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  • Innovationspark Dübendorf is one step further

    Innovationspark Dübendorf is one step further

    The airport area in Dübendorf is to develop into a lively urban quarter in the coming years. A center for innovation, research and jobs is to be created. The aviation infrastructure is to be secured as a strategic reserve.

    The Zurich Government Council has now submitted a synthesis report to the Cantonal Council, as stated in a communication . This was drawn up by the federal government, the canton, the local authorities and other parties involved. It forms the basis for the further development of the area. It is now to be advised first by a special commission set up by the Cantonal Council.

    The government council intends to submit three proposals to the cantonal council by spring 2022. These deal with the creation of planning rights, a revision of the structure plan and a planning loan.

  • Deutsche Ökobank relies on Meyer Burger

    Deutsche Ökobank relies on Meyer Burger

    The GLS Bank from Germany relies on Meyer Burger for its offer of a package for the expansion of solar systems. The cooperative bank, which operates according to socio-ecological principles, wants to promote the expansion of photovoltaic systems in the commercial and public sectors. To this end, the bank has launched a so-called carefree photovoltaic package for corporate customers. In addition to financing, it includes a number of other services.

    As part of the package, the GLS Bank decided in favor of Meyer Burger as a cooperation partner for photovoltaic modules, the solar company from Thun informs in a message . “We have high demands on our products and our production in terms of environmental and resource conservation as well as social factors”, Katja Tavernaro is quoted there. “Our high-performance solar modules are a good example of a successful relationship between sustainability and economy,” says the Chief Sustainability Officer at Meyer Burger Technology AG. Concretely, Tavernaro leads a reduced use of material and energy, the renunciation of toxic ingredients, the production exclusively with electricity from renewable energies and the observance of social standards in the supply chains.

    This is in line with the goals of the GLS Bank: “We don’t just want to get photovoltaics on the roof, we also ask questions about the quality and sustainability of the modules,” explains bank representative Michael Orth.

  • Homeowners are ready to switch to renewable heating

    Homeowners are ready to switch to renewable heating

    The focus of the eleventh customer barometer renewable energies presented by Raiffeisen Switzerland is on the deployment and use of heating technologies, solar systems and electromobility. According to a media release , the survey by Raiffeisen, the University of St.Gallen and EnergieSchweiz showed that half of the homeowners surveyed are generally willing to replace their oil or gas heating with a more environmentally friendly technology.

    A quarter of those surveyed have not yet thought about a replacement, according to the media release. 30 percent of those surveyed already use climate-friendly heating technologies such as heat pumps, solar thermal energy and district heating. But 28 percent still heat with oil. Around a fifth of these have already opted for a climate-friendly replacement in the next few years.

    According to the Raiffeisen report, photovoltaic systems (PVA) are currently growing exponentially. 22 percent of the homeowners surveyed already have a system for generating solar power. 30 percent could imagine a purchase in the near future. This year’s study also looked at battery storage for photovoltaic systems. The main arguments for this are given as a 26 percent increase in revenue from electricity production, 23 percent a reduction in CO2 emissions and a reduction in electricity costs (22 percent).

    According to the announcement, Raiffeisen relies on a holistic advisory process to increase the modernization rate. “We are convinced that long-term planning and financial preparation of the investment in the property are decisive success factors in order to carry out the optimal modernization measures at the right time,” Roland Altwegg, Head of New Business Models & Ecosystems at Raiffeisen Switzerland, is quoted as saying. And: “What is often forgotten: Environmentally friendly technologies also increase the value of a property.”

  • 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.

  • Yes I do. Renovation for the future.

    Yes I do. Renovation for the future.

    • The single-family house from the sixties …
    • … is hardly recognizable after the gradual renovation.
    • The covered main entrance with carport.

    Flumroc AG has been committed to energy-efficient and professionally implemented modernizations for years and supports the federal government’s energy strategy with various commitments.

    With your new information campaign “Yes, I do. Renovation for the future. ” draws your attention to the need for renovations and offers building owners, interested parties and experts an online information platform. Potential builders often shy away from the expense of an energetic renovation. Flumroc shows that with the right support and approach and precise planning, nothing stands in the way of successful implementation.

    Stock analysis
    The free eVALO analysis tool provides initial guidance as to which renovation measures make sense. With a few clicks you can simulate your renovation and receive initial information on the energetic state of your property. It also provides you with initial clues about investments and financing.

    In a next step, it is advisable to have a so-called GEAK (building energy certificate of the cantons) issued by a specialist. This evaluates the quality of the building envelope and the energy efficiency of the building technology.

