New JED building in Schlieren to be built with zirkulit
Swiss Prime Site is constructing the new building on the JED site in Schlierem according to the principles of the circular economy. The first circular concrete, zirkulit, is being used. The innovative building material was developed by Eberhard Unternehmungen in Kloten.
The new building on the JED site in Schlierem is being constructed by the developer Swiss Prime Site in accordance with the principles of sustainability. According to a media release, the concrete is circular. This first circular concrete was developed by Eberhard Unternehmungen. It is now produced by Zirkulit AG, which was founded in Kloten in 2021.
Thanks to a special recipe, zirkulit surpasses all previously known types of concrete in terms of sustainability. For the first time, zirkulit concrete combines the conservation of resources with a minimal CO2 footprint and can be used throughout the entire house, the statement says. With the installation of 8300 cubic metres of zirkulit concrete in the new JED building, a total of more than 10,000 tonnes of primary resources were saved and 83 tonnes of CO2 were bound in the material, it continues. The use of the concrete reinforces the transformation to a circular economy.
JED (Join.Explore.Dare) is the site of the former NZZ printing works. Swiss Prime Site has already converted existing buildings there, which are used by the anchor tenants Halter and Zühlke. The new building will add office and laboratory space on five floors with a rentable area of 14,000 square metres.