residential property requires a mix of digital services and on-site expert support.
Swissolar President Jürg Grossen in conversation
“Solar power is becoming cheaper and cheaper” CKW is driving solar expansion and, as a partner of the Swissolar industry association, is committed to renewable energies in Switzerland. We met…
Wincasa manages properties from real estate funds
Wincasa, which operates as a service provider in the real estate sector, will take over the management of the real estate portfolio of Immofonds and Immofonds suburban from July 1st.…
ACRON acquires certified sustainable office property in Leudelange, Luxembourg
ACRON has acquired a stake in Wooden SA, which is currently constructing the fully rented office building WOODEN, which is certified according to the WELL Building Standard® and rated "BREEAM…