Nominees for Building Award have been determined
This year, 22 projects have been nominated for the Building Award. They include the gasometer in Schlieren ZH, the new power-to-gas plant in Dietikon ZH and an innovative textile geothermal probe from Thayngen SH.
The Building Award jury has nominated 22 projects for the fifth edition of the award, according to a press release. It will be presented on 15 June at the KKL Luzern and rewards innovative engineering achievements in construction. The prize is backed by the bilding Foundation, Infra Suisse, the Swiss Association of Consulting Engineers and the Swiss Association of Master Builders.
In the structural engineering category, the gasometer in Schlieren is one of the nominated projects. It was built in 1899 and is now infested with rust. Now, however, it has been surrounded by a protective structure. It consists of a wooden structure covered with a membrane. This required only minimal intervention in the existing structure.
In the Energy Systems and Building Technology category, for example, Limeco ‘s new power-to-gas plant in Dietikon is among the nominees. It uses renewable electricity from the local waste recycling plant to produce hydrogen. This is mixed with the CO2 in the sewage gas from the wastewater treatment plant, which is also local, to produce renewable methane gas.
In the category of research, development and start-ups, TTS Inova AG from Thayngen is one of the nominees. It convinced the jury with its geothermal probe made of textiles. According to the company, the probe is food-compatible and uses only drinking water as a heat transfer fluid. This means it can also be used in areas with groundwater reserves, because there is no danger of contaminating the groundwater. The probe can be used at depths of up to 500 metres.
All 22 nominated companies and projects can be viewed online.