Cantonal properties in Riehen win sustainability award
Properties of the Canton of Basel-Stadt have won the international prize for sustainable architecture awarded by the University of Ferrara and the Fassa Bortolo company. The buildings on Hirtenweg in Riehen scored points for their wooden construction and socially acceptable densification of living
Waste incineration plant in Turgi to be renovated at a cost of 325 million Swiss francs
The waste incineration plant (KVA) in Turgi needs to be renewed. The general assembly will decide on 27 September on a project credit of 17 million Swiss francs. The total costs are estimated at 325
Mobiliar invests in heat reduction in Bern neighbourhood
Mobiliar is paying 450,000 francs for measures to reduce heat in the Breitenrain district of Bern. The municipal council has approved 1.3 million francs for this. In the course of the renovation of the utility lines by Energie Wasser Bern, Optingenstrasse is to become greener, cooler and more
Venture Kick supports Borobotics with 150,000 Swiss francs
Venture Kick is funding the development of an innovative drilling robot by Borobotics with 150,000 Swiss francs. It enables the drilling of holes for geothermal heating systems next to buildings in a small space and at significantly lower
Efficient asphalt recycling in Switzerland
Switzerland is built, at least as far as the road network is concerned. Therefore, despite recycling, significantly more asphalt is produced today than can be reinstalled in new roads. Empa researcher Martins Zaumanis has set himself the goal of increasing the recycled content of asphalt - with
Steiner initiates construction of wooden building in Ostermundingen
Steiner is tackling the construction of the NIDO project. As part of the project, the Zurich-based real estate developer is building 17 condominiums in Ostermundigen using timber construction. The building will also have an arcade and outdoor
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Implenia receives top rating for sustainability
Implenia has improved its sustainability rating from Sustainalytics by one point. With 86 points, the construction and real estate company has consolidated its position as the industry
10 million Swiss francs in funding for concrete recycling technology
Sikas is being specifically promoted as part of a climate protection programme. This is a new type of concrete recycling process that enables the complete recycling of old concrete and binds CO2 at the same time. In order to support the use of the technology, the Swiss Climate Cent Foundation
“Green” asphalt: a milestone towards climate-friendly road construction
The Department of Construction and Transport of the Canton of Basel-Stadt has developed a CO2-negative asphalt together with a Basel institute for building materials technology. Thanks to vegetable carbon, it binds more CO2 than it causes. The high-quality road surface should considerably reduce
Empa entwickelt recycelbaren Kunststoff für die Industrie
Forschende der Eidgenössischen Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) in St.Gallen haben ein Epoxidharz entwickelt, das sich wiederverwerten und reparieren lässt. Damit schaffen sie einen neuen Kunststoff, der etwa beim Bau von Flugzeugen, Zügen oder bei Beschichtungen für
Dietikon expands information offer on its city app
The city of Dietikon is expanding its information offering on the Dietikon city app to include local real-time data on temperature, air quality and traffic. This expansion completes the last sub-project of the Smart City Innovation Challenge
New plastic protects against flames
Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled - and is also flame retardant and mechanically resistant. Possible applications range from coatings for parquet floors to composite materials for trains and
How do you develop climate-neutral real estate?
