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  • The city of Schlieren is adopting an economic strategy for the first time and, more recently, a new real estate strategy

    The city of Schlieren is adopting an economic strategy for the first time and, more recently, a new real estate strategy

    Albert Schweizer has been in the service of the City of Schlieren as Head of Real Estate and Head of Location Promotion since 1998. He has 40 years of construction and real estate experience and a master’s degree in real estate management from the St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences in 2004. His successful dual role is reflected in his 23 years of activity, sometimes with the settlement and establishment of the clusters Bio-Technopark Schlieren , the support association for startups: Start-Smart-Schlieren , the establishment of the Institute for Young Enterprises , the national headquarters of Mercedes-Benz Switzerland AG , Porsche Center , Strabag Switzerland , Sika Bau AG , Sony Switzerland and around 200 other small and medium-sized SMEs whose founding and relocation he personally managed.

    Probably the biggest milestone for Albert Schweizer is the new Schlierem economic strategy 2025 with comprehensive documentation (city council resolution of June 2, 2021) and the new real estate strategy 2035 published by the city council on November 17, 2021.

  • Allreal creates value through long-term business activities geared towards sustainability

    Allreal creates value through long-term business activities geared towards sustainability

    Allreal has developed a sustainability strategy (ESG) that sets ambitious and specific goals and can be measured against these annually in the future. Allreal creates value through full CO2 neutrality (Environment) By 2050 at the latest, Allreal aims to achieve full CO2 neutrality for its investment property portfolio. By the end of 2022, the company will therefore ensure full consumption recording of the investment properties and develop individual property strategies. In addition, the company will start a broad-based expansion of photovoltaic systems and building management systems. In order to achieve the reduction path, partial compensation of the CO2 emissions will be made from 2022. The active control of user behavior should make a further contribution to lowering emissions. In addition to “green lease” contracts, there is also the promotion of electromobility and the creation of financial incentives to encourage sustainable user behavior among tenants. By the first half of 2024, at least 20% of the garage parking spaces will be equipped with an electric charging station (800 charging stations).


    With a view to the activities of general contracting, Allreal relies on the consistent use of reusable materials. In the case of in-house projects, the entire life cycle of a material is taken into account as quickly as possible. Allreal creates values by assuming responsibility (social) In the area of society, Allreal advocates comprehensive occupational health and safety as well as real equal opportunities. The company already offers an attractive working environment which, thanks to the flexibilisation of working hours (part-time work / partial retirement), enables work and family to be reconciled. Further related measures are being expanded on an ongoing basis.

  • Laying of the foundation stone for the Osiris eco-quarter in Echallens

    Laying of the foundation stone for the Osiris eco-quarter in Echallens

    The eco quarter was developed as a joint project by Realtim, Equitim and ODS Investhome. The aim is to achieve Minergie-P-Eco certification, which includes the integration of environmental aspects in the construction process. That is why Steiner is using more than 50 percent recycled concrete in this project. In addition, strict criteria for reducing gray energy and labeling materials such as wood must be adhered to. The Steiner teams also pay close attention to effective waste and wastewater treatment on site.
    The general contractor is aware of the importance of short transport routes and works with local subcontractors as far as possible on all projects. Currently, 75% of those involved in the project come from a radius of less than 50 kilometers around the Osiris construction site.

    At the same time close to nature and in the city center
     The planned eco-quarter comprises 15 buildings with a total of 410 apartments. It offers a natural, spacious outdoor area and foot and bike paths. Both the heating (heat pumps with geothermal probes) and the electricity (photovoltaic modules) rely on renewable energies. Another ecological advantage: the reversible heating system is used for surface cooling in summer (free cooling). Located not far from the center of Echallens, the eco-district has the ideal conditions for non-motorized traffic; the site will be equipped with paths and bicycle garages accessible for bicycles.

    After the client had completed the earthworks, Steiner began building the shell in the summer of 2021. As the project was divided into several areas, the different areas are in different construction phases. The buildings in the first area are at an advanced stage, while the basement and first above-ground floors of the other two areas are currently only being built. The building handover of the Osiris project will take place in spring 2023.

  • The Livit laundry room is going digital

    The Livit laundry room is going digital

    Tenants and landlords have personal access to an online portal. After logging in, the tenants can see whether the washing machine and / or dryer are free, select the devices and book them. Offsetting is also carried out via the system, in which the tenant purchases a credit (online or via a payment slip). There is no longer any need to collect coins or manage washing cards by the caretaker. And when the laundry or the dryer is ready, the tenant receives a message on the cell phone – a great advantage especially when he or she has to climb several floors.

