Roche has laid the foundation stone for the new research and development building, Building 12, at its headquarters in Basel. With an investment of 500 million Swiss francs, the company is strengthening its Swiss research capacities and accelerating drug

The search for a location for the ETH Swiss GeoLab has begun. The Lucerne Economic Development Agency is coordinating the selection process for ETH Zurich's new competence center for earth observation. Site proposals can be submitted until the end of November 2025 and the decision will be made in

SVIT Young Zurich is launching a series of formats in 2026 to raise young people's awareness of real estate policy issues and motivate them to vote. With events, games and compact information, the association aims to make political education more accessible and tangible. The focus is on decisions

The renovated Kaiserhaus is set to become a meeting place. Catering, shopping, meeting and learning spaces will come together under one roof. The facility in Bern will open its doors on 10 April

With the Switzerland Innovation Park Ticino, a strategic innovation and development centre is being created in the canton of Ticino. The park combines university research, technology companies and start-ups, promotes cutting-edge technologies and makes Ticino a key hub on the Zurich-Milan

A showcase project for the future of electricity supply is being developed in Ticino. A general study by the canton, Swissgrid, AET and SBB shows how security of supply, landscape protection and urban development can be combined. The innovative approach makes it possible to dismantle 140 kilometres

Construction of the Urdorf energy network has begun with the ground-breaking ceremony. It utilises wood and waste heat from waste recycling as energy sources. In collaboration with Energie360°, 150 buildings will be supplied with CO2-free thermal energy from autumn 2026. An information event will

The new Tivoli Garten residential neighbourhood in Spreitenbach is proving attractive in its first few months. Between mid-July and mid-September, more than 500 people have already moved

The AFC Academy has launched a modular retraining concept to coincide with the entry into force of the new fire protection regulations BSV 2026. The practice-orientated training provides an overview of the key changes as well as training in the new documentation methods required.

Cowa Thermal Solutions AG has agreed a partnership with Meier Tobler AG. The wholesaler will include the compact thermal storage solutions in its product range. Cowa plans to launch a "technological world first" onto the market at the end of the year with a new latent heat storage

AEW Energie is acquiring a 35 per cent stake in the Herzog Kull Group. Together, the energy supplier from Aarau and the building technology company from Risch want to develop new business

Pestalozzi has launched Pestalozzi Alutechnik AG. As the exclusive distribution partner of Aluprof in Switzerland, the company now offers a wide range of aluminium products and system solutions. The aluminium systems will be delivered from March

Swiss Life is buying the Bocken seminar hotel and country estate in Horgen from UBS. The property went to UBS as part of the takeover of Credit Suisse. However, the major bank has its own conference hotel, the UBS Center for Education and Dialogue

The Swiss-American architecture firm Montalba Architects has opened its third office in New York. With the office on the American East Coast, the architects want to promote the American and European design dialogue and cultural

Holcim has reached an agreement to acquire Xella. The pan-European wall systems group is to complement the Zug-based building materials group's portfolio. The transaction value is 1.85 billion

The Swiss construction industry is facing crucial challenges: from the shortage of skilled workers to the digital transformation, from climate neutrality to increasing regulation. However, the greatest challenge remains the densification of building development, which is necessary to protect the

With a new law, the Federal Council wants to regulate large communication services such as Facebook, Google, TikTok and X more strictly. The aim is to create more transparency and fairness and to strengthen users' rights. The consultation on the bill will run until February 16,

The SIA Master Prize for Architecture 2025 showcases a new generation that not only reflects on social, ecological and cultural issues, but also translates them into concrete spatial strategies. The award ceremony took place in southern Switzerland for the first time and the Università della

Europe is entering a new era of earth observation. From 2027, CO2M satellites will for the first time provide comprehensive, high-resolution measurement data on CO2 and methane, right down to individual industrial plants. The necessary technologies were developed by Empa research teams, who are

The Sagrada Família has reached a historic milestone. At 162.91 meters, it has topped Ulm Minster since October 2025 and is now the tallest church in the world. However, the building is far more than just a height record. It is an example of visionary structural engineering, digital planning and

The canton of Basel-Landschaft has identified six locations for new hydropower plants with a capacity of up to 10 megawatts on the Birs and Ergolz rivers. Interested companies can now apply for a

Döttingen is getting a new neighbourhood based on plans by fsp Architekten from Spreitenbach. The winning entry will be exhibited in Döttingen on 18 and 19

With the "Rocket & Tigerli" ensemble, Cham Swiss Properties is building around 300 rental flats in Winterthur's Lokstadt. Instead of the originally planned hotel in the "Rocket", the real estate company is building 5000 square metres more living space as well as retail and restaurant

Senn AG took second place for crane work under 120 tonnes at the awards ceremony of the German Federal Association for Heavy Transport and Crane Work (BSK). The award is based on various crane projects, such as the overhaul of the Luterbach hydroelectric power plant, which Senn carried out in

Arbonia AG has acquired the Portuguese company Cicomol SA and the German company Rüthener Zargenbau GmbH & CoKG. The Thurgau-based company, which specialises in interior doors made of wood, glass and metal, aims to increase its market share in

Swiss industry is at a turning point in 2025. After years of stability, industry giants such as Sika, Kühne Nagel, SFS and Schindler have expanded massive job reduction programmes, particularly in blue-collar jobs in production, logistics and mechanical engineering. Media reports and company

Earth is moving to the centre of research and building practice as a climate-friendly alternative to energy- and emission-intensive concrete. The Innosuisse project "Think Earth" brings together researchers, architectural firms and the construction industry with the aim of establishing locally

The "Sustainable site development" 2024 colloquium showed how interdisciplinary approaches and innovative labels such as Minergie site and SNBS site are driving sustainable urban development in Switzerland. From clear certification models and co-operative practice to sufficiency as a strategy.

Coin-sized, lead-free and battery-free sensors could form the backbone of digital infrastructure in buildings, transport and telecommunications in the future. Led by the ZHAW, together with Imperial College London, the Politecnico di Milano, Multiwave Technologies and STMicroelectronics, the

Dormakaba Holding AG has won the ICONIC Award from the German Design Council with its Quantum Pixel electronic hotel lock. The digital hotel lock is integrated directly into the door leaf, assigns access rights digitally and thus increases convenience for hotel guests and the hotel