    An inventory analysis of your property can also be carried out by other specialists, such as an energy advisor. The planning and implementation of comprehensive renovation measures is complex and should therefore be carried out by a planner with the appropriate professional competence.

    In the right order to the goal
    Decisive for a successful renovation are the coordinated renovation measures in the right order and the choice of the right material.

    At the beginning of every renovation there is the insulation of the building envelope.

    Energy-efficient windows can be installed to match the insulation. This is followed by the application of modern building technology. The residents benefit in many ways from a well-planned and holistically implemented renovation. You save costs in the long term and at the same time enjoy the most modern living comfort. In addition, renovations are in most cases more resource-efficient than demolitions.

    Rely on the right materials in the long term
    The awareness of the choice of the right materials is also very important. At this point you can make a significant contribution to sustainability and ecology. In addition, important aspects such as heat, noise and fire protection can be included in the decision-making process. Properties that distinguish Flumroc stone wool.

    A very well insulated house needs less heating energy in winter and less cooling capacity in summer. The easy-to-process material provides excellent soundproofing and, with a melting point of over 1000 ° C, also provides excellent fire protection. In addition, Flumroc’s products meet the highest ecological standards with regard to the extraction of the raw material, transport, industrial processing, use on the building and recycling during dismantling. Because Flumroc stone wool is 100% recyclable!

    With the FUTURO generation, Flumroc also offers insulation products with natural binders. The residents of the renovated buildings can enjoy a pleasant room climate all year round and benefit from an extremely high level of living comfort.

    More information on this at: www.flumroc.ch/jaichwill

  • 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.

  • Quantus acquires a specialist store in Affoltern

    Quantus acquires a specialist store in Affoltern

    The specialist store in Affoltern am Albis, located directly on the motorway connection from Zurich to Zug, was realized by the Migros Zurich cooperative and the Aargau construction and real estate service provider Leuthard , explains Quantus Real Estate in a press release. The investment manager belonging to Zurich-based Quantus AG has taken over the property. The notification does not provide any information on the purchase price.

    The 30,000 square meter property has already been rented, the announcement further explains. At the end of October, Migros opened an OBI store on almost half of the area. On the other half, the XXXLutz Group plans to operate a Möbel Pfister branch.

    Long-term rental contracts have been concluded with both operators, writes Quantus Real Estate. The investment manager wants to offer the property to private investors. You could benefit from “an attractive sustainable investment return”.

  • Sika opens a branch in Ghana

    Sika opens a branch in Ghana

    The Sika Group founds a new national company in the West African state of Ghana. This increases the number of branches of the Zug-based building materials group on the African continent to 18, according to a press release .

    So far, Sika has served its customers in Ghana from neighboring countries. In view of the expected economic growth of 4 percent this year as well as the announced government economic stimulus programs, it is now worthwhile for Sika to invest in its own national subsidiary. This allows the company to produce locally, offer direct technical support and contribute to the country's economic growth.

    “Due to the rapid increase in population in the cities and metropolitan regions of Ghana and other African countries, the demand for infrastructure projects is also growing rapidly. We therefore see great potential for Sika in the medium and long term ”, Ivo Schädler, regional manager for the economic area Europe, Middle East and Africa, is quoted in the media release.

  • Holcim achieves record profit

    Holcim achieves record profit

    Holcim was able to grow strongly in the third quarter of the current year, according to a press release . Net sales rose by 12.9 percent to 7.29 billion Swiss francs. Recurring operating profit (EBIT) rose 6.2 percent to 1.53 billion Swiss francs, setting a new record.

    Holcim achieved strong growth in the North America region, for example. There, net sales rose in the third quarter by 27 percent to 2.3 billion francs. In the Middle East and Africa region, net sales rose by 8.5 percent to 653 million Swiss francs. In Latin America it rose by 8.4 percent to 675 million Swiss francs. Net sales in Europe climbed 8.4 percent to 2.15 billion, while those in the Asia-Pacific region rose 4.7 percent to 1.4 billion Swiss francs.

    Holcim assumes that the dynamic growth will continue in all regions. Firestone Building Products, the acquisition closed in late March, has net sales expected to grow double-digit in 2021.

    "The strategic reorganization of our portfolio is gaining momentum, with the divestment of our business in Brazil, the announcement of nine add-on acquisitions so far this year and the expansion of our Firestone GacoFlex range from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador," said CEO Jan Jenisch in the Quote message.

  • "Where there are rails, there is a city"

    "Where there are rails, there is a city"

    The November issue of the “ Baden aktuell ” magazine makes the city on the Limmat the topic of the month. In an interview, the managing director of the Limmatstadt AG location promotion company, Jasmina Ritz, explains the vision of the Limmatstadt. This is more than just a synonym for Baden and Zurich, she is quoted as saying.