    Tenants, administration and owners benefit equally
    The advantage for tenants is obvious – they benefit from the convenience that the new system offers them. Livit and the owners benefit by being able to preset washing times or block the devices for repairs and maintenance. The administrative effort is reduced and a dashboard provides an overview of usage at a glance. Livit is one of the first companies in Switzerland to completely digitalize billing in communal laundry rooms. For the implementation, Livit has chosen the company ELEKTRON AG as its partner, which has decades of experience in simple and cashless billing in communal laundry rooms. The fully automated, manufacturer-independent billing solutions offer tenants maximum flexibility and minimum administration effort. “On the one hand, it was crucial that the solution was independent of the manufacturers of the devices. On the other hand, there is also the flexibility and real Swissness that ELEKTRON embodies, ”says Adrian von Burg, Head of Business Solutions at Livit.

  • Swiss Casinos is building in Pfäffikon

    Swiss Casinos is building in Pfäffikon

    Swiss Casinos Pfäffikon is moving. However, the company will continue to “rely on the community on upper Lake Zurich”, writes the Zurich-based Swiss Casinos Group in a press release . Specifically, Swiss Casinos is planning a building with a casino next to the business center on Schindellegistrasse in Pfäffikon.

    “The new location offers everything a modern casino needs,” Thomas Cavelti, director of the Pfäffikon casino, is quoted in the message. “With the new location we will be able to meet all demands in the next 20 years.”

    Sager und Partner Architektur und Immobilien GmbH from Freienbach was commissioned with the construction of the casino building. The opening of the new location is planned for the beginning of 2023 at the latest. Until then, the existing casino in Seedamm Plaza will remain open.

    “We have always been very satisfied with the previous location and the cooperation with the Seedamm Plaza,” explains Marc Baumann, CEO of Swiss Casinos, in the press release. “We still had to take the chance of our own casino building.”

  • Walo Bertschinger renovates the Bad Ragaz thermal baths

    Walo Bertschinger renovates the Bad Ragaz thermal baths

    As part of a renovation work in the Bad Ragaz SG thermal baths, the Dietiker construction company Walo Bertschinger renewed the floor coverings. According to a message from Walo on Facebook, the Walo bedding Haypanol D was laid with a special system constellation.

    According to the company announcement, high demands were placed on slip resistance, UV resistance and optics in the thermal baths. In the system constellation used by Walo, these conditions of the client Grand Resort Bad Ragaz were met. The multi-layer structure of the covering and its technical properties also showed high chemical resistance, so that various cleaning agents, greases, other deposits and chemical solutions cannot harm the covering.

    According to Walo, the architecture of the famous thermal baths with its special appearance corresponds to the snow-white surface.

  • Schwarm finances IWB's second solar system

    Schwarm finances IWB's second solar system

    Tenants without their own roof helped finance IWB ‘s second solar system. You have acquired an individual share in the planned solar system on the Spittelmatthof near Riehen BS through the participation model Sonnenbox Crowd. In return, they will receive an electricity credit of 100 kilowatt hours per invested square meter over a period of 20 years.

    This second system is 350 square meters and will have an output of 72 kilowatts. That corresponds roughly to the electricity needs of 25 to 30 households. As stated in a press release , it only took a few weeks to fully finance them.

    The preparations for its construction were already under way. It should be completed by the middle of next year. The installation of the first swarm-financed system is also imminent. It is being erected on a roof by IWB in Basel’s Gundeli district. “The great demand spurs us on to offer the people of Basel more solar systems soon,” Martin Albrecht, product manager of the Sonnenbox Crowd, is quoted as saying. “We are looking for other suitable roofs for this.”

  • Schlieren relies on a sustainable real estate strategy

    Schlieren relies on a sustainable real estate strategy

    The city council of Schlieren has adopted a new real estate strategy for 2035 . According to a press release , it serves as a binding basic document for the management of urban properties. The focus is on efficiency and sustainability.

    With the real estate strategy 2035, a modern real estate management should be introduced, which puts the active space management in the foreground, it says in the announcement of the city. The revision is necessary due to the strong population growth in recent years. As a result, the space requirements of the city of Schlieren, in particular for schools and childcare as well as administration, are constantly increasing. The focus was therefore more on the development of construction projects than on inventory management.

    The real estate master plan will be introduced as part of the real estate strategy 2035. It is intended to enable long-term investment planning for the real estate portfolio. In the master plan, renovation, expansion and demolition measures are to be planned, property acquisitions and disposals are to be coordinated and the investment needs to be assessed. The city is relying on the simplification of processes and increased efficiency through digitization.

    In order to maintain the real estate portfolio, it means that buildings owned by the city should be maintained according to the principles of future viability, energy efficiency, functionality and sustainability.

