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  • Mild winter reduces emissions in the building sector

    Mild winter reduces emissions in the building sector

    Switzerland emitted a total of 41.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents of greenhouse gases in 2022, the Federal Office for the Environment(FOEN) announced in a press release on the Swiss Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2022, which was submitted by the FOEN to the UN Climate Change Secretariat in April. Compared to the previous year, Switzerland emitted 3.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents less in the reporting year. Compared to the base year 1990, emissions fell by 24 per cent.

    The building sector can take credit for the lion’s share of the reduction in emissions. At 9.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents, greenhouse gas emissions here were 44 percent lower than in 1990. “Due to the exceptionally mild winter, less heating oil and gas were burned to heat buildings compared to the previous year,” explains the FOEN. At the same time, its experts point out that the trend is pointing downwards despite a sharp increase in heated areas. This is due to improvements in energy efficiency and the installation of heat pumps.

    At 9.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents, the industrial sector was able to reduce its emissions by 27 percent compared to 1990. The transport sector produced 13.7 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents, which corresponds to a reduction of 8 percent compared to the base year. At 8.9 million tonnes, other emissions were almost 13 percent lower than in 1990.

  • Smartconext moves into Suurstoffi Innovation Park

    Smartconext moves into Suurstoffi Innovation Park

    According to a press release , the smartconext Group has decided to relocate its company location from Baar to the Suurstoffi area in Rotkreuz. From August 1st, the Swiss marketplace for construction and real estate information will operate from the Switzerland Innovation Park Central .

    Numerous national and international companies, institutions and start-ups are based in the former industrial area. The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts also has a campus there. The proximity to well-known tenants from various sectors and the climate-neutral orientation offer plenty of development potential for a built environment worth living in.

    Smartconext expects the relocation of the headquarters to provide impetus and synergies for future tasks in the building and energy sector. The company, which specializes in intelligent, user-friendly and value-added digital products, accepts an offer from Switzerland Innovation to rent space on the campus, which, in accordance with the "Open Innovation" philosophy, focuses on a mix of different industry representatives and groups. With its core competencies in the construction industry, the new tenant can contribute to the goal of solution-oriented innovations. "The smartconext Group stands for digitization and transformation in the construction industry," says Dr. Maximilian Richter, Innovation Manager of the Switzerland Innovation Park Central, quoted.