"The summer of 2026 showed what inaction costs; the courts, for their part, have begun to say who must be held responsible for it," emphasize François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associates.
With the recent opening of the Ressourcerie Matériuum Lausanne, French-speaking Switzerland strengthens a key link in the reuse chain: that of storage, repurposing and awareness-raising around construction materials.
Interview with Luca Ippoliti, regional property management in Suisse Romande and Christophe Chatelet, head of the construction department, member of senior management at Wincasa.
Architects, contractors and private individuals are increasingly getting involved in the construction of eco-friendly housing. Guided tour of a completed project, a symbol of a sustainable approach undertaken in a self-taught way.
"Reaching the carbon neutrality target set by Switzerland will require tripling the renovation rate that has been practiced for many years (between 0.8 and 1%)," says Philippe Thalmann, professor of environmental economics at EPFL.