    As an energy city with the European Energy Award Gold, Schlieren is committed to sustainable development and the reduction of CO2 emissions. The city council included this in its real estate strategy. This also includes building with wood. The city pledges itself as a role model to promote the use of sustainably produced wood in its own buildings and facilities.

    A flyer from the city explains the sustainable real estate strategy concisely and clearly.

  • Property owners expect stable prices

    Property owners expect stable prices

    Private sole and co-owners of investment properties in Switzerland expect stable price development in the next year, writes Crowdhouse in a communication on its new real estate barometer. According to the Zurich fintech, this is “the only data collection in Switzerland that focuses on the expectations of private owners of Swiss investment properties”. For the current edition of the barometer, Crowdhouse interviewed around 180 people.

    Only a minority of 6 percent expect real estate prices to fall in the next year, the press release explains. Most of those surveyed consider the market for investment property to be safe and not very risky. However, it is also considered overrated, explains Crowdhouse. An excessively high rating and vacancies were named by those surveyed as the two greatest current risks.

    In addition, the respondents have spoken out in favor of greater digitization of the market, writes the fintech company. Crowdhouse provides detailed information on the property barometer on the Internet .

  • Milestone for sustainable building is being created in Zug

    Milestone for sustainable building is being created in Zug

    The construction project for V-ZUG ‘s new production and assembly building called Zephyr Ost in the Zug Tech Cluster is the largest to date in which CO2-enriched concrete has been used. It is made from recycled concrete from the building materials group Holcim , which is enriched with CO2 using a neustark process. According to a press release , the construction work started on Wednesday. The building is scheduled to go into service in 2023.

    For this climate-friendly concrete, CO2 from Switzerland is being used for the first time. The start-up based in Bern and spun off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ( ETH ) in 2019, neustark extracts the CO2 from the wastewater treatment plant of the ara region Bern AG .

    The recycled granulate for concrete production is processed by the recycling processing plant Arge EvoREC in Oberdorf NW. This is a joint venture between Holcim Kies und Beton AG and Zimmermann Umweltlogistik AG . The granulate is then carbonated by neustark using the dry process. The technology has been tested in the past few months and is now being used commercially.

    With the use of 4,200 cubic meters of recycled concrete and the binding of CO2, a total saving of 71 tons of CO2 is achieved compared to conventional construction. That corresponds roughly to the annual CO2 uptake of 3500 Swiss firs.

    “We are pleased to be able to come one step closer to our vision of climate-neutral and circular concrete production with the help of the innovative neustark process,” said Giovanni Barbarani, Head of Concrete Performance at Holcim Switzerland. “This project is a milestone on the way to sustainable building in Switzerland, also thanks to its regionality and short transport routes.”

    The Metall Zug Group wants to create “a new piece of the city for an industrial ecosystem” in the Zug Tech Cluster. Other industrial companies, start-ups, technology-related service providers, training institutions and apartments are also to be located there.

  • Implenia receives another order for the Brenner tunnel

    Implenia receives another order for the Brenner tunnel

    The construction consortium of Implenia and Webuild Group has been awarded the contract for lot H41 for the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel, the construction and real estate company from Opfikon informs in a message . The two partner companies each hold 50 percent of the joint venture. The value of the contract on the Austrian side of the Brennero tunnel is put at 690 million francs. Implenia Austria will take over the technical management of the project.

    When awarding the contract, particular attention was paid to environmental aspects and sustainability, the communication further explains. Here, “the high environmental standards” of the two partner companies contributed to the good rating. Specifically, the call for tenders required measures to reduce environmental pollution and the use of green electricity.

    The contract to build the main tunnel from the Ahrental access tunnel north to Innsbruck and south to Pfons is already the second order that Implenia has won for the construction of the base tunnel. Together with the Webuild Group, Implenia is also working on the construction of the high-performance Franzenfeste-Waidbruck line at the southern connection of the tunnel.

    “The Brenner Base Tunnel is an important part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor of the Trans-European Network (TEN-T), which improves rail connections across the continent,” Erwin Scherer, Global Head of Tunneling at Implenia, is quoted as saying in the press release. “We are pleased that we can bring our many years of experience and our proven expertise in tunneling to this large and complex tunneling project.”

  • Home ownership is becoming more expensive

    Home ownership is becoming more expensive

    According to a statement from the Federal Statistical Office ( FSO ), the Swiss residential property price index closed at 107.8 points in the third quarter of 2021. Compared to the previous quarter, this corresponds to growth of 2.4 percent. In a year-on-year comparison, the analysts of the FSO measured an increase in prices of 6.9 percent. The base value of the index was set at 100 points in the fourth quarter of 2019.

