No longer a bonus, but mandatory
Is the heyday of sustainability already over? What was once a new departure and a will to shape the future is increasingly losing weight in day-to-day operations. Short-term solutions are…
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Hydropower project on the Grimsel enters the implementation phase
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) will begin construction of the new Grimsel 4 pumped-storage plant in June. The underground facility is designed to enable the flexible use of the water stored…
Municipal energy supplier is systematically expanding its infrastructure and district heating network
The Zurich City Electricity Works (ewz) posted a profit of CHF 303 million on turnover of CHF 1.44 billion in 2025. During the year under review, the energy supplier invested…
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Trust company expands offering with industry software for construction SMEs
Gewerbe-Treuhand AG now also offers its customers the AbaBau software. By expanding the range of Abacus software, Gewerbe-Treuhand wants to make a name for itself as a solution partner for…
New foundation to bring SMEs forward
Lucerne is just in the top third of the cantons in terms of competitiveness. But far behind in terms of innovative strength. This is set to change. The cantonal government…
Owner-occupied rental value not until 2029
The Federal Council decided on April 1, 2026 that the imputed rental value will not be abolished until 2029. What is considered a compromise politically sounds like a stalling tactic…
The energy sector remains stable despite structural change
Primeo Energie reported turnover of 1.8 billion Swiss francs in 2025, down from 2.3 billion the previous year. Profit rose from 91 million to 109 million Swiss francs. This was…
Insurance group strategically expands its property business
The majority shareholders of Procimmo Group AG have agreed to sell their shares to the Vaudoise Insurance Group. Vaudoise already held 20 per cent of the share capital. This is…
Zurich is still going strong, but for how much longer?
One in ten jobs in the Zurich region is linked to the financial sector. Around 16 per cent of total regional value added comes from banks, insurance companies and banking-related…
The dirtiest business on the Swiss property market
A stranger appears at the door. He wants the house, immediately, at a price that goes beyond any market comparison. The next day he comes back, this time with a…
Major project to boost rail capacity in the Zurich area in the long term
SBB and the construction companies involved are starting work on upgrading the stations at Wallisellen, Dietlikon, Bassersdorf and Winterthur Töss. Preliminary work is beginning on the Brütten Tunnel. By 2037,…
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Confidence in Swiss property is growing
Confidence in the Swiss property market is rising significantly among local residents. EY cites the stable economy, high level of legal certainty and Switzerland’s robust attractiveness as a business location…
Start of construction marks an important step for renewable electricity generation
Kraftwerk Meiental AG celebrated the start of construction with an official ground-breaking ceremony. The plant is expected to generate 34 gigawatt hours of electricity per year from the end of…
Weather conditions and impairment charges are weighing on business performance
In 2025, BKW generated revenue of CHF 4,544 million, 4.8 per cent less than in the previous year. Profit fell to CHF 561 million, compared with CHF 790 million the…
Graubünden builds bigger, more expensive, longer
Anyone driving through Graubünden after Easter will need patience. This year there are 128 roadworks on 1360 kilometers of cantonal road. That's one every ten kilometers. Sounds like a lot,…
Rent cap eats its own children
Capping rents, making terminations more difficult, securing living space. That sounds like social justice. But in Basel-Stadt, it is precisely this logic that has brought housing construction to a standstill.…
Who pays, who lives, who benefits?
How social are Swiss real estate portfolios really? Until now, this question has remained a contentious issue without a data basis. The SOSDA Benchmark 2025 fundamentally changes this. For the…
That’s what it’s all about: usage and operating concepts as the key to needs-based sports facilities
They can be found all over the country: public sports facilities with roots dating back to the 1960s. Accordingly, the need to renovate or build new facilities has grown over…