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Excavated and contaminated soil: a premium material for recycling
The need to preserve non-renewable mineral resources, whether from quarries or river and stream beds, is prompting construction firms to treat and decontaminate the soil excavated at their worksites with…
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Hi! PARIS: a centre of excellence for turning France into an AI champion
Ever since it was created by the Institut polytechnique de Paris and HEC Paris, Hi! PARIS has forged its reputation as a leading research centre for artificial intelligence (AI). Supported by VINCI…
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Mitigation and adaptation: solutions for greater resistance
According to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, predicted 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must fall by 28% to get on track to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to…
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Breaking stereotypes about mining work: human challenges at a unique worksite
VINCI is one of the main constructors of what will be the world’s longest rail tunnel. The worksite presents multiple technical, logistical and human challenges that include unexpected geological…
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The small steps strategy of the ISSA social programme in Africa
Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction), a leading player in Africa’s construction industry, is taking action outside its business activities to foster local economic and social development through its ISSA…
Plural talents
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Addressing the challenge of gender equality in scientific and technical careers
Less than one in three scientists is a woman. There are many obstacles that steer women away from embarking on a scientific or technical career, whether a lack of careers guidance in schools, issues with…
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Storage: the cornerstone for developing renewable energy
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From road to rail: European freight transport heads down the decarbonisation track
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Greater Paris: inventing the city of the future
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Sea water desalination: a solution for turning the tide on the water scarcity crisis?
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Wood, a strong building material, in more ways than one...
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New Zealand: a metro on the road to social reconciliation
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The changing face of today’s cities: buildings multiple lives
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Urban cool islands: cooling down the cities
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Fundacion VINCI Colombia: prioritising education and inclusion
Renewable energies
Storage, transport and recycling: three major challenges for renewable energies. How can infrastructure support the electrification of energy use? How can networks be adapted and environmental impact limited throughout the entire life cycle of renewable energies, whose deployment is essential to the decarbonisation of our economies? Insight into the technical and ecological challenges of renewable energies (RE).
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What happens afterwards? The lifecycle of renewable energy facilities
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Storage: the cornerstone for developing renewable energy
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From road to rail: European freight transport heads down the decarbonisation track
Freight transport is an inherent part of any business or trade activity, and a region’s economic prosperity is directly…
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Supporting environmental innovation and intrapreneurship: time to Scale up!
Scale up! is the name of a support programme whose first wave of participants boasts 12 winners from the VINCI 2024…
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Companies supporting research and advancing scientific excellence
In the face of today’s major challenges - such as the ecological transition and the rise of artificial intelligence -…
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Greater Paris: inventing the city of the future
Greater Paris is the name that has been given to an infrastructure and urban development project that is redefining how we…
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Transforming mobility in Greater Paris: an engineering and social challenge
An underground revolution is currently sweeping through the heart of the Île-de-France or Greater Paris region. Home to over…
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The ambitions behind the Greater Paris project
The Grand Paris project was launched in 2010 and represents the widest urban design programme to hit the country since Baron…
Adaptation
According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projected for 2030 must be reduced by 28% in order to meet the target of limiting global warming to 2°C set out in the Paris Agreement. While mitigating CO2 emissions is a priority, it goes hand in hand with concrete actions to make our living environments safer and more resilient. Heatwaves, storms, rising sea levels... Faced with climate change and its cascading effects, there is one watchword for protection: adaptation.
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Diagnostics and prevention driving climate change adaptation.
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Mitigation and adaptation: solutions for greater resistance
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What role can companies play in integrating refugees?
How can companies complement the role of public institutions in the process of integrating foreigners, particularly refugees…
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Fission: the historical nuclear energy
Nuclear fission energy was originally developed for military purposes, but its applications soon spread to the civilian…
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Solutions for limiting the environmental impact of construction activities, and energy and mobility infrastructures
Whether facilitating mobility, improving our living environments or ramping up the energy transition, the Group’s…
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Céline Guivarch on the contradictions surrounding climate change
The urgency of climate action versus the long timeframes involved in research. The ambitions of the Paris Agreement versus…
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What are the uses for hydrogen in today's world and the future?
Hydrogen has the perfect credentials to play a leading role in achieving a net zero economy, provided that it can be mass…
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Innovations for decarbonising heavy-goods vehicle mobility
A key sector for the economy and a real source of jobs, transport of goods by road is a major contributor to greenhouse gas…