Transformation into an indoor climate specialist is proving effective
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…
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Digitalization in the real estate industry: progress with headwinds
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 for.
New white paper: ‘’Cooling buildings efficiently’
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 cooling.
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Transformation programme proves effective at access technology specialist
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…
Research develops climate-friendly alternative to cement
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…
New technology extends the service life of old bridges
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…
New cooperation improves precision in surveying and construction
Fixposition, based in Schlieren, is collaborating with Topcon on its next generation of satellite-based positioning systems. The Californian company will equip drones with Fixposition's visually assisted technologies for high-precision positioning.
Energy sales vary from region to region
Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken AG (IBI) sold slightly less electricity and significantly less gas in 2025. Water sales, however, increased. The company also reduced electricity prices by around 24 per cent…
Biogas plant to be converted to biomethane production
Die Axpo Biomasse AG hat ihr Blockheizkraftwerk in Aarberg durch eine Anlage zur Aufbereitung von Biogas ersetzt. Künftig wird dort aus regionalem Grüngut Biomethan produziert. Energie Wasser Bern übernimmt die…
New process brings decorative high-performance wood into series production
Koster AG Holzwelten has developed marble wood in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa). The wood is characterised by a pattern of black lines…
Positive employee reviews earn Top Company award
Three companies in the ERNE Group – ERNE AG Bauunternehmung, HUSNER AG Holzbau and ERNE AG Holzbau – have been recognised as kununu Top Companies. The seal distinguishes employers who…
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Renovating bridges with “smart” steel
A large proportion of Swiss bridges date from before 1980 and are slowly reaching the limits of their service life. An Empa team has now developed a reinforcement system that…
Gaudí’s hidden chalet in the Pyrenees
For a long time, the Catllaràs chalet was considered an architectural enigma with no signed plans. A recent study now clearly attributes the remote building in the Pyrenees to Antoni…
Tandem modules shift solar boundaries
Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have developed two tandem solar modules that break through the physical limits of conventional silicon technology. What is behind the record and where is the use…
AI monitoring brings new precision to infrastructure planning
For a project run by Innovation Zurich's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Sandbox, Swiss railway company Südostbahn and irmos technologies used sensors to collect information about an old bridge. This demonstrates…
Defect rights and builders’ liens – important changes
On 1st January 2026, a partial revision of warranty law in the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) will come into force, strengthening the rights of builders and property buyers. At…
Operational recovery shows effect in industrial environment
Elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler achieved an adjusted operating profit of CHF 1.454 billion in the 2025 financial year, an increase of 8.2 per cent. Consolidated profit also rose. However,…
Investor joins circular building materials developer
Danish investor Medley Ventures is participating in a pre-Series A financing round for Oxara. Dietikon-based Oxara AG develops cement-free and low-carbon binding agents.