Implenia starts construction work on two high-quality, sustainable building projects in Germany and Switzerland. Worth a combined total of CHF 78 million. Temporary Laboratory at the Irchel Campus, Zurich: The Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ), a research and education facility run jointly by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the ETH Zurich, needs to have around 3,000 m- of new laboratory space by 2022 to house 80 lab staff and their equipment. An innovative office concept that allows various forms of collaboration is being planned for the area outside the laboratory itself.-The new temporary building is part of the first phase of construction at the Irchel Campus. It is limited to an operating life of 15 years, which creates complex sustainability requirements. The planned modular construction method has a clear focus on sustainability. It will make it easier to dismantle the building and to separate and either reuse or recycle the constituent parts. The aim is for the building to meet the 'MINERGIE-P-ECO(R)' standard and achieve SGNI 'Gold' certification. Project "SPEKTRUM" also fits in perfectly with the strategy of Division Buildings. As the winner of a full-service competition, it allows Implenia to combine planning and execution in the best possible way. Various key aspects of the project impressed the client, not least the facade design by SAM Architekten AG (Zurich), which makes reference to architect Max Ziegler's original concept. The ambitious construction timetable requires the overlapping of different phases. Due to the very tight deadlines, it is of great advantage that Implenia, as total contractor, is able to handle all the civil engineering, general construction and timber construction work itself. After the start of construction in mid-June 2021, the building has to be ready for handover to the client in summer 2022. Having already started work on a laboratory building for EMPA/EAWAG in May, the temporary FGCZ laboratory further confirms Implenia's position as a successful full-service provider of turnkey laboratory buildings for the Swiss research sector. The acquisition of BAM Swiss AG, completed in May, has added further to Implenia's planning and construction capabilities for research and development as well as healthcare buildings. Sustainable rental housing at the Turley-Areal, Mannheim:As part of the redevelopment of the former Kaiser Wilhelm Barracks in Mannheim, six apartment blocks are to be built containing 267 rental units. The apartments, with floorspace of between 38 and 126m-, are being planned and built in accordance with the 'KfW55-Effizienzhaus' standard. Tenants will benefit from a car-sharing scheme, a bicycle service station and a 214-space underground car park with electric charging points. The apartment blocks will be clad in high-quality, long-lasting brick facades and will have extensive greenery on the roofs. Rain water will be drained off in an environmentally friendly way.