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Grindelstrasse 5 has been Ecosens' home base for 30 years. Spread over three floors, our employees are on the move for you. As we are constantly growing and space was becoming increasingly scarce, we decided to relocate.

Ecosens is pleased to announce that Sandra Laubis took over as Head of Environmental Planning on April 1.

The site of the former Erzenberg foundry in Liestal is being redeveloped. The old existing foundry buildings will have to make way for a residential development. Ecosens AG has been supporting and advising the client on building pollutants and contaminated sites since 2016.

With the adoption of the new Climate and Innovation Act (CISA) on June 18, 2023, Switzerland's climate targets were enshrined in law. Now it is time to target these with the implementation of concrete measures.

With the revision of the Energy Act (EnG), the federal government adopted the so-called "Solar Express" for large-scale photovoltaic systems in fall 2022. The amendment to the law also simplified and defined the approval procedure for Alpine solar installations on open spaces.

Recently, the Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air (AWEL) presented its interim report on the contaminated site program of the Canton of Zurich. The report contains many interesting facts about the enforcement of the law on contaminated sites in the Swiss canton that has the highest number of entries in the cadastre of contaminated sites (5,740).

Recently, the Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air (AWEL) presented its interim report on the contaminated site program of the Canton of Zurich. The report contains many interesting facts about the enforcement of the law on contaminated sites in the Swiss canton that has the highest number of entries in the cadastre of contaminated sites (5,740).

On January 19, 2023, the canton of Vaud held a press conference to announce the results of the new soil tests in connection with the dioxin contamination discovered in Lausanne in 2021. Around 4,000 plots of land need to be further investigated and checked for their need for remediation, particularly in the case of construction projects or conversions to existing buildings.

Between 1925 and 1976, the city of Solothurn disposed of waste on the "Stadtmist" in the agricultural area to the west of the city. The three landfills "Unterhof", "Spitelfeld" and "Oberer Einschlag" were created as a result of this disposal. The landfills are spatially separated by the two streams Brunngraben in the west and Brühlgraben in the east.

In well-insulated buildings, up to 60 % of heating energy can be lost through gaps and cracks in the building envelope. Energy-efficient construction can therefore only be achieved with a high degree of airtightness of the building envelope. In addition, this prevents structural damage due to condensation as well as the penetration of drafts, noise or odors.

The GI GUTES INNENRAUMKLIMA® label offers building owners security with regard to the indoor climate in new buildings and conversions as well as in existing buildings. To obtain the label, qualified measuring institutes check that the highest standards of indoor air quality are met.

For the sixth time, BILANZ publishes the lists of the best law firms in Switzerland. From general contract law to landlord and tenant law to white-collar crime law: BILANZ presents the lists of the best law firms in Switzerland in 2022 - in each case the top 25 broken down into 31 legal fields.

Neophytes are alien plant species that were introduced after 1500 and have become established in the wild. These include popular garden plants such as the vinegar tree, the summer lilac or the cherry laurel. Invasive species spread so rapidly that they displace other native species that are characteristic of the habitat in question, which can lead to a decline in biodiversity.

At the end of the 1980s, two landowners in the canton of Thurgau, with the permission of the then Office for Environmental Protection and Water Management, had garbage slag installed on their land, e.g. to pave paths and areas for plant containers.

Wildlife corridors are part of the ecological infrastructure. The AG6 wildlife corridor in the Rohr-Rupperswil forest area is one of the most important in Switzerland. The wildlife overpasses aim to create a trouble-free network of paths for wild animals across cantonal borders.

Investigation and remediation of suspected sites with the emerging pollutant group PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds). The substances in the PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds) group are chemically, biologically and thermally very stable due to their structure.

Municipality of Wald - The municipality of Wald has had to rehabilitate four bullet traps. Now the contaminated sites have also been dredged at the Hittenberg facility, which has been shut down for some time. A particular challenge was the demanding topography.

In Näfels, north of the railroad station, there is the more than 3 hectare large company site of Fritz Landolt Immobilien AG with a history of over 200 years of use in the textile industry. With regard to the future development of the site, Ecosens AG was able to support the owner with various investigations.

As part of its long-term Climate Strategy 2050, Switzerland is focusing on negative emissions technologies (NET) that remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it permanently (carbon capture and storage, CCS), in addition to reducing emissions as much as possible.

Recently, the Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air (AWEL) presented its interim report on the contaminated site program of the Canton of Zurich. The report contains many interesting facts about the enforcement of the law on contaminated sites in the Swiss canton that has the highest number of entries in the cadastre of contaminated sites (5,740).