    According to Ritz, the term Limmatstadt stands for the entire region along the Limmat. Seen in this way, the Limmat Valley is not located on the edge of two cities, but in their center and forms a whole. Ritz: “This change of perspective is central. The Limmatstadt with its around 20 cities and municipalities has what many other regions do not have: space for more. "

    The fact that the Limmat Valley is now becoming the Limmat City is a logical consequence of developments over the past 20 years. One associates the idea of a classic agglomeration with the Limmattal. So industrial location, specialist stores, traffic axis. Jasmina Ritz believes that the reality is different today. With its contrasts and diversity, the region forms a spatial unit, embedded in the Limmatraum and the hills. With the Limmattalbahn, the region is also receiving an urban mode of transport. Ritz: "The Limmattalbahn turns the agglo into an attractive urban region."

    The merging of the region is also interesting for Baden. The managing director of location promotion refers to the practice: “The communities in the region are all in the same boat, so it is worth joining forces. It has little weight when the city of Baden knocks in Bern. But if an entire region presents, the pressure increases, ”she is quoted as saying.

    Regarding the canton border between Zurich and Aargau, which runs in the middle of the city on the Limmat, she says: "Political borders no longer correspond to the realities of life." The fragmentation of the region prevents greater thinking and action. However, an overall view of the competition between the regions is necessary. This becomes clear in challenges such as traffic solutions. The Limmattalbahn will open in 2022. It creates connections between places, people and workplaces beyond the canton's borders. This train is much more than a means of transport. Ritz: "Where there are rails, there is a city."

  • sitEX increases half-year profit

    sitEX increases half-year profit

    According to the semi-annual report of sitEX Properties Holding AG , the Schwyzer real estate company realized a net profit of CHF 12.973 million in the first half of 2021. In the same period of the previous year, 10.454 million francs had been booked. Around 90 percent of the profit in the reporting semester was generated with properties in the USA. The remaining 10 percent were contributed by properties in Switzerland.

    "We can look back on nine successful months and are pleased that we have already achieved our liquidity and profitability targets for the 2021 financial year that we set in January", Beat Kähli is quoted in a communication from sitEX on the semi-annual report. Due to the continuing uncertainties in connection with the pandemic, the real estate company wants to "advance our projects cautiously and always realize profits when opportunities arise," said the CEO of sitEX.

    In the reporting semester, sitEx initiated the sale of its majority stake in the American AVEX Homes to Stanley Martin Homes . The sale to the American subsidiary of the Japanese group Daiwa House is expected to bring in a profit of around 35 million dollars for sitEX. As part of the takeover, sitEX and Stanley Martin Homes have also agreed a strategic partnership.

    In the semi-annual report, sitEX also provides an overview of a number of the real estate company's ongoing projects. In the largest project with a volume of around 3.5 billion dollars, an entire city in Volusia County in Florida is being realized. Construction work is scheduled to begin in the next six months.

  • EXPO REAL 2021 – Successful restart

    EXPO REAL 2021 – Successful restart

    “There was an atmosphere of confidence that could be felt everywhere in the exhibition halls. 1,198 exhibitors and over 19,200 participants made intensive use of the three days at EXPO REAL to advance future projects, obtain information and maintain their network, ”explains Klaus Dittrich, CEO of Messe München. “Compared to the record years before Corona, the trade fair is of course smaller. But the new start was successful and EXPO REAL has once again proven itself to be Europe’s most important real estate fair. ”The precondition for success was the detailed protection and hygiene concept of Messe München.

    Valuable network to cope with future tasks
     “EXPO REAL 2021 will perhaps be remembered as the most important trade fair of the last decade, because it made it clear to all stakeholders that the major tasks of the future – climate change, transformation, digitization – can only be mastered through joint efforts across all areas can be. It’s good that the industry was able to gain confidence for three days in Munich. The timing was spot on, ”explains Fabian Hellbusch, Head of Marketing and Communication at Union Investment Real Estate. This is confirmed by Chiara Aengevelt, managing partner of Aengevelt Immobilien: “EXPO REAL is Europe’s most important meeting place for the real estate industry and the starting signal for year-end business. We used that – personally and in presence. At the same time, the density of decision-makers and executives is particularly high this year, the quality of the discussions is very good. “And Constanze Römer, project manager of the Berlin-Brandenburg stand, says:” After the months of corona-related planning uncertainty, we are happy to welcome our co-exhibitors and partners to be able to offer this platform for your business again. It is nice to see that we can enjoy a conversation again together that we have all missed for so long. “

    Interest rate development, climate protection, social component
     As usual, the conference program offered a wide range of information on markets and segments, on digital innovations – and of course also on fundamental developments. “Expo Real 2021 made it clear that the German real estate market is still highly attractive and has even largely defied the Corona crisis,” explains Dr. Gertrud Traud, chief economist at Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen. That will tend to continue as long as interest rates remain low. “I expect the first interest rate hike from Christine Lagarde, ECB, at the end of 2023,” the expert predicted in her keynote. Dr. Holger Schmieding, chief economist at the private bank Berenberg, very clearly: “Not yet in sight.”

