Die Firma Swiss Cobra aus Birmensdorf hat einen patentierten Edelstahlständer für Cheminées entwickelt. Damit können Schadstoffe um bis zu 40 Prozent reduziert werden, wie eine Studie belegt. Ausserdem wird das Anzünden

Ina Invest has received the GRESB Sector Leader Award in the "Diversified" category for the entire Europe region. The award underlines the real estate company's successful sustainability

A scientific pilot project has proven that concrete can reabsorb and permanently store up to 10 percent of the CO2 produced during its manufacture. In addition, concrete enriched with CO2 is stronger. This means that the proportion of cement in recycled concrete can be

Empa researcher Ellina Bernard is working to establish clay as a sustainable alternative to concrete. To this end, additives are being sought and standards for composition and load-bearing capacity are being defined. The project is funded by the SNSF with an Ambizione

Buchs ZH – Eine Mehrheit der Schweizer Bevölkerung ist für weniger Autos in den Städten, den Ausbau des öffentlichen Verkehrs, sie will mehr Grünflächen und mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum, auch mithilfe staatlicher Eingriffe. Das zeigt eine Umfrage zum Zukunftsbild für nachhaltige

With the construction of toilet facilities at a school in Sri Lanka, the Laboratory of Construction and Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) is demonstrating how the industrial restructuring of construction in the country can succeed. The prototype is based on

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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