    With the changes compared to the previous quarter, the analysts identify higher prices for single-family houses in the reporting quarter for all types of municipalities. The strongest increase of 3.4 percent was observed in single-family houses in urban communities in a small agglomeration or outside an agglomeration. On average, prices rose by 2.4 percent.

    The prices for condominiums rose by an average of 2.3 percent in the same period. The price increase of 4.4 percent was most pronounced in urban communities within large agglomerations. In urban communities of small agglomerations or outside of agglomerations, however, the analysts observed an average decline in prices for condominiums of 0.5 percent.

  • Andermatt Swiss Alps AG sells a third more apartments

    Andermatt Swiss Alps AG sells a third more apartments

    Andermatt Swiss Alps AG continues to see high demand for holiday apartments in the new Andermatt Reuss part of the village. The Andermatt-based company has completed a total of 420 units since construction began in 2007. 408 of them have been sold, 100 of them in the current year alone, according to a press release . That is another increase in sales of more than a third compared to 2020.

    In the coming months, the company will hand over 130 new apartments around Piazza Gottardo to the owners. The place is on an infrastructure base called a podium. This is to be expanded to 20,000 square meters in order to be able to build more houses.

    “This is one of the largest construction projects in the Alps and enables us to expand the Andermatt Reuss part of the village by a further 16 apartment buildings and two shopping streets with retail and gastronomy offers,” CEO Raphael Krucker is quoted as saying in the media release.

    Two houses will go on sale this winter. Haus Elva will accommodate eleven apartments, each with up to four bedrooms. 18 apartments with one and two bedrooms are being built in Haus Mira.

    Andermatt Swiss Alps AG plans, builds and develops the year-round destination Andermatt in the Alps. At the end of the day, the project should encompass a total of 2000 residential units with up to 10,000 beds in apartment buildings, hotels and chalets.

  • Prices on the Aargau property market are soaring

    Prices on the Aargau property market are soaring

    The Aargau Real Estate Barometer published by the Aargauische Kantonalbank (AKB) shows a sustained strong increase in cantonal real estate prices. The report on developments over the past twelve months names low interest rates and scarce building land reserves as the main drivers behind this development. Together with the robust economic development in the aftermath of the Corona crisis, this led to the “boom” in prices.

    The AKB real estate barometer shows the development of the residential property market and also provides information on rents, vacancies and yields. The entire document can be downloaded from the AKB website.

    Regarding regional development, the barometer says that price growth on the Aargau property market cannot be “slowed down”. In the past few months, the development has even picked up speed significantly. Single-family houses would be selling 5.4 percent higher than a year ago. The increase in condominiums is also 4.7 percent within a year.

    Considering all 243 communities in the market area, according to the barometer, the purchase of a typical property with 140 square meters of living space, 450 square meters of land and garage space can be expected to cost between CHF 800,000 and CHF 900,000. However, the range of prices is considerable. In coveted locations such as Baden, Rheinfelden and Aarau, the same property is sometimes traded for well over a million francs.

    Apartment rents throughout Switzerland remained unchanged within a year, as the evaluation of the published advertisements showed. In the same period, landlords in the Northwestern Switzerland region increased their asking prices slightly by 1.4 percent.

  • Swiss Marketplace Group combines platforms from TX Group, Ringier and Mobiliar

    Swiss Marketplace Group combines platforms from TX Group, Ringier and Mobiliar

    TX Group , Ringier and Mobiliar as well as the financial investor General Atlantic have founded a joint venture, inform the four partners in a joint announcement . The Swiss Marketplace Group, launched on November 11, is to manage the digital marketplaces of Ringier and Mobiliar as well as TX Group in an independent market presence . The joint venture will be managed by Martin Waeber, Pierre-Alain Regali, Francesco Vass and Boris Gussen under the leadership of Gilles Despas.

    The marketplaces acheter-louer.ch, anibis.ch, AutoScout24, Car For You, FinanceScout24, home.ch, Homegate, icasa.ch, ImmoScout24, ImmoStreet.ch, MotoScout24, Ricardo, tutti.ch and advertising marketing are combined in SMG . TX Group will hold 31 percent, Ringier and Mobiliar 29.5 percent each and General Atlantic 10 percent in the new joint venture, according to the announcement. However, the voting rights in SMG are divided between the partner companies at 25 percent each.

    “Today we are embarking on an exciting journey with a new, forward-thinking and future-oriented company,” Despas is quoted in the press release. According to the CEO of SMG, the new company should strive for sustainability, live “real diversity in an inspiring, multilingual and agile environment” and drive “the digitization of our industries”.

  • Optisol inaugurates new company headquarters

    Optisol inaugurates new company headquarters

    Optisol has created the largest wooden structure in Valais and recently inaugurated it. The new building of the company headquarters for the company of the Migros subsidiary Micarna had become necessary because the manufacturer of high-quality organic and organic-mineral fertilizers had to relocate from the floodplain of the Rhone correction. According to a media release , the building at the new location in Vétroz reflects Migros’ strong commitment to sustainability.

