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  • Spatial concept Switzerland without substance

    Spatial concept Switzerland without substance

    The revision of the Swiss Spatial Concept was intended to provide a strategic compass for spatial development up to 2050. However, the document presented in December 2024 does not adequately address key issues such as densification, infrastructure and conflicts of use. Yet the demand for intelligently utilised space, resilient infrastructure and sustainable solutions for growing cities and regions is more urgent than ever before.

    Densification remains unresolved
    The depiction of advanced inner-city development is at odds with reality. Replacement new builds, a key means of densified construction, are still fraught with uncertainties and hurdles. There is a lack of a pragmatic implementation concept that creates clear rules, facilitates investment and accelerates site development. This is an omission with consequences for housing construction and the competitiveness of urban areas.

    Transport is blocked instead of facilitated
    A further deficit can be seen in the transport infrastructure. The spatial concept neglects the need for efficient transport routes and promotes a conflict between road and rail. However, sustainable location development requires networked mobility strategies that fulfil both economic and social requirements.

    Without political backing, everything remains theory
    In addition to its substantive weaknesses, the concept lacks clear political legitimisation. Without broad-based governance structures, the paper will remain ineffective. The Swiss Federation of Master Builders has therefore submitted amendments and rejects the draft in its current form.

    Conclusion for the property industry
    If you want to develop locations and help shape Switzerland as an attractive place to live and do business, you need solid framework conditions and a realistic planning policy. The current spatial concept offers neither. It is time for a practice-orientated model that creates planning security, facilitates investment and strengthens the attractiveness of locations in the long term.

  • Smart City Winterthur 2030

    Smart City Winterthur 2030

    Since the first smart city strategy in 2018, Winterthur has established itself as one of the most progressive cities in Switzerland. At that time, the focus was on quality of life and resource efficiency, supplemented by topics such as energy, mobility, education and health. With the revision of the strategy towards Smart City Winterthur 2030, the City Council is now focussing on new cross-cutting topics such as innovation, needs orientation and co-creation. These topics are crucial to meeting the requirements of a changing society.

    Two programmes are driving implementation
    The new strategy is being implemented through two programmes, the Innovation Programme and WinLab. The innovation programme supports employees of the city administration in the development and implementation of innovative projects. The aim is to strengthen the culture of innovation within the administration.

    The WinLab, on the other hand, acts as an urban real-world laboratory in which representatives from business, science, civil society and municipal institutions work together. In this creative space, forward-looking solutions for the city are developed and tested. Both programmes create scope for experimentation and promote sustainable innovations that meet the needs of citizens.

    A strategy for the future
    The Smart City Winterthur 2030 strategy comes into force on 1 January 2025 and is part of the long-term goal of shaping Winterthur as a sustainable and adaptable city. The strategy will be reviewed after five years at the latest to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the city and its population.

  • Federal Council wants to further strengthen the competitiveness of Swiss SMEs and regions

    Federal Council wants to further strengthen the competitiveness of Swiss SMEs and regions

    With the Dispatch on Location Promotion 2024-2027, the Federal Council is further developing the strategic foundations of federal location promotion. It is pursuing the following five goals with location promotion in the years 2024-2027: Improve the framework conditions for SMEs, strengthen regions, contribute to sustainable development, exploit the opportunities of digitalisation and strengthen the attractiveness of the business and tourism location. Compared to the period 2020-2023, the importance of sustainable development and digitalisation will be upgraded. In addition, location promotion will be geared even more strongly to the needs of the main target groups – SMEs and regions. In order to implement the goals, 23 concrete activities will be defined in the coming years by SECO and the mandated organisations (guarantee cooperatives, Swiss Export Risk Insurance, Swiss Association for Hotel Credit, Switzerland Tourism, Switzerland Global Enterprise). Some of them are implemented in cooperation with the cantons and other partners.

    The focal points of location promotion
    In SME policy, the focus is on expanding EasyGov.swiss, the one-stop shop of the Confederation, cantons and municipalities for businesses. This can make a significant contribution to reducing the administrative burden on businesses. In the period 2024-2027, the scope of EasyGov services is to be further expanded in order to meet the needs of businesses for additional electronic government services. As part of the expansion of EasyGov, it is planned, for example, to be able to offer businesses a bundled process for moving companies (change of address) in the future. Further expansion is also planned in the area of aliens law notifications and permits for businesses.

    In tourism policy, the focus is on the further development of investment promotion, sustainable development and the digital transformation of tourism. Another priority for the years 2024-2027 is the implementation of the recovery programme for Swiss tourism to counteract the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic.

