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  • Circular companies postpone Earth Overshoot Day

    Circular companies postpone Earth Overshoot Day

    This year’s Earth Overshoot Day is July 28, the Global Footprint Network said in a statement . It calculates the day each year when human demand exceeds the resources the planet can replenish in a full year. Over the last 50 years, the so-called Overshoot Day has moved up and down the calendar.

    Circular companies counteract this development. Two German and one Swiss company are mentioned as examples in the communication. The construction company Eberhard from Kloten ZH has developed a method with which mixed rubble can be broken down into new and recyclable secondary raw materials. A circular concrete developed by Eberhard could be used worldwide to delay Earth Overshoot Day by 2.4 days, according to the statement.

    As further examples of circular companies, Global Footprint Network lists the water technology company Aqseptence Group from Aarbergen in southern Hesse and the Cologne-based company Interzero , which specializes in waste recycling. “Circular solutions give companies the best chance to be successful in a foreseeable future,” said Mathis Wackernagel of the Global Footprint Network. According to her, such companies are more likely to remain valuable than companies that ignore climate change, resource scarcity and resource security.

  • Implenia wins the German Construction Prize

    Implenia wins the German Construction Prize

    Implenia has been voted one of the best and most innovative construction companies in Germany at the German Construction Prize 2022 , the Opfikon-based construction and real estate company said in a press release . The company prevailed over 170 competitors in the category for companies with more than 500 employees and took second place behind Zech Bau . The podium was completed by Wolff & Müller .

    “We are very proud to be among the top three in the German Construction Prize 2022 and to be one of the best major construction and real estate service providers in Germany,” Matthias Jacob, Country President Germany at Implenia, said in the statement. “This confirms our claim to set ourselves apart from the competition with our skills in the management of large, complex real estate and infrastructure projects and a clear focus on sustainability.”

    The winners of the construction prize were determined by a jury in an extensive three-stage process. This year’s competition took place for the first time under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building , according to the statement.

    The award ceremony took place on May 31 at the digitalBAU 2022 trade fair in Cologne. A young talent prize for innovative digital solutions in the construction industry was also awarded at the trade fair, Implenia reports. He was won from Implenia by a young specialist in Building Information Modeling (BIM).