The Binding Prize for Biodiversity 2022 goes to Stadtgrün Bern
The theme year "Nature needs the city - more biodiversity in Bern" was awarded CHF 100,000 as an outstanding project for biodiversity in urban areas. With an extraordinary level of…
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Gold für das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement von Energie 360°
Das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement von Energie 360° ist weit fortgeschritten. Dies bestätigt die erste externe Bewertung durch EcoVadis. Die Zürcher Energieversorgerin erhält die Goldmedaille und zählt zu den Top 5% aller weltweit…
Galileo cooperates with solar manufacturer Pagra from Poland
The Zurich-based platform Galileo for renewable energies is now working with the Polish photovoltaics provider Pagra. Companies in Poland can reduce their energy costs with the offer of Galileo and…
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Biochar makes the Swiss more sustainable
Industrielle Werke Basel will process sawdust and wood chips from this year's Schwing and Älplerfest in Pratteln into biochar. This removes CO2 from the atmosphere in the long term. The…
Implenia wins complex real estate projects in western Switzerland
Implenia's Buildings Division has won two more attractive orders in western Switzerland with a total volume of almost CHF 200 million. The large and complex real estate projects with a…
Implenia wins two large and complex real estate projects in western Switzerland
Implenia's Buildings Division has won two attractive orders in western Switzerland. The new office building in Geneva's Green Village and a new residential and commercial building on Alleestrasse in Biel,…
Circular companies postpone Earth Overshoot Day
Circular enterprises can push back the Earth Overshoot Day. It marks the date when demand exceeds the planet's resources for the full year. A concrete developed by the Swiss construction…
EPFL student turns plastic waste into bricks for building
As part of her master’s thesis, Selina Heiniger from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) developed a method for manufacturing construction bricks from plastic waste. She mixes…
Implenia again achieves a good rating for sustainability
In the 2021 Sustainalytics rating for sustainability, Implenia again achieved very good results. Compared to the previous year, the construction company has improved by 1 point to 85 points, thus…
EU funds two Holcim cleantech projects
The cement producer Holcim receives money from the European Union for two of its cleantech projects. The association of states is involved in measures to capture, use and store carbon…
New building in Rotmonten: A green oasis for St. Gallen
A green oasis is being created in the Rotmonten district: With the new building on Ludwigstrasse/Seeblickstrasse, the AXA Investment Foundation is realizing a composition of architecture and nature that takes…
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Photovoltaics accelerate growth
The expansion of photovoltaics in 2021 rose by 43 percent year-on-year to 683 megawatts. A total of 3.65 gigawatts are installed. This is shown by surveys by the Federal Office…
Swiss Prime Site selects four start-up ideas
The real estate company Swiss Prime Site has invited four young PropTechs to its accelerator program to refine their business models for the real estate sector. The aim is long-term,…
Schindler elevators and technology at CapitaSpring in Singapore
Schindler has equipped CapitaSpring, one of Singapore's tallest and greenest buildings, with the latest vertical mobility solutions, including 25 elevators with Schindler PORT technology for optimized visitor flows.
A milestone in the Swiss real estate industry – SSREI is recognized as a portfolio assessment tool
The SSREI (Swiss Sustainable Real Estate Index) valuation methodology is recognized by GRESB BV, the provider of a global benchmark for real assets. GRESB accepts the SSREI in particular as…
Empa is researching climate-friendly concrete
A research project by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa) for sustainable cement receives a grant of 2.2 million Swiss francs from the Swiss National Science…
Groupe E begins construction work for the Neuchâtel site
Groupe E has started construction work on a new operations center in Val-de-Ruz. This is where the employees currently working in Corcelles-Cormondrèche NE are to move. The new location is…
Younergy issues green bond for solar energy
Younergy Solar AG issues a green bond of CHF 5 million. This is intended to finance new solar installations. So far, Younergy operates more than 480 solar systems throughout Switzerland…