V-ZUG
V-ZUG makes everyday life easier with high-quality, innovative household appliances. Whether for cooking, dishwashing or washing: If you expect more than standard, V-ZUG is the right place for you. Switzerland is a key location. In order to continue researching, developing and producing successfully in Switzerland, V-ZUG is making the site fit for the future. By 2033, a new district will be built on its site, which will strengthen the company, Zug as an industrial location and Switzerland as a production location. The concept of sustainability is firmly anchored at V-ZUG - in its vision and strategy, but also in its corporate culture. The responsible use of natural resources, employees and society is of central importance. V-ZUG makes a contribution to a functioning future; to a world in which scarce resources are taken care of, in which people can develop and companies can achieve great things. To this end, V-ZUG operates an Innovation LAB in the Central Switzerland Innovation Park. Together with the local ecosystem, it is coming a step closer to its vision and proactively helping to shape the future. www.vzug.com Stephan Keller CTO stephan.keller@vzug.com 058 767 67 38
Sustainable Business Lab
Kick-Off Countdown Are you in? DaysHoursMinutesSeconds Designing for the Triple Bottom Line. What does sustainability mean for you and your company? How can people, planet and profit - the triple bottom line - be reconciled? And what if the whole thing could also be a lot of fun? The activities of the Sustainable Business Lab are based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations and tie in with concepts such as circular economy, cradle-to-cradle, blue economy and industrial ecology. Together, we want to tackle the sustainable design of products, business processes and business models relating to buildings, sites and ecosystems in the spirit of open innovation. The benefits? You secure your own supply of resources for the future, strengthen the resilience of your institution, can positively influence the commitment of important stakeholders and open up new business opportunities. Interested in getting involved? Then take the opportunity to help shape the lab together with like-minded people. We look forward to your project ideas! Register now for the kick-off on March 12, 2020. Activities & projects. Events 80% Project ideas 59% Collaboration 72% Open House: Circular Economy in the construction industry. Rotkreuz, January 23, 2020 As part of the popular Open House series, Marloes Fischer, founder/CEO of the Circular Hub and President of Madaster Switzerland, presented the latest approaches to the circular economy. The key message: circularity is not the same as recycling! It's about preserving the value of products as the sum of their components for as long as possible before the individual parts are recycled. As a use case in the area of circular economy, Marloes presented the Madaster material passport, which turns "waste" into valuable resources. Representatives from Zug Estates, V-ZUG, Roche, Drees & Sommer and other companies discussed possible projects to drive sustainable business forward. Swissbau: Every building is a material depot. Basel, January 15, 2020 Swissbau Focus, the relevant meeting place for decision-makers and experts from business and politics, focused this year on climate change, resource scarcity, migration and immigration in urban agglomerations, among other topics. The Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) and the Swiss Association of Consulting Engineers (usic) hosted a panel discussion entitled "New working models, new fields of activity". Brigitta Schock from buildingSMART pleaded for the responsible use of (building) raw materials. "Every building is a material depot", she said - exactly in the spirit of the Sustainable Business Lab! BE!conference: Cradle to Cradle. Rotkreuz, October 2, 2019 At the BE!conference 2019, 120+ invited guests from the construction, building and IT sectors dedicated an afternoon to the topic of "Ecosystems". Jürgen M. Volm from Drees & Sommer gave an exciting insight into the cradle-to-cradle concept. In times of limited resources, it is becoming a matter of survival for companies to design their own products in such a way that they also function in a circular economic system. The tools used for this include pre-screening existing products, professional certification of C2C products and setting up circular process chains. What is needed is a change in perspective and cooperation in order to shape change together. Further activities & projects. read more ... Lab Team. Aline Buschauer Aline Buschauer Internal E-MAIL +41 41 531 13 23 Sem Mattli Sem Mattli ManagingDirector E-MAIL +41 41 531 13 21 Melissa Kneubühler Melissa Kneubühler InnovationCoordinator E-MAIL +41 41 531 13 20 Gianni Bomio Gianni Bomio Legal Expert & Host Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Link & literature tips. Introduction to the Circular Economy (Website).Ellen MacArthur Foundation. 2020. The Circular Economy: A User's Guide (Book).Walter R. Stahel. 2019. Circular Economy Business Case, CFO Perspective. (Article).World Business Council for Sustainable Development. 2019. The Relevance of Circular Economy Practices to the SDGs (Article).Patrick Schroeder, Kartika Anggraeni & Uwe Weber. 2018. Circular Advantage (Publication).Accenture Strategy. 2014. remanufacturing & refurbishment. (Publication).The Collaborative Project. (n.d.) Would you like to get involved in the Sustainable Business Lab? Then get in touch! Contact Melissa KneubühlerInnovationskoordinationmelissa.kneubuehler@building-excellence.ch041 531 13 20
Train Estates
