{"id":138461,"date":"2025-09-03T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/?p=138461"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:11:04","slug":"bauprojekt-wird-zum-lernlabor-fuer-studierende-und-forschende","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/en\/bauprojekt-wird-zum-lernlabor-fuer-studierende-und-forschende\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction project becomes a learning laboratory for students and researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two ETH departments of<\/a> Architecture<\/a> and Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering<\/a> are turning the complete renovation and extension of the HIL building on the ETH H\u00f6nggerberg campus into a research project. Instead of handing over the construction planning to an external planning office, an internal planning team involving professors, mid-level staff and students will be responsible for it, according to an ETH report<\/a>. They will use their diverse construction expertise to research interventions and constructions in the HIL Living Lab<\/a> in order to advance sustainable, circular and resource-saving construction in existing buildings.<\/p>\n

The HIL building was constructed between 1972 and 1976 and serves as the main building for the two architecture and construction departments. It has 800 workstations, 1600 seats in lecture theatres and seminar rooms as well as large drawing rooms and has reached the end of its first life cycle. In particular, there is reportedly a considerable need for refurbishment in terms of fire protection and building services. In addition, the striking building envelope is insufficiently insulated.<\/p>\n

In addition, the building is to be significantly expanded and extended by around 2035, as the ONA architecture centre is to be abandoned and integrated. The project also addresses the central question of how work, teaching and research should be organised at the HIL in the future. The aim is to create a modern space that is more conducive to interaction and collaboration with so-called hybrid teaching and learning landscapes. Those involved still want to define what this means in concrete terms.<\/p>\n

“The Living Lab enables us to incorporate teaching and research directly into a building project,” says Professor of Architecture Matthias Kohler on the project website<\/a>. He initiated the project together with the Director of the ETH Real Estate Department<\/a>, Hannes Pichler. “The fact that we are researching our own ‘home’ makes it all the more exciting for us because we can help shape our future.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) is turning the HIL building on H\u00f6nggerberg into a living lab. During its careful refurbishment and extension, professors, students and researchers will be testing new approaches to circular and resource-saving construction until around 2035.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22358,12476,12485,12490,39679,22698],"tags":[14468,39884,12525,12526,54296,12528],"class_list":["post-138461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction","category-immonews","category-projects-en","category-refurbishment","category-standorte-en","category-sustainability","tag-eth-zuerich-en","tag-gebaeudesanierung-en","tag-immoinvest-en","tag-immonews-en","tag-living-lab-en","tag-news-en","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":[],"lead":"The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) is turning the HIL building on H\u00f6nggerberg into a living lab. During its careful refurbishment and extension, professors, students and researchers will be testing new approaches to circular and resource-saving construction until around 2035.\r\n","autor":"ce\/mm","ort":"Z\u00fcrich","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t