New Buildings for the ETH Domain

(admin.ch - The portal of the Swiss government, June 27, 2013)

The 2014 construction programme of the ETH domain for which the Federal Council is applying to Parliament provides for one new building each at ETH Zurich and Empa, as well as various full renovation projects: A new building for the newly created Department for Health Sciences and Technology will be constructed in ETH Zurich's city centre campus, right next to the University Hospital. This location will encourage close collaboration with other departments as well as the University of Zurich and the University Hospital. At Empa, the innovative NEST concept will be implemented: a residential, workplace and research building in which flexible uses and sustainable construction methods can be tested in practice. The research project examine issues regarding everything from energy to water to comfort during construction and subsequent use.