Stories that move us

Stories that move us

As the leading real estate company, we create added value and sustainable living spaces, innovatively and passionately. Our real estate investments and products set high standards and we constantly strive to create added value for our stakeholders. We are steadfastly committed to sustainability and accept responsibility for our actions, our environment and the society.

Green leases – a marathon rather than a sprint!

With its Energy Strategy 2050, the federal government has set the course for a future of reduced environmental pollution. This means that sustainability issues and ESG (environment, social, governance) will continue to grow in importance and will be increasingly embedded in individual corporate strategies.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Stücki Park – where life sciences and business come together

Since 2017, the site in Basel known simply as «Stüggi» to the locals is being completely transformed and repositioned. A former shopping centre has been turned into an urban development for leisure, entertainment, work and – above all – research, development and knowledge transfer. The former dyeing factory on the outskirts of the city is turning into an attractive life sciences hub of nationalimportance.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Decarbonisation, net zero, buildings as power plants

Innovation smooths the way for sustainable executive management at Swiss Prime Site – and is firmly entrenched in our strategy. This enables us to implement innovation as an integrated principle across all our business fields. This is more important than ever in light of our climate target of «net zero by 2040».

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Maaglive: an oasis for working, residential living and cultural activities

The site of the former Maag Zahnräder AG near the Hardbrücke railway station was revitalised by the construction of Prime Tower, the Cubus and Diagonal annex buildings and the Platform corporate building. The buildings continue to shape the region to this day. The Maaglive project now marks the beginning of a new chapter.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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The real estate sector in the metaverse

Tech companies are investing billions in creating the next generation of virtual worlds. As part of this, real estate companies could look to expand upon their current business models in a targeted way. Yet not everything that is technically possible is likely to lead to success.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Certification as a foundation for sustainable added value

We are convinced that sustainable, future-oriented governance increases the company's resilience. This particularly applies to Swiss Prime Site’s comprehensive real estate portfolio. The objective of certifying as many of the some 180 properties as possible enables the company to create a frame of reference, transparency and the foundation on which to generate ecological, economic and social added value for all stakeholders, for the long term.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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The next stage in real estate asset management

Addition isn’t just for maths – addition can also create synergies, pool knowledge and optimise customer benefits. In early 2022, the addition of Swiss Prime Site Solutions and Akara resulted in a single company. Officially completed in mid-2022, this successful merger represents the next stage in real estate management. 

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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A new era of opportunity for sustainability

The phrase «turning point» is commonly used in various contexts at the moment. Epidemiologists, for example, are using it to refer to a new era and the considerably higher risk of pandemics. Politicians, meanwhile, are using it in the context of the war in Ukraine to describe the presumed end of a stable European order, in particular among the major powers. The expression reflects the fact that recent events have had such a profound impact that a return to any previous state of normality is no longer conceivable.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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New Work at Swiss Prime Site

Since spring 2022, Swiss Prime Site employees have been enjoying not just a unique work location, but also new office spaces that epitomise the spirit of New Work. The return of floor space by a tenant in the Prime Tower offered the rare opportunity to move closer together and to merge and redesign two adjacent storeys.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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Madaster – a materials registry

Madaster is an online registry for materials and products used in construction. The documentation, registration and archiving of the materials used in buildings and construction projects promotes intelligent designs, avoids waste and makes it easier for them to be broken down and recycled. The partnership with Madaster is consistent with Swiss Prime Site’s sustainability goals and measures. One excellent example of an innovative circular project as part of a total renovation is the new site for Google in Zurich (Müllerstrasse 16/20). Construction work started in July 2021 and aims to transform the 24 000 m² building into an ultra-contemporary space with the highest sustainability standards. After completion at the end of 2023, the building will be certified in accordance with SNBS and Minergie standards.

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