The Zug Estates Group designs, develops, markets and manages properties in the Zug region. It concentrates on centrally located sites that enable a wide range of uses and sustainable development. The real estate portfolio consists of the Zentrumsareal/Metalli Zug site and the Suurstoffi Rotkreuz site, which are developed in line with strategically defined sustainability principles in the areas of energy, emissions, materials, outdoor space and mobility. Important milestones in this exemplary site development include a CO2-free energy system at Suurstoffi, the construction of Switzerland's first timber high-rise buildings, the implementation of a self-consumption community and building with BIM, where Zug Estates has already won the Arc Award twice in the "BIM - Innovation" category. www.zugestates.ch Philipp Hodel Head of Corporate Communications philipp.hodel@zugestates.ch 041 729 10 36
TROX HESCO Switzerland
TROX HESCO Schweiz AG has been on the Swiss market for over 156 years and is a recognized trendsetter with innovative products, systems and services in ventilation and air conditioning technology with expertise in consulting, service and training. TROX HESCO Schweiz AG is a subsidiary of the globally active TROX Group, and the newly developed TH-WLB-B concrete residential ventilation box (patent pending) is a further milestone in the TROX HESCO product range, as it opens up new areas of application and meets the increasing customer demand for system solutions that can be set in concrete. The TH-WLB-B is a specially developed ventilation component that allows centrally treated air to be distributed quietly and as required in every home. The box can be conveniently integrated into the higher-level EasyHome system via a Modbus backbone, which, in combination with the X-Cube central unit, represents an optimized system solution for small and medium-sized apartment buildings. The first major order was for 86 apartments in the Mattenhof district in Kriens. www.troxhesco.ch Andri Nicolai Head of Business Development a.nicolai@troxhesco.ch
Siemens
Siemens is a global company with a focus on electrification, automation and digitalization. As one of the largest providers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leader in systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnostics. The company is at the forefront of solutions for infrastructure and industry.Siemens Smart Infrastructure is making the world a more connected and caring place - where resources are valued and where impact on the world is considered, where sustainable energy is delivered reliably and efficiently. Technology and human ingenuity come together to act in the best interests of our environment and care for our planet. We implement this on a large and small scale: through networked, cloud-based digital offerings and services as well as products, components and systems. www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure Ilonka Zapke Innovation Management ilonka.zapke@siemens.com
Otto Fischer
Otto Fischer was founded in 1899 and today employs around 300 people in Zurich. The independent electrical wholesaler is run as a family business and supplies the electrical installation sector throughout Switzerland on a daily basis. To promote energy efficiency and reduce the impact on the climate, Otto Fischer launched the "eco2friendly" program in 2009. Together with 40 strong leading partners and a further 700 partner companies from the electrical installation, architecture and planning sectors, eco2friendly raises awareness among professionals and building owners of solutions for the sustainable use of energy. eco2friendly-LAB - a competence center for new innovations in building technology - is operated by Otto Fischer in the Innovation Park. The LAB was founded to advance the industry by providing future-oriented companies and institutions with an ideal environment for mutual exchange. Ideas Breakfasts" allow new ideas and offers to be developed together, which are a win-win situation for everyone involved. www.ottofischer.ch Roger Altenburger CEO r.altenburger@ottofischer.ch
ITZ Innovation Transfer Central Switzerland
ITZ InnovationsTransfer Zentralschweiz is a non-profit association with around 200 members and has been commissioned by the six cantons of Central Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs with the "zentralschweiz innovativ" program. ITZ is the comprehensive platform and contact point for innovation and supports innovations from all disciplines in their development and implementation. Regardless of whether it involves new products, services, process improvements or business and organizational models. As part of the free coaching, ITZ clarifies your needs and then supports you in implementing your idea through to a marketable innovation. ITZ, a core member of the Central Switzerland Innovation Park, is involved on site in Rotkreuz with experienced innovation coaches and plays an active role in shaping the initiative. This close collaboration creates a unique innovation network for the benefit of Central Switzerland as a business location. www.zentralschweiz-innovativ.ch Christian Lang Managing Director cl@itz.ch 041 349 50 60
ewl energy water lucerne
ewl energie wasser luzern is a modern service company based in the city of Lucerne and active in central Switzerland. Its ecologically and economically sustainable offerings include electricity, natural gas, heat, water, telecommunications, energy services and electrical installations.ewl is developing a pioneering project to supply the municipalities of Horw and Kriens with lake energy. Water from the Horw bay of Lake Lucerne is being used to sustainably heat or, if necessary, cool buildings. This is made possible by the use of a proven technology that extracts the lake water from a depth of around 40 meters and transports it to the energy center using a water pump. There, a heat exchanger transfers the energy to a separate network of pipes. The water, which has been cooled by 3 degrees, then flows back into the lake. The energy is produced locally and the added value remains in the region. https://www.ewl-luzern.ch/see-energie Jörg Hoffmann Overall project manager See-Energiejoerg.hoffmann@ewl-luzern.ch0800 395 395