How wood can be better utilised
Wood is the raw material of the future - sustainable, renewable and climate-friendly. But how much wood is actually available in Switzerland and how can it be optimally utilised? Researchers…
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61 million for climate-friendly buildings
The canton of Zurich is investing CHF 61 million in energy-efficient and climate-friendly buildings. Adjustments to the 2025 funding programme are intended to provide homeowners with targeted support to reduce…
A natural way to a higher quality of living
Cosiness, indoor air quality and protection from external influences are the three pillars of living quality. The natural properties of wood support various aspects of living quality. Solid wood can…
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Timber as a key building material for the development of urban areas
At a time when urban densification and climate protection are taking centre stage, timber is gaining in importance as the building material of the 21st century. Thanks to its environmentally…
Green cities as trailblazers for global climate impact
A comprehensive meta-study by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) analyses the potential and challenges of urban CO2 removal methods. The study shows how cities…
ETH researches natural thermal insulators
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) have conducted a project on the use of straw and hemp for thermal insulation. The results show a significantly lower…
Neustark supplies CO2 removal solution to Microsoft
Neustark hat eine sechsjährige Liefervereinbarung mit Microsoft besiegelt. Diese umfasst 27’600 Tonnen an Gutschriften für die CO2-Entfernung (Carbon Removal Credits). Das amerikanische Unternehmen will so sein Engagement bei der dauerhaften…
Aarau Climate Prize goes to AEW Energie AG
AEW Energie has won this year's Climate Prize of the City of Aarau. The energy service provider was recognised for its measures for the sustainable management of mobility.
Holcim cooperates with the largest climate incubator in North America
Holcim wird mit Greentown Labs, dem grössten Gründerzentrum für Klimatechnologien in Nordamerika, Innovationen für die Dekarbonisierung der bebauten Umwelt befördern. Dadurch will der Baustoffkonzern zu einem frühen Anwender neuer Spitzentechnologien…
ETH and Climate Foundation cooperate on innovations in construction
The Department of Building Technology and Construction at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and the Swiss Climate Foundation are jointly promoting climate-friendly building materials and methods.…
Berner Kantonalbank cooperates with Neustark
Berner Kantonalbank is supporting the technology of the Bern-based start-up Neustark for the permanent binding of CO2 in demolition concrete with a ten-year collaboration. This will enable the bank to…
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Die emost AG wurde in das Bürgschaftsprogramm des Schweizer Technologiefonds aufgenommen. Dieser Bundesfonds bürgt für Darlehen von Unternehmen, die Produkte entwickeln, welche die CO2-Emissionen reduzieren.
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…
Heat pump market calms down
As recently as last year, GebäudeKlima Schweiz recorded a 23 percent increase in heat pump sales in the recorded market figures. Now the market has calmed down somewhat, as have…
Landis and swr+ merge
swrplus AG (swr+) and Landis AG have merged to form Landis AG. As a result, infrastructure construction, spatial and real estate development and building law as well as the water…
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…
AMAG also installs solar plant in Cham
AMAG has installed a further photovoltaic system on a roof at its Cham site. The electricity produced is used for the company's own needs. A second one is expected to…
Climate Foundation Switzerland awards 683,000 Swiss francs for innovative projects
The Swiss Climate Foundation has approved a total of CHF 683,000 for six innovative climate-relevant projects and technologies in the first round of funding in 2023. These include, for example,…