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  • Medusoil leads consortium to valorise construction waste

    Medusoil leads consortium to valorise construction waste

    Medusoil SA has been awarded the contract for a cooperation project to promote the utilisation of demolition and excavation waste in Switzerland, according to a press release. The contract was awarded by the Office for Innovation and Economic Development(SPEI) of the Canton of Vaud. Founded in 2018, the young company is a pioneer of innovative and sustainable binders for the construction materials sector.

    The collaboration involves partners such as Texum SA in Payerne, a company in the field of road stabilisation and fibre-reinforced concrete, and Argramat SA, a real estate developer with expertise in the field of materials. The consortium has set itself the goal of tackling one of Switzerland’s most pressing environmental problems: the upgrading of construction waste through the large-scale use of a recycling and biomineralisation plant.

    “Projects like these, which are carried out jointly and have an impact on sustainable construction, accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy and make an important contribution to the development of the construction world,” says Dimitrios Terzis, CEO of Medusoil. The consortium’s focus on waste utilisation fits perfectly with the growing need to tackle environmental problems in Switzerland and abroad, Terzis continued.

    The project fits into the framework of SPEI’s co-operation initiatives in the field of sustainable construction, according to the press release. The most important aspects of these include the establishment of a production line for new building materials or the valorisation of construction waste, the development of practices for the reuse, deconstruction, renovation and replacement of construction elements and materials, as well as the development of innovative construction techniques to improve sustainability.

  • Dietiker city council presents new energy and climate strategy 2050

    Dietiker city council presents new energy and climate strategy 2050

    The Dietikon City Council has approved the new Energy and Climate Strategy 2050 with seven specific fields of action. The strategy focuses on the expansion of renewable energies, energy efficiency and security of supply, according to a media release .

    Among the seven goals named in the new strategy, the intention to reduce the city administration's energy-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030 stands out. For the population and companies, the goal of freedom from greenhouse gas emissions then applies to 2040. And by 2050, non-energy-related emissions, such as in agriculture or waste recycling, should be offset with zero emissions or with so-called negative emissions. The concrete implementation should begin immediately. The municipal energy planning will be revised by the end of the year.

    "The strategy allows us to implement climate protection and the energy transition in Dietikon in an even more targeted manner," said City Councilor Anton Kiwic, Head of Building Construction and President of the Energy Commission. Dietikon is thus making its contribution to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for the future quality of the location for the population and the economy.

    A small six-page brochure on the new strategy with many links on climate policy is available on the website of the City of Dietikon. There it says: Dietikon will be climate neutral. To do this, we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 at the latest. In addition, we remain committed to the goals of the 2000-watt society and, as the energy city of gold and smart cities, play a pioneering role in national energy and climate policy.