    In many forums it became clear that the industry plays a key role in climate protection: “A comprehensive turn towards climate protection will not be possible without the real estate sector,” said Prof. Matthias Garschagen, Chair of Anthropogeography at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and continued. “At the same time, the sector plays a central role in successful adaptation to climate change, for example with regard to dealing with increasing heat or heavy rainfall in cities.” Urban development has a strong social component – especially when it comes to housing. It is important “to organize this central function of our life in such a way that appropriate offers can be made available for the different ways of life and life plans, also for the different milieus of society”, says Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Chair for General Sociology and Social Theory, also at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich.

    EXPO REAL 2021 in numbers
     Over 19,200 participants from 52 countries (2019: 46,747 / 76) came to EXPO REAL in Munich. The total number of participants was divided into 9,916 trade visitors (2019: 22,065) and 9,296 company representatives (2019: 24,682). The top ten visitor countries after Germany were: Austria, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Poland, France, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Spain and Italy.

    The 1,198 exhibitors came from 29 countries (2019: 2,189 / 44). In addition to Germany, the top ten exhibitor countries were: Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, France, Serbia and Italy. International joint stands came from Austria (“Austria”, “Europa Mitte”), Switzerland (“Swiss Circle”), the Netherlands (“Holland Property Plaza”, “Holland Metropole”) as well as from Barcelona, Lodz, Moscow and Prague.

    Numerous lectures and discussions from the conference program as well as exhibitor and start-up presentations were recorded and will be available on the online platform EXPO REAL ONLINE until mid-November 2021.

  • Investors expect record prices for residential property

    Investors expect record prices for residential property

    The players in the real estate market are confident about the future. The mood has brightened significantly compared to the pandemic year 2020, writes KPMG in a message on the consulting company’s current Swiss Real Estate Sentiment Index. In the case of residential property in particular, the respondents assume that prices will rise sharply. The corresponding sub-index has reached a new high of 119.2 points, according to the announcement.

    KPMG analysts explain that the supply of residential real estate is becoming more and more scarce. Here the sub-index fell from 108.0 points in the previous year to 137.1 points. Price increases and shortages show that “market participants regard the residential segment as the clearly preferred real estate investment even more than before”.

    When it comes to prices for office space, the market players are expecting only a slight drop in prices. Compared to the previous year, the expected decline in prices has weakened, the announcement explains. “The users have already adjusted to the new conditions, which is why the focus is currently not on reducing space,” Beat Seger, partner and real estate expert at KPMG, is quoted there. Only in the case of retail space do the respondents continue to assume that prices will fall significantly.

    From a regional perspective, the market players for the Zurich and Lake Geneva regions are expecting significantly higher prices on the property market. Slight price drops are expected in Eastern Switzerland. As in previous years, expectations for Ticino remain clearly negative.

  • Halter AG realizes the VIVO Aesch project

    Halter AG realizes the VIVO Aesch project

    The Halter AG construction group is teaming up with the UBS Sima real estate fund as an investor and future builder to implement the VIVO Aesch project. According to the press release , the legally binding building permit for a new development with residential, commercial and commercial use at the northern entrance to the municipality of Aesch is available. The 15,188 square meter area was used by the previous landowner Victus Real Estate AG as a material storage and transshipment point.

    The new mixed-use development is to be built by 2024, with around 85 percent of the main area being intended for residential use. According to a press release, after the development phase was completed in July, Halter AG was able to win an investor in Balintra for VIVO Aesch. Balintra AG in Basel is a real estate company owned by the UBS Sima real estate fund.

    The new property owner will transfer the project with an investment volume of around 150 million Swiss francs as builder together with Halter as developer and overall provider into the first construction phase from this autumn.

    According to Halter, the project comprises four building units. The 40 meter high VIVOTower at the motorway turn marks the entrance to the municipality of Aesch. On the lower floors, the tower offers space for commercial use and the TowerCafe. In addition, 36 apartments and 80 rental apartments are planned.

