This is how innovation works at Implenia

Innovation

Fundamental changes in the construction and real estate industry as well as the needs of our customers help us to drive innovations forward in a targeted manner. Our main focus is on the future of living, mobility and working.

Added value through innovation

An internal Innovation Hub, consisting of a dedicated innovation team, takes care of the acceleration of internal innovations and deals with the cooperation with external partners. In doing so, internal knowledge is constantly expanded, megatrends are reacted to in a well-considered manner and we work together with our network. The focus is always on customer benefit.

Intrapreneurship

We are transforming from within and bringing forward ideas from our people.

We use the knowledge and entrepreneurship of our employees to provide good, promising and sustainable solutions. These are to enable the development of real estate and the construction of buildings and infrastructure to meet future needs for modern living, working and mobility. With intrapreneurship, we also actively encourage our employees to drive internal improvements in all areas; whether it is processes, products or new business models: Innovation starts with people. In this way, we want to actively shape the fundamental change in the planning and construction industry, because this benefits our clients as well as our employees and shareholders. In order to promote intrapreneurship, we rely on the  

Kickbox Program

Open innovation

We rely on our broad network of industry, technology and research partners for innovation.

In order to realise an even stronger customer centricity and to offer new digital as well as innovative solutions, we work closely with our network partners, such as the Fraunhofer Institute, ETH Zurich or EPFL. In a project lasting several years, a sustainable and innovative lightweight wood-concrete panel system is being developed together with ETH Zurich and the engineering firm WaltGalMarini. In addition to research, we also actively support start-ups, thereby helping to actively drive innovation in the construction and real estate industry. Together, current and future challenges are mastered and solutions are developed. One example is the development of an energy-autonomous façade in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute.

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Megatrends

We observe and inform ourselves about the trends of the future in order to always develop and offer the best solutions.

Urbanisation, mobility, connectivity, individualisation and sustainability: all megatrends that are changing construction. 

  • By 2050, around 70% of the world's population will live in cities. 
  • People's mobility requirements are becoming more individual, multi-layered and complex. 
  • Society is more networked.
  • The trend towards pure self-determination is changing a society's values, consumer behaviour and everyday culture.

This knowledge has a significant influence on our daily work. We can react to them at an early stage and quickly offer suitable solutions.

Impact article on megatrends in the construction industry

Examples

See some of our current innovation projects here

The Hyparschale in Magdeburg, a column-free hall and at the same time one of the best-known structures in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, is being refurbished with carbobeton technology

Implenia is reinforcing the roof shell of the listed hall with carbon concrete on the top and bottom sides and strengthening the supports and tension bands with shotcrete.

Picture credits: © gmp Architekten

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From architectural outdoor space briefing to optimised and customer-centred design

Clients' design and product wishes are incorporated into the property planning at an early stage of the design process. In this way, we ensure that on the one hand the needs of future residents are covered and on the other hand that construction can also be more cost-efficient.

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The clever connection makes the big difference

Wolfram Kübler, civil engineer and MAS energy engineer for buildings and member of the WaltGalmarini Executive Board, in an interview.

Picture credits: Hochhaus Pi, competition stand, architecture: Duplex Architekten, Zurich / visualisation: Filippo Bolognese

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Contact for Innovation

Feel free to contact us

Karel van Eechoud
Manager Innovation
+41 58 474 30 16 innovation@implenia.com Linkedin Download VCF-Card Business card