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How to limit soil sealing
Loss of biodiversity, threats to crops, risks of floods, urban heat islands and even global warming are a few of the many consequences of soil sealing. France’s Climat et Résilience law, passed in July…
4 unusual urban space recycling projects
Deserted stadiums, derelict warehouses, century-old buildings and unused factories: here are a few examples of buildings that are being given a new lease of life – and limiting soil sealing and urban…
Wood, a strong building material, in more ways than one...
Today’s urgent environmental situation is raising new challenges for the construction sector, which must strike a balance…
Recycled aggregates: the circular economy supplying the construction sector
Aggregates, those tiny fragments of rock used in the majority of construction materials, are the second most widely consumed…
Urban cool islands: cooling down the cities
As prolonged heatwaves become more common, towns, cities and regions are adapting their outdoor spaces and centering…
Materials: innovations in low-carbon concrete!
Construction is a major emitter of greenhouse gases. In France, it is estimated to be responsible for 8% of emissions*, with…
Bridge safety, the “project of the century”
We often think of bridges as indestructible concrete structures that are firmly rooted to the ground for eternity; however,…
Reversing soil sealing - Soil sealing and the need to slow down fast
The no-net-land-take objective enshrined in France’s Climat et Résilience law is aimed at protecting the “biological,…