    The VIVOHof is another building with mixed use, with areas for small businesses and 36 rental apartments on the upper floors. The VIVOKamm comprises 57 rental apartments with south-facing terraces as well as a common room with access to the neighborhood square. VIVOQube offers a further 55 rental apartments on six floors, mostly maisonette apartments.

    According to Halter AG, the start of marketing for the commercial space is in spring 2022, and for the apartments in spring 2023. Completion is planned for the third quarter of 2024.

  • Inventx can expand its headquarters in Chur

    Inventx can expand its headquarters in Chur

    Inventx has received the green light to expand its headquarters in Chur, according to a press release . The IT service provider wants to build a new building on the area of the old forestry workshop in the city center. This should offer space for more than 200 employees. In addition, there will be space in the new building for apartments, restaurants, a daycare center and the Chur city archive.

    Inventx has been planning to expand its headquarters for four years. However, the project was delayed due to “objections from the neighborhood”. Ultimately, the complaints landed before the federal court. But she rejected this.

    “We are pleased that the project can now finally be realized and that the fallow area in the city center is revitalized,” says Mayor Urs Marti (FDP) in the press release. “In addition, the project strengthens Chur as a business location in the long term and thus also strengthens the city’s position as an attractive ICT location,” he adds.

  • EPFL exhibits Design Brain in Seoul

    EPFL exhibits Design Brain in Seoul

    The Media x Design Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne ( EPFL ) is currently exhibiting a larger-than-life design brain in the South Korean capital. The exhibit called Artificial Swissness can be seen until October 31 at the Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism .

    According to a communication from EPFL, Artificial Swissness aims to extend the epistemology of computer science to the cultural field. “Our design brain is an experiment on the question of whether machines can design structures,” laboratory director Professor Jeffrey Huang is quoted as saying. “That means whether they can not only recommend music or drive cars, but also create meaningful cultural artefacts, such as architecture with distinctive Swiss characteristics.”

    As the message goes on to say, the exhibit should be a constantly changing spatial interface that represents the inner thoughts of an artificial intelligence machine that has been trained on 10,000 images of Swiss chalets and alpine architecture. “We make the visual interferences in these layers of the neural network visible,” say the two EPFL students Frederick Kim and Mikhael Johanes. “This gives us an insight into the inner workings of our generative artificial network that creates architectural images.” The two of them set up the installation in Seoul after a 14-day quarantine.

    The digital screens of the installation show the machine-generated images of typical Swiss architecture. At the same time, an LED projection reveals the constantly evolving learning process that the machines go through while they sift through thousands of images of alpine architecture in order to distill the essence of “Swissness”.

  • Baloise real estate fund goes to SIX

    Baloise real estate fund goes to SIX

    The Baloise Swiss Property Fund is expected to be traded on the Swiss stock exchange from November 1, 2021. According to a press release from Baloise Asset Management AG , the relevant listing application has been approved by the SIX Swiss Exchange . The fund is therefore also open to non-qualified investors from this date. The portfolio currently comprises 72 properties with an estimated market value of around CHF 811 million.

    According to the issuer, the investment objective of this real estate fund, launched in 2018, is “primarily to generate stable current income through direct investments in Swiss core / core plus properties that are in good locations and have a high level of income and value stability”. At least 50 percent residential properties and a maximum of 50 percent commercial properties would be aimed for. A further expansion with a focus on residential buildings is planned.

  • Halter breaks ground for development in Langnau

    Halter breaks ground for development in Langnau

    The groundbreaking ceremony for a new residential and commercial building was carried out on Wednesday afternoon on the area north of the Ilfiskreisel in Langnau iE. According to the media release , the construction company Halter AG from Schlieren will be realizing the development on behalf of the insurance company Visana Services AG as general contractor. In autumn 2023, Aldi Suisse is to move into its new retail space there, the first Aldi location in the upper Emmental. At the same time, the reference date for the rental apartments and other commercial space in the new building is.

    According to Halter, the overall project provides for a mixed use of a retail space on the ground floor rented to Aldi Suisse, rental apartments and a proportion of commercial and office space for third parties. In addition, there is a public outside space as a central access area to the building on the south side and on the east side an outside space with play and lounge area that can only be used by the tenants. The delivery area for the shop is on the west side and the entrance to the parking garage is on the north side.

    One floor has an Aldi staff room as well as nine rental apartments and a commercial unit. A further 16 rental apartments with their own loggia or terrace are being built on the two floors above. Cellar and technical rooms as well as an underground car park with around 80 parking spaces are planned for the two basement floors.

