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Biel is streamlining its real estate portfolio

Biel is reorganizing its extensive real estate portfolio. In August 2026, the municipal council adopted a strategic framework to ensure that maintenance, investments, school facilities, and land policy are no…

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EnergyPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

A region turns its waste into heat

The Limmat Valley generates energy from what others throw away. Limeco converts waste and wastewater into carbon-neutral heat, which already supplies over 1,600 properties. The network is growing, the figures…

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MobilityPlanning / DevelopmentProjectsSustainabilityZurich

Limmat Revitalization Project Stumbles Over Contaminated Sites

The plans for the “Lebendige Limmat” will be available for public review through September 28, 2026. This major Zurich project aims to combine flood protection, biodiversity, and local recreation along…

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Location PromotionPlanning / DevelopmentEastern SwitzerlandZurich

The Zurich Metropolitan Area Is Growing Closer Politically

Dieter Egli is taking over as chair of the Zurich Metropolitan Conference, with Claudio Bernold joining him. The leadership change comes at a time when the organization—which coordinates spatial planning,…

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Location PromotionMobilityPlanning / Development

Mobility in the Limmattal 2050

How will mobility in the Limmat Valley develop by 2050? What implications will this have for urban development and transport services? And what factors will influence the population’s mobility behaviour…

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CompanyConstructionEnergyPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

Concrete Gets a Way Out

Cement supports cities, bridges, and buildings. At the same time, its production is one of the world’s largest industrial sources of CO₂. The bottleneck lies deep within the combustion process…

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EnergyNew constructionPlanning / DevelopmentSustainability

The facade becomes a power plant

A glass facade provides protection, opens up spaces, and lets in natural light. Until now, it has mostly remained passive in terms of energy. Now, semitransparent organic PV modules are…

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Districts / AreasPlanning / DevelopmentEastern SwitzerlandSustainability

St Gallen sparks a planning dispute across the whole city

St. Gallen is putting its local planning review out for public consultation from 17 August to 16 October 2026 and opening up digital participation. For property owners, developers and neighbourhoods,…

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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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Zurich Battles Over 40 Meters and the Cost of Densification

On September 27, 2026, Zurich will vote on two new high-rise regulations. The real sticking point isn’t the very tall towers, but rather the 40-meter zones in the outlying neighborhoods.…

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MobilityPlanning / DevelopmentRefurbishment

Switzerland’s biggest bottleneck is fighting its way out

Every day, 120,000 vehicles queue through one of Switzerland’s busiest tunnels. For decades, the Gubrist Tunnel near Zurich was a symbol of the failure of transport planning. Now, with the…

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