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Swiss Village in Masdar

A Cleantech Innovation-Park aim at hosting research institutions and commercial enterprises dedicated to research and development as well as piloting installations and processes in sustainable technologies and services (‘Cleantech‘). As part of a national network, FFGS has developed a specific plan for Switzerland’s most suited and attractive location for an Innovation-Park – the soon to be decommissioned military airbase of Dübendorf, a site of 250 hectares, located some 10 minutes from Zurich’s city center and at the same distance from Zurich’s International Airport. The Cleantech Innovation-Park shall in its entirety be developed as a lighthouse and reference standard for sustainable urban planning and construction.

By reaching the following specific goals, it will underpin Switzerland’s image as a sustainability leader:

1. Positioning and promoting of Switzerland as leading location for knowledge and economic activity in Cleantech – making it the country’s new economic pillar;
2. Strengthening the competitiveness of Switzerland in the megatrend of sustainability;
3. Actively fostering innovation within the fast growing global Cleantech markets by bringing universities and businesses with a Cleantech focus together in Dübendorf and actively promoting startups;
4. Systematically creating jobs and exports of Cleantech products and services.
5. Enabling firms to operate with a minimal ecological footprint by planning, building and operating the Innovation-Park in a sustainable manner (exclusive consumption of renewable energies, waste reduction/employ of cradle-to-cradle principle, CO₂-neutrality, etc).

Source: www.ffgs.com