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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.
This area will be a great place to work, take it easy and unwind. The location, known as ‘Quai 22’, with its mix of city life, water and nature, will be situated on the banks of the river Deûle in the European Metropolis of Lille.
Rising to the environmental challenge posed by construction-site spoil, we have sought to offer a reliable, safe solution for optimising resources.
The new Bercy, renamed AccorHotels Arena at the end of 2015, has completely changed after renovations by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France – Ouvrages Publics and Bouygues Energies & Services. Find out how we redefined this landmark building to better live together. The AccorHotels Arena has been open to the public for over six months, following its inauguration […]
Do we necessarily need to live in a megacity to fully enjoy the modern economy?
The Floatgen project, the largest offshore wind turbine in France on which construction is soon due to be completed in the port of Saint-Nazaire, has won the Usine Nouvelle 2017 Renewable Energies Trophy for Energy Transition at the ceremony organised on Tuesday 16 May in the presence of Jean Jouzel, climatologist and former vice-president of GIEC.
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.
“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.
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.
With environmental issues changing sites, Hésus offers construction industry professionals the chance to improve the management of excavated material using recovery solutions, combined with logistical expertise. This collaboration is already under way on Brézillon Environnement’s construction sites!
