ECOCONTROL SA

EcoControl SA, a company founded in 1988 with offices in Locarno and Lugano, is active in the fields of environmental and nature consulting, forestry engineering and bioengineering, and building physics and energy.

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

Environmental and naturalistic consulting

• Environmental impact reports (EIR) / environmental checklists

• Environmental monitoring of large construction sites (AAL) / specialist in soil protection on construction sites (SPSC)

• Contaminated sites - preliminary investigation according to OSiti: historical investigation and technical investigation / remediation project

• Soil surveys / excavation material surveys according to OPSR

• Surveying / monitoring and environmental protection: surface water / groundwater, soil, air, invasive neophytes, etc.

• Waste management studies (consultancy for municipalities / private individuals) / waste disposal concept

• Land-use planning (PR variants) / projects for interconnection and landscape enhancement

• Definition of space reserved for watercourses / standing water

• Compensation projects / agricultural reclamation

Forest engineering and bioengineering

• Forest planning / silvicultural interventions

• Natural hazards / tree stability assessment

• Land clearing, reforestation / forest boundary assessment

• Forest tracks and roads

• Naturalistic engineering / bioengineering: renaturation of streams, biotopes, wooden / stone structures for educational and recreational activities

• Management of forestry/naturalistic works

Building physics and energy

• Acoustic studies

• Building and room acoustics

• Acoustic measurements

• Energy efficiency assessments of buildings

• MINERGIE, MINERGIE-A, MINERGIE-P, and MINERGIE-ECO certifications

• CECE: cantonal energy certificate for buildings

• Thermography

• Blower door test: airtightness test for buildings

• Energy compass and renewable heat consulting

• Noise and vibrations

• Hazardous substances/asbestos surveys