Fibre optic – a way to increase the attractiveness and development of regions
By 2025, the entire metropolitan area will be connected to fibre-optic cable. This rollout is eagerly awaited in rural and suburban areas. This would result in a positive impact on the local economy.
Urban farming: how Monaco reconnects the city to the environment
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! Interview with… Jessica Sbaraglia, founder of Terre de Monaco
New construction methods : towards sustainable buildings
Bouygues Construction unveils three innovative sustainable building projects: an autonomous building in Grenoble, a fertile island in Paris and a sustainable district in Sevran.
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.
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Materials sorting: the circular economy in action!
“Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.” These famous words from Lavoisier became the motto of Brézillon which opened a contaminated soil transit, sorting and recovery platform in February.
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Towns and buildings desperately seeking biodiversity
UN experts have issued a chilling verdict: in cities and in the countryside, biodiversity is at death's door. The good news, as with climate change, is that it is not too late. Although natural areas remain the priority, urban planners and developers in the broad sense must learn to build, to rebuild cities and buildings that will let ecosystems flourish, where ecological continuity really comes into its own.
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The cities facing climate change
Not all cities are equal in the face of climate change. Some have published and committed to resilience strategies. Others are slow to take action ... or simply give up entirely.
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“Living with… for the last year”
La Vie avec (Living with...) is a user-adjustable system for monitoring the adaptation of French habits and lifestyles, combining monthly quantitative surveys of a panel of 1,000 people and the management of an online community of 50 citizen-consumers. The quantitative data presented in this article is taken from an online survey conducted by ObSoCo (Observatoire Société & Consommation) on the Respondi panel from 19 to 26 January 2021 on behalf of Bouygues Construction in three survey areas: the ideal living environment, housing as a work environment and involvement in local and community initiatives.
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Interview of the month: Stéphane Allaire
Stéphane Allaire, chairman of Objenious, tells us about the activities, positioning and the technology from this Bouygues Telecom start-up.
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How is regeneration a viable long-term solution?
Regeneration is on the rise, in particular in the context of social housing. All over France, priority neighbourhoods are being revamped. The goal is to provide more comfort to inhabitants while reducing the energy consumption of their homes. This reduction has been challenged by the France Relance plan. The plan requires that social housing reach at least class D in the Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE, acronym in French) and be awarded at least two labels. With new environmental challenges and new expectations from inhabitants today, the link between regeneration, energy saving and comfort has never been this clear... And not just for social housing!
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Disability: What are the foundations of disability inclusion at work?
In 2021, disability inclusion is about much more than simply hiring people with disabilities. That's because there are lots of different kinds of disabilities, most of which are invisible. There are also a great many issues involved: performance, recruitment, employee loyalty. Realising this, companies are reviewing their standards and taking internal measures accordingly.
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Bouygues Construction is stepping up investments in wood, a material of the future
A subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France is a player in the wooden construction sector. Today, it is investing in new construction methods to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry and develop new solutions for the cities of the future.
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Cities to be: “From aspirational metropolis to inspirational city”
Providing levers for attaining the goals of sustainable development, such is the ambition of Cities to Be. In concrete terms, this means pooling experiences, solutions and best practices, generating momentum among the territories, and persuading players of the building sector to commit to such goals. All in the aim of creating a denser, more resilient city that offers, quite simply, a pleasant way of life.
