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  • New hub for the energy industry at the Museum of Transport Lucerne

    New hub for the energy industry at the Museum of Transport Lucerne

    The “House of Energy” at the Museum of Transport Lucerne is a new, long-term platform on the subject of energy. Not only transport and mobility are connected with energy – energy is needed for every form of locomotion. But it also plays a key role in the burning issue of climate change: transport alone accounts for more than a third of CO2 emissions in Switzerland.

    Many people still do not understand the complex interrelationships. The Swiss Museum of Transport wants to change this with its new exhibition. On an area of 600 square metres, the interrelationships and their effects on society are to be shown: How do housing and mobility interact? What might innovative solutions and Switzerland’s energy future look like in 2050? Visitors will be able to view exhibits and interactive attractions that illustrate and bring to life the past, present and future of energy. In addition, various conferences and events on the topic of energy are planned from 2023.

    The purpose-built building by Gigon Guyer Architekten from Zurich, which replaces the former “Schienenverkehr 1” hall, was designed with the latest generation of energy technology equipment: Minergie P is the standard, the energy centre runs on water, and photovoltaic systems have been installed on the roof and the façade. Thanks to this energy centre, the entire Swiss Museum of Transport will be able to run largely on renewable energy in the future. In realising the project, the Swiss Museum of Transport worked together with partners from politics, administration, science and business. The “House of Energy” is intended to serve as an educational venue for schools and universities as well as an experimental laboratory and innovation location for initiating and accompanying activities and projects in the context of sustainable mobility.

    The Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, with its strong visitor numbers of 500,000 to 600,000 people per year at the museum, sees itself as a partner in the transformation process towards the targeted net-zero climate neutrality in 2050. The new energy platform is intended to promote interest in and discussion of the topics of energy and mobility with a focus on Switzerland. The goals include imparting knowledge, creating a strong connection to the everyday lives of visitors, and transparently presenting the challenges along with possible solutions and communication in relation to schools and the professional world. The interactive exhibition will open in April 2023. The new building, which does not include the energy centre and tenant improvements, cost around 37.8 million Swiss francs.

  • SVIT Swiss Real Estate Forum 2022 – focus on digitization, disruption and flood of data

    SVIT Swiss Real Estate Forum 2022 – focus on digitization, disruption and flood of data

    After the official SVIT delegates’ meeting on Thursday morning, the strategy and innovation consultant Maks Giordano gave a lecture in the conference room of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. He showed what happens and how one can react “when the future comes in exponential steps”. Giordano is convinced that after mobile communications and the World Wide Web, our industries are now being fundamentally changed again by the third wave of digital disruption and its exponential developments in technology. “In these times of hyper-innovation and hyper-growth, it is imperative that we all learn the necessary skills to manage this change,” he said.

    Comedy and political gossip
    Afterwards, comedian Kaya Yanar offered a “best of” of his previous work in the television and comedy scene, before the first panel discussion took place in the afternoon. SVIT Forum moderator Urs Gredig welcomed the politicians Hans Egloff (SVP, President HEV Switzerland) and Michael Töngi (Greens, Vice President of the Swiss Tenants’ Association) as well as Martin Tschirren , Director of the BWO Federal Office for Housing, on stage. Together they analyzed the current political and social mood with regard to a possible total revision of Swiss tenancy law, which dates back to 1990. In general, given the majority in the National Council, they only consider minor changes to be possible, even if Egloff and Töngi demanded fundamental modifications and partial revisions. Federal Office Director Tschirren pointed out that the housing shortage is threatening to worsen in the period ahead. This is primarily to be seen in the large cities and centers.

    The Federal Council sees a need for action on rents
    At the end of the first day of the SVIT Forum 2022, Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin , Head of the Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research and President of the Swiss Confederation in 2021, addressed a message of welcome to the SVIT delegates and guests. He emphasized the new meaning for living as a result of the corona pandemic. In view of home office and video conferencing from home, office workers in particular have now given more thought to their living situation. Today it is important to react to sharply rising housing and energy prices. In addition, the home ownership rate in Switzerland is again in reverse gear: While it was still 38.4 percent in 2015, it was only 36.4 percent in 2019, Parmelin quoted from the figures from the BFS and the Federal Office for Housing. He sees a “certain need for action” when it comes to structuring rents. Specifically, he was in a possible review of the site and neighborhood customary. There will soon be a group of experts to deal with this topic. Regarding the latest developments on the interest side, Parmelin said: “The Swiss National Bank is getting back to normal.”

    Boat ride and roller coaster
    The first day of the event was rounded off with a boat trip on Lake Lucerne on the MS Diamant. The second day of the SVIT Forum 2022 on Friday began with an impressive keynote speech by the former AMD boss and current start-up investor Carsten Maschmeyer , who described the ups and downs of his business career and shared his “success formula through opportunities and crises for a fulfilled life» revealed.

    Data rights of digitized service providers
    The second panel discussion, moderated by “Immobilia” editor Ivo Cathomen , dealt with the future of real estate service providers. He had invited Oliver Hofmann , CEO of Wincasa AG, Béatrice Schaeppi , head of the family company of the same name, and Severin Krebs , managing director of Pfannenstiel Immobilien AG, to the podium. The three company leaders described how digitization influences and determines the work of the manager in many ways today. They identified data sovereignty and data protection as well as the satisfaction of different customer needs and the recruitment of specialist staff as the most important construction sites for services in the real estate industry.

    The SVIT Swiss Real Estate Forum 2022 ended on Friday afternoon in the Verkehrshaus Luzern with a farewell by SVIT President Andreas Ingold and finally with a Thai stand-up lunch in the foyer, while the first major thunderstorm of the day fell outside.