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Thursday February 15th, 2018
“This is the first time in 30 years I’ve seen something that will truly change the way we build”, say site workers. Designed in 2015 by Augustin Masurel, who at the time was a works superintendent with Bouygues Construction, Smart Cast represents a minor revolution in the construction industry.
The concept consists of industrialising and simplifying floor formwork. Concretely, Smart Cast replaces the plywood traditionally used in floor formwork with a plate that’s “lost” within the thickness of the slab. It’s a permanent formwork featuring an exceptionally resistant finishing topcoat that is immediately ready to paint. This procedure cuts down on several steps. Workers no longer have to oil the plates or strip the formwork and prepare the underside for painting.
Another innovative feature is that both sides of the plates are printed with information from the digital model, including the placement of the networks, measurements, and position of the bulkheads. In addition, box-outs are added to the plates before they are received. Smart Cast makes construction site drawings obsolete since everything is printed out on a 1:1 scale directly on the materials. In short, Smart Cast applies the principles of both BIM and lean management to help improve construction sites.
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As of now, Smart Cast has used its innovative technology on over ten building projects in France and Switzerland. The company is now planning on quickly measuring the effects of its invention on a wider scale. The challenge is to pursue the company’s capitalisation, help modify the procedure at construction sites, and—most importantly—roll out the solution to every relevant project. To help meet this goal, the company created its first factory in Carquefou in the summer of 2017.
Finally, the Smart Cast experiment proves that innovation also (and above all) comes from simple ideas developed by teams in the field.
Bouygues Construction operates in more than 80 countries on five continents. There are so many destinations to discover, for a complete change of scenery this summer! Travel the world through our most emblematic projects and sites—without the jet lag.
The 2nd edition of VivaTech, one of Europe’s biggest innovation events where 50,000 are expected, will take place from 15 to 17 June. Roland Le Roux, Director of Open Innovation, gives us a sneak peak at the technologies Bouygues Construction will be presenting, as well as the start-ups in attendance.
Bouygues Construction answered the call from Maddyness and became a partner of the Maddy Keynote, its innovation summit, which will take place on 1 February at the Centquatre centre in Paris. Riding on the wave of past successful events, this third edition will explore the topic of the City of the Future through the prism of four complementary themes: mobility, housing, well-being and the Agora. This is an opportunity for the Group to reaffirm its commitment to shared innovation at the service of all.
Bouygues Construction is about to start a new construction in Singapore: two 140-metre housing tower blocks located on Clementi Avenue. A new reference work which illustrates the Group’s dynamic growth in the region. Nicolas Borit, Bouygues Bâtiment International Deputy CEO in charge of Asia-Pacific, said: “The experience acquired in this market and the construction system […]
After "Wizom Connected", Bouygues Construction's connected housing solution, the group is now launching an adaptable housing offer called "Wizom for Life". Presented during a trade show for mayors from the Paris region, it rounds out the Wizom housing offer and paves the way for a more flexible and modular home.
During the 2016 Coulisses du Bâtiment from 13-15 October 2016, an open day for construction sites and workshops, and organised by the Fédération Française du Bâtiment, Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France is opening the doors to six of its sites to show both students and employees what goes on behind the scenes. Focus on days packed full of […]
Meet Emmanuel François, Chairman of the Smart Building Alliance (SBA).
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.
Urban overheating is becoming a recurring phenomenon, resulting from the cumulative effect of climate change and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon. Climate change is leading to an increase in the intensity and duration of heat waves (hot air masses causing high temperatures for several consecutive days) in different parts of the world. These meteorological phenomena themselves reinforce the UHI, a climatic effect causing a difference in temperature between the centre of urban areas and outlying or natural areas, which can be greater than 10 °C during heat waves. The effect is even more pronounced at night, when the heat stored by artificialised land and buildings is released into the air, keeping the temperature high. Faced with the various consequences (social, environmental, economic) and climate projections, local and regional authorities are now faced with the need to adapt their cities in order to combat this phenomenon. Below is an overview of the challenges and solutions.
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