    The New Regional Policy NRP will enter its third eight-year multi-annual period (2024-2031) in 2024. The existing thematic funding priorities of “industry” and “tourism” will be continued. In addition to digitalisation, sustainable development and the “local economy”, which complements the export orientation of the NRP, will be given particular weight as cross-cutting themes.

    Finally, the offer of support for the export industry, for example in relation to trade-related issues, and in particular access for Swiss exporters to large foreign infrastructure projects, will be further developed in line with demand and the “Team Switzerland” approach will be expanded. For example, various associations, federal offices, Switzerland Global Enterprise and Swiss Export Risk Insurance are increasingly conducting joint promotional activities abroad. These are aimed, among others, at general contractors who carry out large infrastructure projects. Further business opportunities are being identified in important markets.

    Commitment credits and payment frameworks
    In order to continue and further develop the instruments of location promotion, the Federal Council is proposing commitment credits and payment frameworks totalling CHF 428.83 million to parliament for the years 2024-2027. For the years 2020-2023, an amount of around CHF 399 million was available. In addition, there is a payment framework for the creation of the Regional Development Fund in the years 2024-2031 amounting to CHF 217.3 million (reduced by CHF 12.7 million compared to the previous period 2016-2023).

    Location promotion is implemented using the instruments of SME policy, tourism policy, the New Regional Policy (NRP) and foreign trade promotion.

  • Feld school in Azmoos wins architecture prize

    Feld school in Azmoos wins architecture prize

    The Feld school in Azmoos has won first place in this year's Constructive Alps architecture prize, the Federal Office for Spatial Development ( ARE ) reports in a statement . It represents Switzerland in the competition organized jointly with Liechtenstein. Constructive Alps recognizes sustainable building and renovation in the Alps. With the competition, the two countries want to promote the implementation of the Alpine Convention for the sustainable development of the mountain region.

    The Feld schoolhouse was built on the site of the old schoolhouse in Azmoos. It offers space for more than twice as many children as the old school building on the same built-up area. The socially and ecologically sustainable timber construction also impressed with its own photovoltaic system, among other things.

    The second prize was awarded jointly to the headquarters of the heating specialist ÖkoFEN France in Saint-Baldoph and the Ghiringhelli residential development in Bellinzona. Third place went to the renovated Falkenhütte in Hinterriss in the Austrian Karwendel Mountains.

    Switzerland will hold the presidency of the Alpine Convention in 2021/22. The internationally binding agreement between the eight Alpine states and the European Union has set itself the goal of developing the Alps into a model region for climate protection and adaptation to climate change. Under the aegis of Switzerland, the focus was on climate, sustainable mobility, Alpine towns, sustainable construction and modal shift.

  • Living more beautifully and energy-efficiently

    Living more beautifully and energy-efficiently

    SwissAlp Immobilien AG is a Swiss real estate company based in Buchs SG: “Our thoughts and actions are geared towards identifying and implementing the potential of properties, real estate projects and properties. From this we generate growth: for our investors and for us, ”says Ardian Emini, CEO of SwissAlp Immobilien AG. «Our main activity is value-added portfolio management. We acquire properties with very high quality requirements in selected locations in German-speaking Switzerland. Renovation properties are acquired if their value can be increased significantly through renovation, new construction or renovation. We market, rent and manage our properties ourselves. "

    SwissAlp Immobilien AG has specialized in the development of a solid real estate portfolio: "Thanks to our know-how, our many years of experience and our professionalism, we offer our investors the best possible security to achieve their return targets," says Emini. "Thanks to our professionally managed property portfolios, we enable our investors to participate in all of German-speaking Switzerland."

    A prime example is the new building project by SwissAlp Immobilien AG in a central location in Sargans SG. Within walking distance of the train station, 22 high-quality rental apartments will soon be built: “The apartment building impresses with its modern and exciting architecture, combined with the concept of sustainability. Both a photovoltaic system and efficient energy management are of course part of this concept. The parking garage and bike room are equipped with charging stations for electric cars and bicycles from the start. ”

    The apartment mix of 2.5 to 4.5 room apartments appeals to singles, young couples and families alike. Shops and schools are in the immediate vicinity within walking distance. According to Emini, the apartments are characterized by a high-quality finish and leave nothing to be desired: "Each apartment has a small reduit, and the larger apartments have a master bedroom with its own bathroom." With this project, architects and specialist planners had the opportunity to create a special building: for today, for tomorrow and for eternity!