PropTech start-up secures three prizes in June 2024
Optiml has received three awards just over two months after entering the market. Optiml won the ZIA PropTech of the Year Award, a start-up award from the W.A. De Vigier…
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Acquisition expands offering in construction and recycling
Holcim acquires the Cand-Landi Group. The French-speaking Swiss holding company is active in recycling and waste management and produces aggregates and ready-mixes. With this acquisition, the building materials trader Holcim…
New Master’s programme for urban change
Die Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL) bietet mit Beginn des akademischen Jahres 2025 einen Master-Abschluss in Urbanen Systemen an. Einer der Schwerpunkte bezieht sich auf Mobilität und Transport in einem…
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Millions invested in expansion and development secured
Spacewise hat in einer Post-Seed-Finanzierungsrunde eine Investition in siebenstelliger Höhe erhalten. Damit will das Proptech-Unternehmen seine Plattform für die kurzfristige gewerbliche Vermietung optimieren und weiter in Kanada und den USA…
Sale of site in Arbon completed
Arbonia AG has sold the Zelgstrasse site in Arbon on Lake Constance to HRS AG from Frauenfeld for CHF 34 million. As the building supplier already sold its Climate division…
Federal Council imposes limits on buildings outside building zones
The federal government wants to stabilise development outside of building zones with a partial revision of the Spatial Planning Act. The Federal Council has submitted a draft for consultation. The…
Switzerland, pioneer of the circular economy in the construction sector
The concept of the circular economy is gaining in importance in the construction sector as a way of tackling climate and resource challenges. A study by the Bern University of…
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With a particularly strong dynamic of economic growth, inherent to a cross-border metropolitan area and supported by the aura of international Geneva, the main challenge today is to accommodate this…
Resource efficiency through medium voltage in photovoltaics
Fraunhofer ISE is revolutionising photovoltaics through the use of medium voltage in large-scale PV power plants. This innovative technology saves raw materials, reduces installation costs and increases system performance. Pilot…
Basel receives multi-billion euro immune research institute
The Botnar Foundation is investing one billion Swiss francs in the establishment of the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE) in Basel. Together with the University of Oxford and ETH…
A model project for Switzerland Ecological upgrading of the River Sihl
The Canton of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Railways are jointly revitalising a section of the Sihl in the Sihlwald forest. The aim of the project is to ecologically enhance…
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Researchers call for a paradigm shift in building and energy planning
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Strategic cooperation improves property management processes
Planon will be working with PROMOS, a Berlin-based innovator of SAP technologies for the property sector. With this cooperation, the proptech company Planon, which is also based in Technopark Zurich,…
Change of management at SVIT Switzerland decided
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Free steel hall is ready for collection
A steel hall in Bern, no longer needed by the Beachcenter Bern, is offered for free pickup. The hall at Goumoënsstrasse 50 can be relocated to a new site.
Real estate summit dedicated to digitalisation
On June 12, the Economic and Location Promotion Airport Region Zurich hosted its tenth Real Estate Summit in Dübendorf. 650 guests gained insights into current trends, digital technologies, and the…
SAK and Tisca put photovoltaic system into operation
The St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG (SAK) and textile manufacturer Tisca have installed a large photovoltaic system in Urnäsch. The installation covers 4250 square meters and contributes to the Energy Strategy 2050.