Urban farming: the latest trend in Monaco’s landscape!
Urban vegetable gardens have been appearing in Monaco since 2016. A concept called "Terre de Monaco" extends over 1,600 m2 of ground and roof space. It’s a real breath of fresh air for the Principality which is 80% concrete!
Nature is also infiltrating new constructions in France.
In Grenoble, Bouygues Construction aims at “global” sustainable habitats! Imagine a self-contained building capable of … salvaging, filtering and reusing rainwater and grey water; capturing, storing, and redistributing solar energy; optimising waste management through waste sorting and composting; allowing each resident to feel responsible for their environment and act: social neighbour networks for mutual assistance […]
Generative design: when AI designs our living spaces
What if tomorrow, our living spaces were designed to precisely match our needs based on the best possible layout—one created by a computer?
What is the link between buildings and mobility?
In theory, there is none ... The world of mobility is changing and is no longer limited to transport.
What if tomorrow nanotechnologies were to bring about a revolution in the building industry?
Nanotechnologies include manufacturing techniques and processes in the microscopic world. Outlook for the building industry.
How do you see your housing?
We interviewed 1,000 young people about their housing. Their answers were very enlightening!
Risk mapping: a decision-making and anticipation tool
Interview with Alexia Fakiri, Internal Control Manager at Bouygues Construction.
The tertiary decree: 60% energy savings are in sight
The so-called ‘tertiary’ decree, applicable since 2019, imposes a gradual reduction in the energy consumption of this type of building up until 2050. Like any new regulation, this involves a period of adaptation - especially as the objectives set are ambitious. However, the ‘Syndicat professionnel des entreprises de la transition énergétique et numérique’ (Serce) (Professional Union of Energy and Digital Transition Companies)considers them to befully attainable.
“Observe nature, for it is where your future lies”
Leonardo da Vinci. This quote could be the motto of biomimicry. What does that mean for the real estate sector? Bio-based real estate: reinventing a city by living organisms, for living organisms. Pauline Philippe tell us more.
And if tomorrow the blockchain “disintermediated” the construction sector?
Originally developed in finance, blockchain is a technological innovation filled with promise that arouses the interest of many players in various sectors. And especially the construction industry! Focus on the blockchain in the sector of construction.
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“Les Faubourgs d’Anfa”, a great breakthrough into the Moroccan property market
The "Les Faubourgs d’Anfa" real-estate programme in Casablanca, designed and delivered by BYMARO (Bouygues Bâtiment International's Moroccan subsidiary), will be handed over this summer. This project, which is part of our plan to develop our long-term entities, helps the Group position itself as a key player on the major urban projects market.
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LeanCo, the open innovation solution for democratising lean management
The Matching Up Challenge is back! This call for innovative projects ‘matches’ start-ups with Group employees. What's it like working with a start-up? Yolaine Perrot, Lean Management Director at Bouygues Construction and Xavier Motsch, the founder of LeanCo, tell us all about it.
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Army barracks transformed into student lodging
Situated in Paris’ 18th arrondissement, the Lourcine Barracks, former Parisian military site built in 1875, will soon be transformed into a university facility. There will be a boarding house for prep-school pupils studying to gain admittance to the elite Grandes Ecoles, and a university centre. L’EPAURIF (public development agency for universities in the Ile-de-France region) […]
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Digital technology enhancing our lives in our neighbourhoods
With the digital ecosystem, we are transitioning to a new paradigm that is revolutionising our economic models, our lifestyles, and our habits. What does it promise? What are its limits? As this societal revolution requires us to completely rethink building and offer new services, we have assembled a group of experts to consider how digital […]
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Open Data, at the heart of local government strategy
Seen as the new "black gold" of our society, data, and particularly the use of data, is central to the strategy of organisations, services and, more recently, local government.
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2016 BIM…GO!
For over ten years, BIM has enabled us to revolutionise the way we design and expand our opportunities for collaboration. This year, the digital model will again accompany our finest achievements. All of us here at Bouygues Construction wish you a very happy new year in 2016. 0
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Singapore: testing ground for modular construction
New residential complex Woodleigh Lane in Singapore is going to be build by Dragages Singapore, subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. Another modular construction reference on the island for Bouygues Construction. Aurélie Cléraux, Modular construction and innovation manager, tell us more about this revolution.
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Palaces: five-star renovation!
The Ritz, the emblematic hotel on Place Vendôme, has reopened after four years of renovation works led by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Renovation Privée. This is a defining moment in our subsidiary’s involvement in the luxury hotel market, which has included the remodelling of some major names in French real estate. Let’s put the spotlight on […]
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Alejandro Aravena wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize
This year, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena won the prestigious Pritzker Prize, which is considered the Nobel Prize of architecture. Aravena is known for his commitment to improving social issues; he is also the architect for one of the “suspended cabins” for the Jan Michalski Foundation, built by Losinger Marazzi. The Pritzker Prize, sponsored by the […]
