Implenia is a founding member of the Sustainable Construction Network Switzerland
Dietlikon, 14 June 2013 – Following an intensive preparatory phase, the Sustainable Construction Network Switzerland (NNBS) introduced itself to the wider public for the first time yesterday (Thursday). The NNBS has various aims: on the one hand it is a platform for contact between the main players in sustainable construction, encouraging dialogue between business, the public sector, education, politics and academia. On the other, the Network wants to introduce standards, instruments and labels to create a common understanding of sustainable construction, and to reinforce transparency and competition in the market. NNBS also promotes training and development within the field of sustainable construction. “Implenia believes that the only construction fit for the future is sustainable construction, which is why it has worked so hard for the last two years to ensure this important joint venture between various parties gets off the ground. We want to take an active role in developing the theme further. With its broad range of members, the NNBS provides an excellent platform to do this”, says Markus Koschenz, Member of the Core Executive Board of the NNBS and Head of Implenia Engineering.
At yesterday’s event the NNBS launched the Standard Nachhaltiges Bauen Schweiz (“Standard for Sustainable Building in Switzerland”), which is the product of two years of development. Implenia has been intensely involved in this joint public/private-sector project, both on the steering group and now in the pilot phase. Switzerland's leading construction and construction services company has been able to contribute expertise gained while developing its own in-house assessment scheme for sustainable property. This tool is used in the early phases of all Implenia’s development projects. Only those projects that score well on all sustainability criteria in the overall assessment are taken forward.
The Standard Nachhaltiges Bauen Schweiz currently applies to the construction of buildings, but the NNBS is extending its focus to civil engineering and infrastructure construction as well. Thanks to its great experience in this area, Implenia is taking a major role in the initiative.
For further information about the Sustainable Construction Network Switzerland, please visit www.nnbs.ch .
Implenia press contact:
Roger Teuscher
Communications Manager
Tel.: +41 44 805 45 65
Implenia is Switzerland's leading construction and construction services company. Formed in 2006 from the merger between Zschokke and Batigroup, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of history in the construction industry. The company brings the expertise of its highly skilled Modernisation & Development, Buildings and Tunnelling & Civil Engineering Sectors, and its Switzerland and Norway Regions under the single roof of a nationally and internationally active company. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all its divisions, Implenia can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, employs more than 6500 people and posted turnover of around CHF 2.7 billion in 2012. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
