Digital technologies and the revolution in uses are calling into question the principles that have so far governed workspace design and construction. The distinction between workspace and private space is increasingly blurred and the two are being replaced by environments that are simultaneously flexible and customised. Welcome to shared space! Why? How? To what extent? […]
Axians has developed an innovative data storage, backup, and management solution in partnership with two US companies, Pure Storage and Rubrik. As the cornerstone of information systems, data centres must continually adapt to a landscape that is constantly being transformed by new technologies and practices. Cloud hosting has enabled businesses to vary their information storage […]
To assess whether to enter into an energy performance contract in industry, it is advisable to conduct an energy audit. Actemium’s solution evaluates potential savings within 24 hours. A legal tool originally designed to help local authorities bring their energy use under control, energy performance contracts (EPCs) are now being adopted, albeit cautiously, in the […]
An article by our partner site Usbek & Rica Changing a smartphone every two or three years because the battery cannot be replaced, the Android version is obsolete or the screen is defective seems to have now become the norm. Is this a foregone conclusion? Not necessarily. Many people claim that electrical devices malfunction after […]
Guillaume Garric, Director of the Omexom brand, analyses the major issues facing the world energy market. The 20th World Energy Markets Observatory published by Capgemini in November sets out four findings: China is becoming a major player in the European electricity sector; economic growth is calling the climate change objectives into question; the need to […]
To store electricity generated from wind or photovoltaic solar sources, the industry will have to develop environmentally-friendly solutions. The energy transition, which is aimed at replacing fossil energy with renewable energy sources, is currently driven by grid capacity and increasingly by energy storage. The latter solution is sometimes indispensable in order to place solar energy […]
The new European directive on energy performance in buildings requires Member States to develop long-term national strategies and lays down a number of key provisions. On 17 April 2018 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved the directive on the energy performance of buildings. The diagnosis is a familiar one: the building sector is the largest […]
The development of new materials has always involved a great many years of research. Now, American scientists are using artificial intelligence to “invent” metallic glasses 200 times faster. The discovery of cement in the early 19th century revolutionised the building and civil works sectors. The resulting industrial, technical, and economic impact was considerable. This great […]
On the front line in the fight against global warming, the building sector will act as a bridge between investment in digital technology and environmental challenges. The building sector accounts for 44 % of France’s energy use, far outstripping the transport sector at 31.3 %. And since it generates more than 123 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per […]