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Finding a home in Zurich is a challenge – especially for people who are at a disadvantage from a social, economic or cultural perspective. The Domicil foundation has been working for many years to find housing for people in difficult circumstances. As a long-standing partner, we lend Domicil our support, and have decided to expand this assistance in response to a housing market under growing strain. To mark our company’s 60th anniversary, we are making a major donation to Domicil. 

Traditional family models and gender roles can be said to have become obsolete. The individualisation of our society will continue to progress and will open up even more possibilities for shaping how we live and work together. How can rigid real estate meet changing lifestyles and a need for flexibility? Read the theories of the W.I.R.E. Institute for the Future in the latest article in our series ‘How We Will Live Tomorrow’.

Many companies continue to neglect job sharing in management roles. But two Livit team leaders, Laura and Regula, demonstrate that job sharing can also work seamlessly at management level. They have been successfully leading one of our property management teams together for four and a half years.

Our modern, affluent society affects our health in both positive and negative ways. On one hand, we have more knowledge, measurements and choices at our disposal, while on the other, a lack of exercise, our high-calorie diets and screen time pose risks to our health. Read the article to discover what W.I.R.E., an organisation devoted to researching the future, predicts for the development of ‘healthy architecture’ and the design of cities and towns.

The inception of the metaverse brought with it predictions that, in the future, we would live parallel lives in completely virtual spaces. There is no doubt that the level of virtualisation will increase – the question is ‘by how much?’. As a result of this trend, housing will play an important role going forward: for instance, it will assist with maintaining social interaction.

With her technical background and an affinity for complex topics, Cristina implements business and IT projects at Livit that are of great relevance to our customers, employees and, by extension, the company. The trained computer scientist, who worked in Livit's leasing management for several years, came to her current job as a project manager through an internal job change.

Our Head of Real Estate Accounting loves pristine invoices – and his varied days as a lecturer. In this interview, discover his connection to the new CAS in Real Estate Accounting – apart from the fact that he lectures on the course – and where his passions as a teacher lie. 

Livit visited the NCCR Digital Fabrication at ETH Zurich. Its Managing Director, Russell Loveridge, told us which achievements had already been reached in the digital realm and what the construction industry is going to revolutionise over the next few years. 

The energy transition will play a crucial role in the real estate sector over the next few decades. Empa’s energy research platform explores how to optimise energy management within individual buildings, across entire districts and even in cities as a whole. In this exclusive interview, the head of e-hub, Philipp Heer, reveals the current state of research and what the future holds. 

What changes can we expect to see in the real estate market in the coming years? In all likelihood, we will encounter some of the innovations being researched and tested at NEST at Empa. Livit spoke to Reto Largo, Managing Director of NEST.

Aurélie began her career at Livit as a career changer. First in lettings management, a little later she switches to her dream job - property management. Now the bilingual property manager crosses the invisible border known as "Röstigraben" and works in the Lausanne branch.

We’re already halfway through the first round of the CAS Real Estate Accounting course, and the participants and instructors are delighted with the industry-specific and practical training sessions. We asked a course participant and a Livit instructor how it’s going.