    Its facade is made of Valais larch wood. The latest technologies are designed to clean the air from dust, odors and ammonia, among other things, before it is released into the atmosphere. In this way, the standards of the Clean Air Act would be met. The dryer for the litter from the poultry farming is supplied by the wood-fired thermal power station installed on the neighboring property. This district heating system also reduces CO2 emissions.

    In addition, Micarna leases the roof area to the Oiken Group. She will operate a photovoltaic system there. Nests for swifts and falcons have been built under the roof.

  • Real estate in Zurich is becoming more attractive

    Real estate in Zurich is becoming more attractive

    As the only Swiss city, Zurich is becoming more attractive for real estate investments. In the current study “Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2022 ” by the business consultancy PwC , it climbed from 20th place in the previous year to 14th place. In the rents and capital values category, the respondents put Zurich in sixth place. The report reflects the views of 844 real estate professionals.

    The ranking is now headed by London. The British capital and Berlin have swapped the first two places from the previous year. This is followed by Paris, Frankfurt and Munich.

    As stated in a press release on this study, it recorded the highest business confidence since 2014. It also shows that the positive outlook has doubled since last year.

    The main concerns of the European real estate industry relate to high construction costs and scarce resources (88 percent of those surveyed), the availability of land and assets (66 percent) and the requirements for sustainability and decarbonization (61 percent).

    There is no consensus on office space. Some of the respondents opted for flexible and high-quality properties, while others assumed an inevitable decline in overall demand. 85 percent believe that home office time will increase. 82 percent think that a representative office building is still important for communicating the corporate culture and for recruiting staff.

  • AKB is launching another sustainable bond

    AKB is launching another sustainable bond

    The Aargauische Kantonalbank has issued a green bond for the second time. According to a press release , it has a volume of CHF 100 million. AKB’s first green bond was issued in June 2020. Since then, according to a statement from the Kantonalbank, the AKB Green mortgage amounting to 110.4 million francs has been used to build or renovate homes according to climate-friendly criteria. 119.2 million francs have been pledged for further projects.

    The Aargauische Kantonalbank takes stock of the CO2 savings achieved every year through the sustainable construction activities it finances. In cooperation with the real estate consultancy IAZI , it publishes so-called impact reporting every year. According to the press release, the projections have shown that after just six months in 2020, the total annual savings in CO2 emissions will be around 232 tonnes. The 232 tonnes of CO2 savings in the projections of the IAZI test report correspond to the annual emissions of around 190 new, commercially available passenger cars, according to the report. The next impact reporting will be created on December 31, 2021.

    Green mortgages are financed from the green bond for ecological construction or renovation. In addition to new buildings, according to the AKB, individual energy measures or comprehensive overall renovations to increase energy efficiency or the use of renewable energies are also supported. The bank cites the installation of photovoltaic systems or panels for the preparation of hot water as examples.

  • Baden regional works want to add to the administrative building

    Baden regional works want to add to the administrative building

    The administrative building of Regionalwerke Baden AG , classified as a municipal monument, is to be enlarged. According to a media release , the planning provides for an increase in the workshop wing and the expansion of the underground car park at the company’s location on Haselstrasse in the center of Baden. The expansion of the office space is in line with the strategic development of Regionalwerke AG Baden and will secure the location in the future.

    The administration building was built in 1934 by the architects Robert Lang and Hans Loepfe in the “new building” style. The building was renovated from 1987 to 1988. The concrete facade was awarded the Heimatschutzpreis in 1987. The original urban context of the building changed from 1999 to 2005 with the erection of the nave and the north house. The planned extension takes up the urban development and respects the existing building fabric. Several variants were discussed in detail with representatives from the preservation of historical monuments, homeland security and the cityscape commission.

    Next, Regionalwerke AG Baden will clarify essential building law framework conditions as part of a preliminary decision, according to the media release. The construction project is planned for 2024.

    The Regionalwerke AG Baden with 135 employees supplies the city and partly the region with energy and drinking water.

  • AMAG Winterthur puts new solar system into operation

    AMAG Winterthur puts new solar system into operation

    The AMAG Group has put a new photovoltaic system into operation at its Winterthur location, informs the automotive trading group for all brands of the Volkswagen Group in a message . The system built by Helion with an output of around 157 kilowatts peak was installed on the roof of the AMAG building for Volkswagen and VW commercial vehicles. The group intends to use around 60 to 65 percent of the approximately 158 megawatt hours of solar power expected annually.

