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  • Pensimo publishes study on the Swiss housing market

    Pensimo publishes study on the Swiss housing market

    Pensimo Management AG in Zurich, which specialises in real estate investments, is publishing the book “The Swiss Housing Market”, according to a statement on LinkedIn. Michel Schneider, deputy CEO and head of Mandates Switzerland & International, describes the publication as the first solid, economic “outline” of the Swiss housing market. The analysis of the history and present of housing construction and the housing market in Switzerland was written by Frank Bodmer, private lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Basel.

    The 144-page brochure is published by Park Books in Zurich. It presents a great deal of statistical material in eleven chapters and with numerous diagrams. It traces lines of development and analyses the economic, social and regulatory framework conditions. “Now that the super cycle is over, the volume comes at the ‘right’ time,” says Schneider.

    The real estate markets have been in the headlines internationally for many years. The current price level in Switzerland also raises fears of a new real estate crisis and restricts access to home ownership for large sections of the middle class, according to the content of the Bodmer study on the website of the publisher Park Books. It is true that the rental housing market has avoided the distortions of earlier growth phases. Nevertheless, political interventions could have a detrimental effect and endanger the supply of a growing population with high-quality housing.

    The Zurich-based Pensimo Management AG invests in valuable real estate on behalf of four investment foundations, mainly in Switzerland but also abroad.

  • iCITY is intended to strengthen the Allschwil life sciences location

    iCITY is intended to strengthen the Allschwil life sciences location

    The life sciences location around Basel is to be further strengthened with a new office concept. Behind it is iCITY , an initiative and an ecosystem that wants to network start-ups, investors and researchers. This is to take place in the Alba House , which will be completed by the architects Herzog & de Meuron by 2023.

    The Alba House is being built on the BaseLink campus in Allschwil. The Swiss Innovation Park Basel Area , the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the Innovation Office of the University of Basel are also located on the site. The house will offer flexible workplaces on a total area of almost 15,000 square meters. According to a press release, it is based on a compact design, circular economy, geothermal energy and photovoltaics.

    iCITY also operates a location for companies from the life sciences and biotech sectors in Reinach BL. There it offers, among other things, special laboratory and workspaces on an area of 10,000 square meters.

    iCITY has its roots in the Dutch family company Vebego . This has also implemented a similar concept for high-tech players in Eindhoven.

  • iCITY is intended to strengthen the Allschwil life sciences location

    iCITY is intended to strengthen the Allschwil life sciences location

    The life sciences location around Basel is to be further strengthened with a new office concept. Behind it is iCITY , an initiative and an ecosystem that wants to network start-ups, investors and researchers. This is to take place in the Alba House , which will be completed by the architects Herzog & de Meuron by 2023.

    The Alba House is being built on the BaseLink campus in Allschwil. The Swiss Innovation Park Basel Area , the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the Innovation Office of the University of Basel are also located on the site. The house will offer flexible workplaces on a total area of almost 15,000 square meters. According to a press release, it is based on a compact design, circular economy, geothermal energy and photovoltaics.

    iCITY also operates a location for companies from the life sciences and biotech sectors in Reinach BL. There it offers, among other things, special laboratory and workspaces on an area of 10,000 square meters.

    iCITY has its roots in the Dutch family company Vebego . This has also implemented a similar concept for high-tech players in Eindhoven.

  • According to ENSI 2020, nuclear facilities were safe

    According to ENSI 2020, nuclear facilities were safe

    In an initial assessment, ENSI announced that the nuclear power plants (NPP) in Switzerland were “safely operated” in the past year of supervision. The number of reportable incidents in 2020 was slightly below the average of previous years, according to a media release . Despite the pandemic situation, ENSI was present in the NPPs. All systems would have complied with the safety requirements.

    Since pandemic plans were already in place before the coronavirus occurred, the operators were prepared for the current situation. Annual major revisions have been adapted to it. ENSI is convinced that you have nevertheless complied with the legal requirements.

    The Mühleberg NPP has been shut down for good since September 15, 2020. The decommissioning of the research reactor at the University of Basel has now been completed to the point that no more reportable incidents can occur.

    Most of these incidents, eight in total, concerned the Beznau NPP . On December 7th, both reactor blocks were shut down after an inspection required by ENSI and restarted on December 21st. Further clarifications on one aspect are still ongoing.