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Tuesday November 15th, 2016
Since 7 November, the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) has been taking place in Marrakesh. The objective of this 2-week conference is to continue and to intensify the fight against climate change. Outside of the summit that brings together diplomats and heads of state from the entire world, the Bouygues Group, through its subsidiaries Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, and Colas, is presenting its sustainable construction innovations.
Bouygues Construction has been present in Africa for several decades, particularly in Morocco through the BYMARO subsidiary (Bouygues Bâtiment International). That means that the company’s presence at the COP22 is a natural extension of its commitment to the environment and its involvement on the African continent. While BYMARO is positioning itself today as a sustainable development leader on the Moroccan market, all Bouygues Construction entities have the expertise to support Africa’s development and energy transition, in the form of solar farms, eco-designed buildings, sustainable neighbourhoods, and more. The COP22 provides a showcase for the company’s expertise in different fields as Bouygues Construction reaffirms its vision based on the importance of shared innovation in service of everyone.
For the occasion, some big names stopped at the Bouygues booth and learned about two main ideas for tackling major climate challenges: sustainable neighbourhoods and smart cities.
On Thursday, 10 November, French Minister of Housing, Emmanuelle Cosse paid us a visit. She was welcomed by Christian Nacquard, R&D and Innovation Director at Bouygues Bâtiment International, and Olivier Bobenrieth, Operations Director at Bouygues Immobilier Morocco.
On Friday, 11 November, Michèle Pappalardo met several Bouygues directors at the booth. This former General Commissioner for Sustainable Development and senior magistrate at the Court of Auditors is today responsible for uniting French actors—public and private—around Vivapolis, the French “sustainable city” brand launched by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Bouygues, a Vivapolis partner, supports the brand and shares its idea of the city of tomorrow through its integrated approach and collaborative promotion of French “smart city” know-how outside of French borders.
At a lecture organized at the Bouygues booth, Christian de Nacquard, R&D and Innovation Director at Bouygues Bâtiment International, also presented innovation solutions to production and energy performance issues. “As we confront the energy challenges of the 21st century, improving building and infrastructure energy performance is the best way to save the planet’s natural resources.”
Until 18 November, visitors can see the latest innovations and creations related to renovation, low-carbon construction, eco-neighbourhoods, soft mobility, and city management. A model of the Faubourgs d’Anfa project (BYMARO/Bouygues Immobilier) is also on display.
Urban projects, infrastructures, recharging stations for electric vehicles, Smart City ... The world of mobilities is changing every day and various different factors of it influence our daily lives. Introducing our series of expert testimonials on the subject. The first contribution is from Virginie Alonzi, Outlook Director at Bouygues Construction. She discusses the innovative solutions that are arising in the wake of emerging uses?
Rising to the environmental challenge posed by construction-site spoil, we have sought to offer a reliable, safe solution for optimising resources.
Bouygues Construction and Centrale Lille recently inaugurated the Construction 4.0 Chair, a partnership that represents the culmination of a 15-year relationship widely supported by the region and city. Two theses are already in the works. We met with the PhD students behind them.
With the growing number of seniors in our societies and the changes in their lifestyle, it is necessary to rethink our vision of housing to conceive homes that better meet their new expectations. Find out about the proposals of our think tank, guided by the French sociologist Serge Guérin, to contribute to ageing well in […]
A few weeks after school terms have begun, it's time for students to go back to university. Perhaps you weren't aware of it, but Bouygues Construction has built and renovated many universities, providing, in its own way, greater access to knowledge.
With its unique architecture and original design, the MahaNakhon Tower in Thailand doesn’t fail to impress. Surrounded by a ribbon of pixels and measuring 314 metres—a national record—it’s inauguration was as special as the tower itself; an extraordinary light and sound show held on 29 August. The MahaNakhon Tower: the tallest tower of Thailand Designed […]
Where Grand Paris Express worksites are concerned, Bouygues Travaux Publics Région Parisienne is seeking to give a new lease of life to excavated soil. A review of a circular-economy pilot project with the restructuring of an agricultural plot in partnership with the conurbation of Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart and the municipality of Ris-Orangis.
Regulatory pressure is growing on how building and public works waste is processed. The sector produces 70% of waste in France (245 million tonnes, 46 million tonnes of which from the construction sector).
Built in the port of Saint-Nazaire, Floatgen, France’s first floating wind turbine, has taken a new major step forward. The concrete foundation was floated on 23 August after a construction process which began in the autumn of 2016.
