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Urban cool islands: cooling down the cities
As prolonged heatwaves become more common, towns, cities and regions are adapting their outdoor spaces and centering rewilding in their climate adaptation strategies. A €1.5 billion green fund was…
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Diagnostics and prevention driving climate change adaptation.
Identifying climate change risks to ensure greater protection is one of the objectives behind the adaptation concept. From detecting vulnerabilities to preventing risks, read on for a closer look at the…
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Can construction be a driver of social wealth?
Beyond the structures themselves – which are often in the public interest – what are the economic and social benefits of major construction projects? From a social perspective, especially, they provide a…
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Decontaminating streams and rivers: the way ahead
Several events were held on the Seine during this summer’s Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, highlighting the pollution affecting the French capital’s river and the complexity involved in remedying the…
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Engineering and nature to help fight flooding
As the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events continue to increase, countries are adopting strategies to adapt and strengthen their resilience. What are the tools available to fight flooding?
Adaptation
Selon un rapport du Programme des Nations unies pour l’environnement (PNUE), les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) prévues pour 2030 doivent être réduites de 28 % afin de tenir l’objectif-cible de limitation du réchauffement climatique à 2°C édicté dans le cadre de l’Accord de Paris. Si l'atténuation des émissions de CO2 est un priorité, elle va de paire avec des actions concrètes pour rendre nos cadres de vie plus sûrs et résilients. Canicules, tempêtes, montée des eaux... Face à l’emballement climatique et à ses effets en cascade, un mot d’ordre pour se protéger : l'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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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…
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Sea water desalination: a solution for turning the tide on the water scarcity crisis?
As water shortages continue causing havoc in a growing number of regions around the world, an age-old idea is experiencing a…
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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…
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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,…
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How to build the city of the future? L’archipel, VINCI’s head office, is one example
Building the city of the future involves understanding the challenges facing the environment and society, today and tomorrow…
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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,…
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Reversing soil sealing - Soil sealing and the need to slow down fast
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4 unusual urban space recycling projects
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4 unusual urban space recycling projects
Deserted stadiums, derelict warehouses, century-old buildings and unused factories: here are a few examples of buildings…
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The changing face of today’s cities: and their multiple lives
In response to ever higher demand for housing and the growing chorus of calls to limit urban sprawl, cities require a…
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Temporary use, a test site for the city of the future?
What do Les Grands Voisins, La Cité Fertile, Ground Control and Bercy Beaucoup have in common? All of these projects have,…
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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…
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Carbon sequestration: we take a closer look at nature-based solutions
In the fight against global warming, carbon sequestration is a solution to be harnessed. This process helps to reduce the…
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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…