  • The risk of bubbles in homes in Zurich is high

    The risk of bubbles in homes in Zurich is high

    The global bubble risk for homes rose by 6 percent on average in the major cities analyzed last year. In all of the cities analyzed except Milan, Paris, New York and San Francisco, home prices have risen, in five cities even by double digits. The potential extent of a price correction has also increased. This is shown by the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2021 . This annual study is prepared by the Chief Investment Office of UBS Global Wealth Management .

    The current risk of the real estate bubble bursting is highest in Frankfurt, Toronto and Hong Kong. According to a comprehensive media release , there are also high risks in Munich and Zurich. Vancouver, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Paris are just as overrated, as are all five cities from the USA examined. UBS also sees major imbalances in Geneva, Tokyo, Sydney, London, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Singapore.

    Madrid, Milan and Warsaw, on the other hand, are still rated fairly. UBS names Dubai as the only undervalued market. He’s also the only one to be classified in a lower category than last year.

    According to UBS, the reasons for the global price increase lie in addition to the corona pandemic in the further improved financing conditions. In some cases, even the lending standards for homebuyers have been relaxed. In addition, higher savings rates and growing stock markets have released additional equity.

    At the same time, households would have to take out ever larger loans in order to keep up with rising prices. Even so, debt levels and credit growth are still well below their historical highs in many countries. UBS therefore does not expect any major disruptions on the global financial markets for the time being. The shift in demand towards non-urban areas, however, makes “a long dry spell for the urban housing markets” more likely.

  • Wincasa is a new partner of Madaster

    Wincasa is a new partner of Madaster

    Real estate service provider Wincasa has entered into a partnership with Madaster . According to a press release , Wincasa intends to facilitate the efficient use of materials throughout the life cycle of a property. Wincasa uses the Madaster material pass for this. It gives insight into the materials, components, products and quantities that were used to create a building. It also includes information about the quality of the materials, their locations, and their financial and circular value.

    “The exact knowledge of the built-in materials is an integral part of the holistic view of a property”, Beatrice Landolt, Head Construction & Facility Management at Wincasa AG, is quoted as saying. “On the basis of this data, we will in future be able to evaluate the circularity of the properties we manage and map this in a corresponding index.”

    As stated in the announcement, a detailed material pass for an existing building is being created for the first time in Switzerland in the Müllerstrasse 12 renovation project in Zurich. Wincasa is supporting this Swiss Prime Site Immobilien AG project with its client trust department. In this way, if one property is demolished, materials can be used specifically in another property, says Landolt. “This possibility means a new dimension of circularity in the real estate industry and closes the cycle in Cradle to Cradle construction projects.”

  • 90. immoTable in der Bauarena

    90. immoTable in der Bauarena

    Fabian Streiff ist seit Anfang 2021 Leiter des Bereichs Standortförderung im  Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit des Kantons Zürich. Der 37-Jährige war von 2018 bis 2020 bei der Basel Area Business & Innovation tätig. Dort leitete er die Healthcare-Initiative DayOne. Zuvor war er als Co-Leiter der Standortförderung von Basel-Stadt tätig. Streiff studierte Wirtschaftsgeographie und besitzt einen Master of Science. Mit seinem Beitrag, «Die Bedeutung von Innovationshubs für den Wirtschaftsstandort Zürich», zeigte er die Aktualität und Brisanz der Innovationsparks. Die Talente, die in den führenden Universitäten in der Region hervorgehen, ziehen wiederum globale Wirtschaftsunternehmen an.

    Als Impulsgeber wirkt Mario Facchinetti im Proptech Bereich. Er ermöglichte den etlichen Teilnehmern einen Einblick in die digitale Immobilienwelt und empfahl allen, nicht zu warten, da sich die Entwicklung exponentiell entfaltet. Mit seinem Referat konnte er aufzeigen, warum es sich lohnt in Innovation zu investieren.

    Der moderne Holzbau ist nachhaltig und effizient. Dieses Faktum präsentiert Pius Kneubühler, CEO der Strüby AG. An aktuellen Projekten legte er dar, wie sich die Entwicklung im modernen Holzbau in den Bereichen Architektur, Immobilien, Wohnbau, Gewerbebau, Umbau, und Innenausbau entfaltet.

    Mit dem Urknall offenbarte Emilio Stecher CEO/VRP der gleichnamigen Firma, wie sich die Erde entwickelte und welche Steine heute in der Schweiz abgebaut werden. Mit einem eigenen Sandsteinbruch am Rooterberg, ist er in der Produktion und der Umsetzung von Projekten mit Herzblut dabei. Die Immobilien die er präsentiert, faszinieren in ihrer Natürlichkeit mit der Umgebung und zeigen die Eleganz und Pracht der millionenalten Steine.    

