Leo Looser: engineer with entrepreneurial blood

When Leo Looser studied building technology at the Department of Engineering & Architecture, the university was still called Technikum - commonly known as "Tech" - and the course was called "Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning". That was around 60 years ago. In the meantime, Leo Looser has taken two companies public. Today, thanks to a generous donation, he is enabling the HSLU to build the "perfect house" for training and research in building technology. Leo Looser was 26 years old, had already completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic in the family business Elco and had several years of professional experience in French-speaking Switzerland under his belt when he came to Tech in 1961. He decided to study heating, ventilation and air conditioning in Lucerne because he was looking for an education with practical relevance. To this day, he is a staunch advocate of practical training.