By collating building (BIM), geographic (GIS) and other data, City Information Modelling (CIM) looks at how smart buildings connect into the wider area and helps smart city developers make decisions. A prerequisite for the smart city, the concept of CIM involves modelling city or local information. It aggregates a large amount of data relating for […]
Nordic countries top the European Commission’s 2020 European Innovation Scoreboard. As far as innovation is concerned, European Union countries cannot all be lumped together. According to the latest European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), presented in June 2020 by the European Commission, levels of progress in the various member states are uneven, to say the least. This […]
In order to reduce traffic congestion and the resulting polluting emissions in city centres, some cities are looking to combine inland waterway freight transport with urban distribution using clean vehicles. This article focuses on examples in Strasbourg, Brussels and Amsterdam. Transporting goods by inland waterway offers significant economic advantages, including a much higher load capacity […]
Will non-contact temperature checks, tested during the Covid-19 crisis, become widespread for employees and visitors when entering a building? Having thermometers at the entrance to buildings would have seemed pretty crazy a few months ago. That was before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, sparking an interest among company managements, facility managers of public access buildings and […]
Over the past few months, home working has become widespread. Businesses have had to act quickly to set up the necessary infrastructure for employees to access corporate resources remotely. In order to ensure that networks can only be accessed by those duly authorised to do so, additional security systems must be implemented. So what does […]
As tackling climate change becomes more urgent, high population growth and increasing urbanisation are making the distribution of drinking water a key issue in Africa. VINCI Energies is involved in three projects across the continent. Water is a vital resource that is in demand more than ever before yet still as unevenly distributed. With worldwide […]
If it is to help drive the energy transition and contribute effectively to decarbonising the economy, hydrogen still has some issues to address. These should be settled before long. Which means that producing green hydrogen at a competitive price will become a real possibility. Could it be that the stars are aligning for hydrogen to […]
Data centres, which form the cornerstone of network infrastructure, consume a huge amount of energy. But there are several ways they can reduce their environmental footprint. Data centres are central to digital transformation. They house IT equipment (server racks) that is used to store, process and protect data. Sustained growth in the generation and use […]
As part of its smart mobility project, Métropole Rouen Normandie has asked VINCI Energies to devise and design the refuelling station of the future, aimed at delivering green hydrogen. In 2019, Métropole Rouen Normandie (a public body for intermunicipal cooperation in the Normandy region) was selected for its “Rouen smart mobility for everyone” regional innovation […]