The exponential increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations since industrialisation leads to an intensified greenhouse effect. This is causing irreversible damage to natural ecosystems and to our society. Mitigation and adaptation measures are crucial for the preservation of livelihoods
Urbane Dörfer lädt zur Eröffnung nach Melchenbühl ein
Die Genossenschaft Urbane Dörfer lanciert ihr zweites Pionierprojekt. Sie lädt am 26. August nach Muri-Gümligen zur Eröffnung des Urbanen Dorfs Melchenbühl ein. Langfristig entsteht dort ein vielfältiger Wohn-, Arbeits- und Kreativort mit 60
ZHAW wins bid for SWEET funding programme
The "reFuel.ch" consortium, led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), has been awarded the SWEET funding programme. The ZHAW is involved in the project with the School of Engineering and the School of Management and Law. The Center for Energy and the
Modular wooden fixtures for interim uses
The "àDisposition" project pursues the goal of making interim uses simple and sustainable thanks to modular installations. The BFH researchers produced four prototypes together with the project partners and set them up at DISPO in
Energy Cluster invites to one-day course on photovoltaic façades
Energy Cluster invites interested parties to a one-day course on photovoltaic façades. At the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on 12 September, the focus will be on the role of photovoltaic façades in the energy system of the
Synhelion and Cemex scale up solar clinker to industrial level
Synhelion and the Mexican cement producer Cemex are recording further progress in the development of fully solar-powered cement plants. After a pilot project, they raised the production of clinker to an industrially usable
Foldable solar roof from iWorks is validated
Called the Urbanbox, iWorks' flexible photovoltaic solution has received scientific proof from a team at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences that it meets practical requirements. The foldable system is scheduled to go on sale at the end of
AMAG commissions second photovoltaic plant in Cham
AMAG has installed the second photovoltaic system in Cham on the roof of the public AMAG car park. As with the AMAG Zug site, which will open in June 2023, the electricity is to be produced for the company's own use or fed into the public
Dormakaba is a practice partner in EU research on building management
The company dormakaba, which specialises in access management for buildings, is the only practical partner participating in the openDBL research project funded by the European Union. The aim is to develop a so-called digital
“co-operate” – a model for climate-friendly construction
The future campus of Empa and Eawag is nearing completion; it is intended to become an inspiring space for new ideas and innovations, also with a view to environmentally and climate-friendly construction of the future. The buildings and facilities are full of ideas for saving or generating energy
Zurich Wind – Zurich cooperation for the use of Zurich wind energy
EKZ, ewz and Stadtwerk Winterthur are planning a joint cooperation for the use of wind energy in the canton of Zurich. The three partners want to jointly realise wind energy projects in the potential areas to be examined by the canton of Zurich. With this cooperation, the three energy utilities are
4000 scenarios for the climate change
With an extensive computer simulation of the climate, global economy and global energy system, PSI researchers, together with colleagues from the USA, China, Ireland, Finland and Sweden, have analysed different possibilities for a climate
“Charter for Circular Building” twelve big ones make headway
When twelve of the biggest construction companies in Switzerland commit to the circular economy, it has an impact. Today, too many raw materials are still irretrievably lost in construction. If fewer non-renewable raw materials and energies are used, the construction industry will become much more
Alpine solar plant planned at the Madrisa mountain railway
Repower, together with the municipality of Klosters and Klosters-Madrisa Bergbahnen AG, is planning to build an alpine solar plant at the Madrisa mountain railway. With an installed capacity of 12 MW, the plant in the "Züg" area could fully supply both the mountain railway and a large number of
The Swiss are in favour of the rapid expansion of renewable energies
87 percent of the Swiss want to further expand renewable energies such as wind, solar and hydropower. To achieve this, the majority (52 percent) are also prepared to dig deeper into their pockets. These are the results of the Energy Trend Monitor 2023, which was commissioned by STIEBEL ELTRON and
Use of stationary hydrogen fuel cells to support the energy transition
The increasing use of photovoltaic and wind energy in the future, which depends on the time of day and weather conditions, poses risks for the Swiss electricity grid. One solution is the use of hydrogen as an energy storage medium, which can be used for environmentally friendly electricity and heat
“NEST provides the ideal environment to further develop our innovation”
Building façades hold great potential for producing and saving energy. Today, however, this potential is still too little used. As part of the NEST HiLo unit, researchers from the Architecture and Building Systems Group at ETH Zurich have developed an innovative adaptive solar façade that
Challenges are the mother of invention
In autumn 2022, 33 students at the ZHAW in Winterthur experimented with the architectural potential of reusing building components - and achieved some surprising