    “With the solar energy obtained from the photovoltaic system, we can cover around 60 percent of our electricity requirements at the Zürcherstrasse 312 location in Winterthur,” Martin Zgraggen, Managing Director of AMAG Winterthur, is quoted in the press release. “The increasing number of electric vehicles means that more electricity is required, which the new solar system supplies us.”

    The AMAG buildings for the Audi and Skoda brands in Winterthur were equipped with a solar system back in 2013, the press release explains. The group had the first photovoltaic system installed on the roof of its central spare parts warehouse in Buchs ZH in 2008. In the current year, in addition to the new system in Winterthur, two further solar systems were installed in Wettswil am Albis ZH and in Basel.

    The automobile trading group with its headquarters in Cham ZG wants to be completely climate-neutral by 2025. To this end, solar systems are to be installed on an area of around 50,000 square meters by 2024. The group is looking into a deployment for a further 100,000 square meters of space at AMAG locations.

  • The groundbreaking ceremony for QUBO has taken place

    The groundbreaking ceremony for QUBO has taken place

    The foundation stone for the QUBO in Sarnen was laid on Monday. The construction work for two interconnected buildings began. On the one hand, Eberli AG is modernizing and expanding its existing headquarters there. On the other hand, the Obwaldner Kantonalbank ( OKB ) is building a new building. Above all, the Startup Pilatus association should find space there. It promotes the settlement of start-ups in Obwalden. Both buildings are to merge into one unit through a central entrance, according to a press release by OKB.

    “The QUBO will create a new, lively workplace in Sarnen,” the CEO of OKB, Bruno Thürig, is quoted as saying. “It creates space for new concepts and ideas in which the digital world of work and New Work can be lived.”

    Accordingly, coworking workplaces, open spaces and various meeting rooms would also be offered in the new building. The OKB itself will set up a room as a creative lab. The room should also be available to external companies.

    The redesign of the office space also enables Eberli AG to “work in a contemporary and efficient manner”, says CEO Alain Grossenbacher. In addition to Eberli AG, the future co-owner of the building, Orfida Treuhand + Revisions AG, and werkunion ag will also settle there. Architekturwerk ag, which is responsible for the architecture of the QUBO, belongs to it.

  • Smart new (real) world

    Smart new (real) world

    So what are the areas of competence in which we should operate safely in the future?
    A lot can be subsumed under the term tech knowledge : The increasingly software-based solutions require, among other things, to deal with interface adaptation and web integration. Mastering programming languages could become an individual competitive advantage. No more targeted marketing campaigns without data analytics know-how. And it is certainly not wrong to deal with blockchain technology and terms like DeFi and NFT …

    However, it is not just about technological knowledge itself, but also about the correct use of technology and the new digital possibilities. Cloud-based application programs and virtual team applications are springing up like mushrooms – without conscious effort and targeted handling, these helpers can quickly become time wasters and burnout accelerators. “Ordinary employees” will also have to deal more and more with the topic of cyber security.

    Last but not least, a new understanding of leadership and collaboration is also required. The often traditional hierarchical thinking in the group certainly does not have the potential of a modern leadership model. However, the pure startup peer-to-peer culture without procedural rules is not the golden way either. Above all, it requires mindfulness and participation, sensible autonomy and personal responsibility as well as a new culture of error. Plans and activities must be able to be adapted quickly and flexibly – from this point of view, agile methods are therefore a must in (project) management in the future.

    You can find more impulses here: https://proptechmarket.net/impulse

  • Construction of the InnoQube Swiss has started

    Construction of the InnoQube Swiss has started

    The latest innovation center in the Alpine region is currently being built in Graubünden. The groundbreaking ceremony for the InnoQube Swiss was celebrated on Friday in the Rossboden area of Chur. According to a notification , the project will be fully financed by the Liechtenstein- based ITW group of companies . It specifies the total investment at around CHF 25 million.

    The CEO of the investor and project developer, Dr. Martin Meyer, is convinced that this will create “a place of innovation, inspiration and progress that will become known far beyond the Swiss borders”. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the operating company InnoQube Swiss AG, Franco Quinter, emphasizes that the InnoQube Swiss is viewed as a temporary or permanent “base camp for innovations”. The offer is aimed “specifically at start-ups, spin-offs and companies from research, development and digitization”. “The key issues of health and performance would play a decisive role”.

    Completion is planned for the end of 2023. From 2024 research and work will be carried out in the four-story InnoQube on a total area of 11,200 square meters. It offers flexible office space for around 300 workplaces, various co-working and meeting rooms, an event arena, a restaurant and a daycare center.