    Am Albis ist die Zukunft jetzt mit der ersten P2P-Anlage dieser Art. Mit diesem Thema offenbarte Tindaro Milone, von der EKZ wo die  Entwicklungen im Energiebereich hinsteuert. Mit innovativer Energieversorgung, vorwärts Richtung Energiewende 2050. Die Strategie der EKZ ist eine gesamtheitliche Betrachtung, die den steigenden Strombedarf, die Speicherung und Ausbau der Netze auf politischer und gesellschaftlicher Ebene. Die Power to Gas Anlage nutzt überschüssige elektrische Energie und lagert diese, zum Beispiel für den Winter, in Wasserstoff ein. Mit diesem Projekt zeigt sich, dass was bisher nur denkbar schien, heute Realität ist, zum Wohle der Umwelt und unserer Kinder.

    Der immoTable in St. Gallen steht vor der Tür. Am 25. November moderiert erneut Patricia Boser den Anlass. Wiederum können interessante Einblicke  erworben werden in Teilbereiche der Immobilienwirtschaft.

  • Building the future of energy

    Building the future of energy

    The property right at the entrance of the municipality is less than 10 kilometers away from the city of Winterthur and is still an idyllic piece of land, with a direct connection to the banks of the Töss and with a view of meadows and forest. The goals of the Energy Strategy 2050 are being built here. The Verde Blu development has been inhabited since autumn 2019. So far, so normal. It is noteworthy, however, that this development covers a large proportion of its energy requirements itself and that exclusively from renewable sources. "The specifications of the Energy Strategy 2050 are an opportunity for the real estate industry," explains Dieter Stutz from Atlantis AG, which is active in the areas of environmental consulting, settlement planning and architecture and who developed the project. The heat supply via groundwater was the best and most convincing solution for the area. Atlantis planned and implemented this complex construction project together with EKZ.

    Sustainable living as a need
    The new construction project Verde Blu with nine residential and commercial buildings comprises 108 condominiums as well as various commercial areas that are used by a Migros branch, a community and a physiotherapy practice, among other things. An old, listed barn serves as a common room and provides rustic charm on the site. In contrast to this is the state-of-the-art technology that supplies the system with energy: groundwater is used as a heat source for the heating and hot water, which supplies the houses with decentralized heat pumps via a so-called anergiering. An anergy ring is a cold local heating system that, in contrast to conventional local heating systems, works with transfer temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius. Anergy networks therefore have no heat losses in the lines, but even achieve additional energy gains through the environmental heat. In summer, the buildings can be passively cooled with the groundwater via the anergy ring.

    A photovoltaic system that is optimally designed to meet the needs of the building provides the electrical energy for the building. The complex was only built after the apartments had already been occupied. Because they wanted to leave the decision for or against solar power to the owners. The fact that the system with a peak output of 100 kilowatts was approved by an overwhelming majority at the first owners' meeting in winter 2019 speaks for itself. Martin Nicklas, who is responsible for modern energy solutions at EKZ, is not surprised: "In the real estate sector, we have long known the need to make a contribution to sustainability in the living area as well." A charging infrastructure for the 209 parking spaces was installed in the lower-level garage. Thanks to load curve management, it is possible to charge the cars in stages if a whole fleet of electric vehicles should one day populate the garage.

    Well-coordinated system
     In Kollbrunn, power generation as well as heating and cooling generation and electromobility are combined in an integrated energy system. The centerpiece is an intelligent control system that maximizes the self-consumption rate and takes over load management. In this way, what is actually the most important goal can be achieved: that the electricity produced by the PV system is also consumed as much as possible on site. The controller uses weather forecasts from an external weather portal for this purpose. An algorithm in the control system evaluates this data and decides on the previous evening whether enough solar power will be produced the next day to charge the boiler and storage tank of the heating system. If the solar production is too low, the boilers are charged during the night at the low tariff, otherwise the system waits until enough solar power is available the next day to start the heat pump.

  • 2. Global Real Estate Run in Switzerland – Get on the move!

    2. Global Real Estate Run in Switzerland – Get on the move!

    After the endlessly long home office and shutdown time, the 1st Global Real Estate Run (impressions: https://globalrealestaterun.com/socialmediawall) came at the start of the year, in order to exchange ideas with like-minded people, and to do more than just active team building To do something good for oneself, but also for the environment: “Around 1400 participants from 46 countries modified the Global Run to meet their individual needs,” says the initiator Mario Facchinetti. “Once again, it is important to complete six kilometers in a time window of 24 hours: every participant is free to run, run or walk. Anyone can take part, free of charge – anywhere in the world. ” The run is of course 100 percent corona compliant. The six kilometers can be completed on a route of your choice, regardless of location. Registration on the Globalrealestaterun.com website is required to participate. Each participant then has access to a geotagged app that accompanies the event interactively.


