Betonsuisse Marketing/ETH Zürich

Sustainable and energy-efficient building

“Building with concrete – sustainably and energy-efficient” – was the motto of the 8th Swiss Concrete Forum held on 25 June at ETH Zürich Zentral. The event was organized by Betonsuisse Marketing AG, Bern, in cooperation with the Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) at ETH Zürich.

Compromise sought

The actual conference then began with presentations on “Future living requirements and spatial development” with details on the development of demography and residential building, different living requirements, depending on the room type, and scenarios for the future, such as, for example,...

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