  • The Circle draws its first annual balance

    The Circle draws its first annual balance

    Since the opening on November 5, 2020, a number of new tenants have moved into The Circle , writes Flughafen Zürich AG in a message . She realized the quarter at Zurich Airport together with Swiss Life . One year after the opening, the co-owner company is “largely satisfied” with the development of the quarter, writes the company.

    “It is a great pleasure to see how the Circle is getting livelier”, Stefan Feldmann, Head of The Circle, Flughafen Zürich AG, is quoted in the press release. According to her, 85 percent of the space is now occupied “with an exciting mix of well-known companies from the technology, pharmaceutical, finance and consulting sectors”. The alleys of the quarter are also livened up by restaurants, exhibition rooms, the Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle Hotel, the coworking space Spaces and the branch of the University Hospital Zurich. At the end of the year, the day care center in the Circle is also due to be inaugurated. “We are aware that everything is not yet perfect, but we are on the right track and are working on it every day,” says Feldmann.

    In September 2021, the first district festival was also celebrated in the Circle. The new winter festival Zauberpark will start on November 25th. Live open air concerts and children’s shows are planned here every day for 18 days. Finally, on December 15th, the second Hyatt Hotel, the Hyatt Place Zurich Airport The Circle, will open its doors.

  • Ina Invest brings Radisson RED Hotel to Switzerland

    Ina Invest brings Radisson RED Hotel to Switzerland

    “Radisson RED is a new, urban-upscale hotel concept with an unconventional design and an exceptional atmosphere for the modern traveler”, Ina Invest writes in a press release . The real estate company on Opfikon ZH is bringing Radisson RED to Switzerland: After destinations such as Dubai, London, Brussels and Cape Town, a Radisson RED hotel is to move into the Lokstadt halls in Winterthur. Ina Invest informs that a corresponding rental agreement with the Success Hotel Group franchisee was signed at the end of September.

    “We are pleased to have Ina Invest and the Radisson Hotel Group at our side as strong partners for our further international expansion,” said hotel group boss Michael Friedrich in the message. “As a hotel operator, we can hardly imagine a better location than the Lokstadt-Hallen, whose industrial style expresses the flair of the Radisson RED.”

    Two primary school and two kindergarten classes are moving in in the immediate vicinity of the hotel. You could not only enjoy the ambience of the former locomotive factory, but also a roof terrace of around 300 square meters, writes Ina Invest. Here, too, a lease has already been signed with the City of Winterthur.

    In total, the real estate company has already allocated 5100 of the 8200 square meters of usable space in the Lokstadt halls, the announcement further explains. Negotiations are being held with another anchor tenant for the remaining space. Ina Invest wants to bring together “versatile, high-profile uses under one roof” in the halls, explains company boss Marc Pointet.

  • Holcim and Volvo develop sustainable dump trucks

    Holcim and Volvo develop sustainable dump trucks

    According to a press release , Holcim and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are working together to test and further develop self-driving “dumpers”, ie dump trucks, that run on battery-powered electric drives. Holcim has chosen its Gabenchopf limestone quarry in Villigen as the location for the joint project with the Swedish company from Gothenburg. The limestone and marl required for cement production in the Holcim cement plant in Siggenthal are grown there. According to Holcim, the plant, which has existed since 1912, is one of the largest cement plants in Switzerland and produces over 900,000 tonnes of cement annually.

    According to the Holcim announcement, the new electric and driverless dumpers mark a groundbreaking step. The world's first, commercially available, CE-certified electric and autonomous transport solution for the quarry and cement industry is being tested.

    The project shows a "sustainable transport solution that is commercially viable and reflects the technological changes in connectivity, automation and electrification," Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, is quoted as saying. And Simon Kronenberg, CEO of Holcim Switzerland and Italy, sees the joint project as “a further step towards realizing our sustainability goals”. According to the press release, Holcim has been using 100 percent renewable electrical energy at all locations since 2019.

    The tests and the possible use of battery-electric dumpers are part of Holcim's Plant of Tomorrow digitization initiative – the plant of tomorrow, according to the press release. Holcim tests automation technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence throughout the production process.

  • Digital tool organizes meetings of co-owners

    Digital tool organizes meetings of co-owners

    Immowise is the first platform for the digitization of general meetings of floor owners and property managers, writes wise.swiss in a press release. The digital tool helps the administrator to digitally design all phases of a general meeting, it says there. The administration of the invitations, the preparation and adjustment of the agenda, the calculation and determination of the quorum as well as the recording of voting results and surveys and the creation of minutes are named as such. In addition, notes and comments on the General Assembly can be recorded with Immowise. Immowise can be adapted to the particular characteristics of co-ownership, writes wise.swiss.

    The young company based in Neuchâtel specializes in the development of digital tools in working life. A number of real estate companies were already among the customers, explains Sebastian Chiappero in the press release: "The concept of a specific platform for managing general meetings was born in 2019 at your request," said the wise.swiss CEO. The coronavirus pandemic also drove implementation.