    Promote sustainability
     Not only real estate professionals take part in the Global Real Estate Run, but also tenants and owners. The “team event of a different kind” is not only health-promoting, but also provides a topic of conversation. And by the way, you are also doing something good for the environment. Thanks to the collaboration with Unispace, Key4 by UBS, Immo! Invest, PropTechMarket, Schäppi Grundstücke and “There for Trees”, a tree is now being planted for every kilometer covered. Well: If these are not enough good reasons to be active to register for the next event and to make a contribution to more sustainability and innovation in the real estate industry.


    Registration and more information: https://globalrealestaterun.com
    Impressions:https://globalrealestaterun.com/socialmediawall
    Media kit: https://globalrealestaterun.com/mediakit
    Contact person: Mario Facchinetti, initiator, mail@globalrealestaterun.com

  • App facilitates energy planning for buildings

    App facilitates energy planning for buildings

    With Polysun, Vela Solaris AG from Winterthur has developed a solution that should facilitate the planning of energy systems for buildings and neighborhoods. It makes it possible to simulate energy systems in these environments. In this way, possible energy systems can be displayed for an initial examination and compared with one another.

    Based on Polysun, Vela Solaris and the building technology association suissetec set up the building technology calculator web app. The association is now making the solution available to its members and customers, as stated in a message .

    “With the building technology computer, we enable our customers to take the step towards the digital conception of energy systems”, Lars Kunath, responsible for digital solutions at suissetec, is quoted as saying. He also emphasizes the “reliability of the simulation results and the high level of professionalism of Vela Solaris as a development partner”.

    “The cooperation with associations as well as manufacturers and dealers represents a real enrichment for Vela Solaris”, says Angela Krainer, Managing Director of Vela Solaris. “We always strive to make our solutions available to as large a user group as possible”.

  • Adjusted asking rents rise slightly

    Adjusted asking rents rise slightly

    The monthly rent index compiled by the digital real estate marketplace homegate.ch from TX Group in cooperation with Zürcher Kantonalbank rose by 0.2 percent to 115.7 points across Switzerland in September compared to August, explains homegate.ch in a corresponding message . An increase of 0.8 percent has been observed over the past twelve months. In the individual cantons and cities, the index analysts observed different developments on a monthly basis.

    In some cantons, the changes compared to the previous month were stronger than usual, according to the announcement. The analysts observed the strongest increase in asking rents at 3.69 percent in Graubünden. But asking rents in Nidwalden and Uri also rose by a high 1.69 and 1.38 percent, respectively. In the cantons of Zug and Neuchâtel, on the other hand, asking rents were 1.25 and 1.21 percent lower than in August. With the exception of Lugano (+1.72 percent), the analysts recorded rather minor changes in the cities compared to the previous month.

    “The moving month of September was not only an active time for those moving, the asking rents also reflected this”, Fabian Korn from homegate.ch is quoted in the message. “It will be exciting to see how this will develop with the falling temperatures.”

    When recording the rental price changes for the rental index, the rental prices are corrected for different quality, location and size of the apartments, is explained in the communication. This makes it possible to record the actual rental price development.

  • ConReal wants to digitize interior design

    ConReal wants to digitize interior design

    ConReal Swiss has set itself the goal of breaking up “the old structures of the construction and real estate industry”, explains the proptech start-up from Winterthur in a press release . “We want to make the construction industry fairer, more transparent and more efficient,” said co-founder and board member Christoph Meili. “We would also like to give small and medium-sized companies access to data and digital tools.”

    In order to achieve this, ConReal relies on the networking of actors in the construction and real estate industry. The young company itself offers digital and analog services in the real estate sector. ConReal wants to build a comprehensive marketplace in interior design. In a first step, the company’s current marketplace for the bathroom will be repositioned, the company writes. Habitects is to appear under the ConReal brand.

    The transfer will create a digital marketplace for bathroom remodeling, explains ConReal. Homeowners can choose their style there and have an individual concept drawn up with a target price. As a result, a 3D model of the project is created and a craftsman is entrusted with a feasibility study and a final offer. The desired articles can also be ordered via the marketplace.

    ConReal believes that everyone involved could benefit from the combination of traditional handicrafts and physical products with new digital tools. The start-up plans to expand the platform to other categories. The communication mentions the kitchen and flooring.