The municipality of Spreitenbach has published the results of the competition to convert the old community hall into a school. In October, the projects will be presented to the population in an

Die Detailhandelskette Coop und das Energieunternehmen Energie 360° bauen ihre Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Ladeinfrastruktur für E-Autos weiter aus. Bis Ende 2026 wollen die Partner mehr als 200 Coop-Standorte mit Lademöglichkeiten ausgerüstet

Beatrice Bichsel will take over as Head of SBB Real Estate and become a member of the Management Board on 1 September 2023. She succeeds Alexander Muhm as a former member of the Management Board of SBB Real Estate. Alexander Muhm took over as Head of SBB Freight Traffic at the end of June

In order to cope with the expected population growth in the west and north of the city of Zurich, public transport will be further expanded. One of the focal points is the northern tram tangent to provide access to the urban development area in Zurich

Sikas is being specifically promoted as part of a climate protection programme. This is a new type of concrete recycling process that enables the complete recycling of old concrete and binds CO2 at the same time. In order to support the use of the technology, the Swiss Climate Cent Foundation

The Department of Construction and Transport of the Canton of Basel-Stadt has developed a CO2-negative asphalt together with a Basel institute for building materials technology. Thanks to vegetable carbon, it binds more CO2 than it causes. The high-quality road surface should considerably reduce

By mutual agreement, the Board of Directors of the WWZ Group and CEO Esther Denzler have decided to terminate their cooperation with immediate effect. Esther Denzler took over the management of the WWZ Group at an exceptionally challenging moment. Against this backdrop, she succeeded in developing

In the first quarter of 2023, new orders in the main construction sector had already fallen by around 8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. In the second quarter of 2023, new orders fell again by the same amount. Almost all sectors and regions are affected. The reasons for

GETEC acquires the Rhine Valley Life Science Park in Stein from Novartis. With this move, the energy service provider and operator of industrial parks is significantly expanding its expertise for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Novartis remains the park's largest

The St.Gallen-based Fortimo Group is realising a new real estate project in the Dubai Hills residential area together with partners. The development is to comprise 200 luxury residential units. Several pools, sports facilities and a community office are also

The most effective levers for decarbonising buildings lie in the early planning phase, above all in the choice of location. This is the key finding of a portfolio study by the construction company Implenia. It shows which parameters have the greatest influence on emissions

Forschende der Eidgenössischen Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) in St.Gallen haben ein Epoxidharz entwickelt, das sich wiederverwerten und reparieren lässt. Damit schaffen sie einen neuen Kunststoff, der etwa beim Bau von Flugzeugen, Zügen oder bei Beschichtungen für

The city of Dietikon is expanding its information offering on the Dietikon city app to include local real-time data on temperature, air quality and traffic. This expansion completes the last sub-project of the Smart City Innovation Challenge

The Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) is modernising all of its branches in the canton of Zurich. For this, ZKB is investing a three-digit million amount over the next few years. The new location concept focuses on personal advice at important

Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled - and is also flame retardant and mechanically resistant. Possible applications range from coatings for parquet floors to composite materials for trains and

The exponential increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations since industrialisation leads to an intensified greenhouse effect. This is causing irreversible damage to natural ecosystems and to our society. Mitigation and adaptation measures are crucial for the preservation of livelihoods

The construction company Strabag has started work on the construction of six apartment buildings in Schindellegi. Sustainable basalt fibres are being used for the bored piles. Geothermal energy is used for the heat

The Limmat Valley should actively shape its urbanisation. Urbanist Thomas Sevcik presented strategic ideas at the general meeting of Limmatstadt AG. Among other things, he proposes so-called neo-areas, the settlement of a university and modern forms of

The Switzerland Innovation Park Ost and the St.Gallen railway station have created the possibility for travellers to bridge waiting times at specially equipped workstations. The initiative thus meets the need for flexible

Die Genossenschaft Urbane Dörfer lanciert ihr zweites Pionierprojekt. Sie lädt am 26. August nach Muri-Gümligen zur Eröffnung des Urbanen Dorfs Melchenbühl ein. Langfristig entsteht dort ein vielfältiger Wohn-, Arbeits- und Kreativort mit 60

The Stiftung Umwelt Arena Schweiz shows the pioneering project Bauen 2050 Urdorf during guided tours. Interested parties are also shown a model flat in the CO2-neutral development. The programme is also suitable as a company outing. Among other things, recycled concrete was used in the

Wingtra is now also gaining a foothold in Taiwan. Its new sales partner Century Instruments now also offers the vertical take-off flying robots of the manufacturer from the Greater Zurich Area. They have been specially developed for aerial surveying and mapping in the construction

Über die drohende Wohnungsnot wird in der Schweiz viel und kontrovers diskutiert. Kaum jemand spricht jedoch in diesem Zusammenhang von Stadtplanung. Dabei hätte sie insbesondere in der Agglomeration das Potenzial, das Gebot der Siedlungsentwicklung nach innen zu befördern, an bereits gut

Nanoribbons of graphene have extraordinary properties that can be precisely controlled. Researchers at Empa, Peking University and the University of Warwick have succeeded for the first time in attaching electrodes to individual nanoribbons with atomic precision. They are thus paving the way for a

The "reFuel.ch" consortium, led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), has been awarded the SWEET funding programme. The ZHAW is involved in the project with the School of Engineering and the School of Management and Law. The Center for Energy and the

The Swiss Association of Master Builders (SBC) is launching the campaign and election platform "For a constructive Switzerland". Together with candidates, the industry association is highlighting the opportunities and possibilities that lie in construction and modernisation in order to master

The "àDisposition" project pursues the goal of making interim uses simple and sustainable thanks to modular installations. The BFH researchers produced four prototypes together with the project partners and set them up at DISPO in

In many construction projects today, project data is digitally collected, managed and automatically exchanged between all participants. Central to this process is the Common Data Environment (CDE), a cloud-based environment in which information from construction projects is accessible to all

Energy Cluster invites interested parties to a one-day course on photovoltaic façades. At the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on 12 September, the focus will be on the role of photovoltaic façades in the energy system of the

The publishing house Hochparterre launches a new issue of its architecture magazine. Among other things, the August issue is about the photographic long-term observation of the city of Schlieren over 15 years. In the new Hochparterre podcast, the makers of the large-scale project also have their