    Immowise can reduce the time required in all phases of a general assembly by 20 to 30 percent, explains the director responsible for the platform, Gilles von Burg. At the same time, care is taken to ensure data security. "The initial feedback from our customers has been very positive, both for remote and on-site use," says Gilles.

  • Binningen steigert Anteil an erneuerbarer Wärmeenergie

    Binningen steigert Anteil an erneuerbarer Wärmeenergie

    Primeo Energie hat beim Schulhaus Spiegelfeld in Binningen eine neue Pelletheizanlage in Betrieb genommen, informiert der Baselbieter Energieversorger mit Sitz in Münchenstein in einer Mitteilung. Die neue Anlage ersetzt ein veraltetes erdgasbetriebenes Blockheizkraftwerk. Mit der Umstellung auf die Pelletheizung steige der Anteil an Wärmeenergie aus erneuerbaren Quellen in Binningen auf 35 Prozent, schreibt Primeo Energie.

    Diesen Anteil wollen Gemeindeverwaltung und Energieversorger zukünftig auf 70 Prozent ausbauen. Dazu sei geplant, die Abwasserwärme auf dem Hauptwasserkanal in der Baslerstrasse und dem Birsig zu nutzen, heisst es in der Mitteilung. Zeitgleich werde Primeo Energie in den Ausbau und die Verdichtung des Wärmenetzes investieren, um weiteren Interessierten den Anschluss zu ermöglichen.

    Zudem engagiert sich Primeo Energie beim Klimaschutz im Gebäudebereich. Zusammen mit dem kantonalen Förderprogramm für Energieeffizienz und erneuerbare Energie im Gebäudebereich unterstütze das Unternehmen „die Transformation des Gebäudeparks in Richtung Klimaneutralität“, schreibt Primeo Energie. Mit dem Baselbieter Energiepaket werden die Sanierung von Altbauten, neue Methoden der Wärmeproduktion und energieeffiziente Neubauten gefördert.

  • Tisca and Serge Ferrari equip the Swiss pavilion

    Tisca and Serge Ferrari equip the Swiss pavilion

    Visitors to the Swiss pavilion at Expo 2020 will be led into the building via an opulent red carpet. This is a custom-made product from the manufacturer Tisca based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea. The guests are thus welcomed by Switzerland on “Appenzeller lawn”, the company informs in a message . Tisca specializes in carpets, lawn carpets and sports turf. The red carpet, which stretches across the entire forecourt of the Swiss Pavilion, is a special version that was designed for high levels of use at the Expo. The red not only reflects the Swiss flag, it also serves as a visual attraction.

    Serge Ferrari AG from Eglisau, on the other hand, specializes in composite materials and develops products for textile architecture, among other things. The company contributed a facade membrane for the Swiss pavilion, which is based on temporary tent structures by Bedouins. According to the press release, this “gigantic curtain made of textile material” extends over the north and south facades of the pavilion. With its silver shimmer and ruffling, it is not only an eye-catcher. It also shows “what technical textiles from Switzerland can do for contemporary architecture today,” says the company.

    Because the Starnisol Safe One membrane used was launched by Serge Ferrari in 2019 “as the world’s first non-flammable, vapor-permeable facade membrane”. According to CEO Niklaus Zemp, tragic fire incidents have shown how vulnerable high-rise buildings can be. The company took this as an opportunity to “use a large part of our resources for R&D in order to develop a facade membrane that not only carries the high weather protection functions of Stamisol membranes”. In addition, it would also protect against a further spread of the fire. “The result was a specially developed glass fiber fabric with a special elastomer coating that is also open to diffusion,” says Zemp.

  • International School Rheintal is building in Buchs

    International School Rheintal is building in Buchs

    The International School Rheintal ( ISR ) celebrated the groundbreaking for its new campus in Buchs, according to an article in the “Tagblatt”. Around 150 children between 3 and 18 years from 31 countries who are currently being taught in the international school were also present at the groundbreaking ceremony. The three-story new building next to the current school building, which should be ready for occupancy in 2023, will offer space for up to 300 students.

    The investment costs amount to around 30 million francs, “the project costs will be borne entirely by the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein,” says the article. Michèle Frey-Hilti also took part in the ceremony, “and promised the young people and their teachers a great school with the most modern technical facilities”.

    The new building represents a “milestone” for the ISR, which started operations in 2002 with 19 students, as Heiner Graf, Chair of the Board of ISR, said at the groundbreaking ceremony. But Buchs also benefits from the competition for locations. “We are happy to have this school in our high-tech region,” said Mayor Daniel Gut.