Alpiq achieved an adjusted operating result of CHF 572 million in 2025. In the previous year, the figure was CHF 962 million. The unplanned outage at the Gösgen nuclear power plant had a negative impact of CHF 149 million on the electricity producer's results. Net income halved to CHF 310

The building materials group Holcim achieved solid growth in the 2025 financial year. Organic sales rose by 2.9 per cent to a total of CHF 15.72 billion. Holcim attributes the sharp decline in earnings per share to the sale of its business in

The Federal Council has opened the consultation process for the 2028–2031 location promotion message. The aim is not only to reduce the administrative burden on SMEs, but also to promote their access to international markets. The federal government is making around CHF 400 million available for

The Burkhalter Group has acquired Caotec SA, a company operating in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC) sector. With this acquisition, the Burkhalter Group aims to expand its HVAC services to the Upper and Lower Engadine and Valposchiavo regions in the

Raman Misinovic joins the management team at fsp Architects as the new COO. Misinovic previously spent several years as a project and team leader at fsp and most recently worked as a freelance

The Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics is shelving the planned project to use deep geothermal energy for the National Sports Centre in Magglingen. The costs of deep drilling are higher than expected. Instead, geothermal energy closer to the surface and heat pumps are to be

Baden Regio and the Cantonal School in Wettingen carried out a joint spatial planning project. A striking finding was how important people's coexistence was when planning residential and working

The Zehnder Group, which operates in the indoor climate sector, increased its turnover to €760.7 million in the 2025 financial year – an increase of 8 per cent over the previous year. The ventilation segment in particular recorded strong demand, while turnover in the radiator segment continued

The digital transformation of the construction and real estate industry is currently less like a sprint than a marathon. Progress is being made, but not at the pace hoped

With the "Insieme" project, the joint location of the health and social services and business, IT and technology education centers in Sursee will receive a new seven-storey building along the railroad line. The Lucerne cantonal government is thus strengthening a central educational location for

The voters of St. Gallen have cleared the way for the Wil West business park. By voting yes to the sale of land to the canton of Thurgau, a key milestone has been reached. This is important for the economic future of the region, but also for more orderly settlement and transport development in the

Data and AI, decarbonization and ESG, user experience and flexibility as well as platform ecosystems are currently shaping the digital transformation of the real estate industry. From land acquisition, development and construction to ongoing operations. Along the entire life cycle, these four axes

The Federal Council has opened the consultation on the 2028-2031 Dispatch on the Promotion of Switzerland as a Business Location and is planning CHF 392 million for this purpose. The focus is on easing the digital burden on SMEs, improving export opportunities and strengthening the economies of all

In Fribourg, the Tour Invictus is a 60-metre residential tower rising into the sky. It stands for high-density living, new forms of housing for the elderly and the question of how far a city wants to grow and

Rising temperatures have a negative impact on our well-being. To maintain comfortable indoor temperatures in the future, most buildings will require passive or active

A new quarter is being created on the Wellis site in Willisau that combines living, working and meeting in a small space. The former industrial site is developing into an independent urban building block. Dense, green and networked with the railroad, old town and region.

CKW is planning to relocate its business units from Reussbühl to Emmen and move its headquarters from Lucerne to the Reussinsel. The new "EnergiePark Emmen" will strengthen the regional power supply, bring up to 1,000 jobs to the site and create additional added value for the municipality of

Rolf Schären will chair Limeco's Board of Directors from 1 May. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKZ and former Chief Financial Officer of Dietikon succeeds Stefano Kunz. The Schlieren-based construction executive has been a member of the Board of Directors of Regiowerk for twelve

The Schloss Turbenthal Foundation is building a solar power plant on the roofs of its village for deaf people. Interested parties can participate in the plant, which has over 150 solar modules, via the solarify.ch platform. It is expected to generate 66,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per

The new Gesellschaft für erschwingliches Wohnen AG (GEW) has been founded in Schlieren. The aim of this non-profit organisation is to create and maintain affordable housing in Switzerland on a long-term basis using an economically viable

PSP Swiss Property has announced its financial figures for the 2025 financial year. Net profit rose by 8.9 per cent to CHF 408.5 million, and the dividend will be increased by 5 centimes to CHF 3.95 per

Three interdisciplinary teams have developed proposals for the future development of the new Thun Nord district. An advisory committee has used these proposals to derive key parameters for the next steps. The results of this workshop process are currently on display at Thun Town

Dormakaba, a company operating in the locking technology sector, will see declines in total revenue and profit in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year. However, organic growth will be generated and margins will also increase. The forecast therefore remains

Halter AG has laid the foundation for the Park3 project together with representatives from Reuter Architekten, the municipality of Frenkendorf and planning, marketing and implementation teams. Zurimo "B" Immobilien AG, represented by UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, is acting as the

The Gold Coast location promotion agency, newly established in November 2025 for the district of Meilen, has published its annual programme for 2026/27. The first general meeting will take place in Stäfa on 15 April.

Holcim is participating in the development of cement-free concrete alongside European universities and research institutes. The aim of the European C-SINK project is to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the production of building

Researchers and engineers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are working with partners to develop new repair methods for concrete bridges. The aim is to use shape memory steel to reinforce the

Preparatory work for the new "Wohnen am Stadtpark" retirement home in Schlieren will begin in March. The withdrawal of two appeals in December 2025 cleared the way for this. The official ground-breaking ceremony is planned for April.

Over the next two years, the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Schaffhausen will be developing planning principles for new landfills for slag from waste incineration (WIP). The aim is to ensure secure waste disposal for the next 30 years and to exploit economic and ecological

At the beginning of the year, the canton of Zurich created the Zurich Innovation Park specialist unit within the Office for Economic Affairs. It is headed by Benjamin Grimm. Its purpose is to ensure the division of tasks between the various players, coordinate cantonal projects and involve