The Data Act, which comes into force in September 2025, will bring significant changes to the production, use and value of data in the European Union. Businesses and professionals in the building sector will play a key role in these transformations. Published in January 2024, the Data Act creates a framework within the European Union […]
Against a backdrop of climate emergency, the decarbonisation of economic activity and the implementation of new business models are among the main challenges facing business leaders. But things are not moving quickly enough. How can we accelerate progress in CSR and sustainable development? We meet Pascaline Hayoun, Director of Strategy & Sustainability for Saint-Gobain Surface […]
A new communication system based on 5G will revolutionise the use and management of the European rail network from 2035. Axians is positioned to be a key stakeholder, in the role of impartial integrator, in this new ecosystem. From 2035, the European Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS-5G) will replace the Global System for Mobile […]
The liquids and gases used in refrigeration systems are highly polluting and are gradually being phased out in favour of replacement technologies. One VINCI Energies Building Solutions business unit has designed a solution as unexpected as it is competitive. As industry body the Association Française du Froid itself admits, refrigeration installations and technologies present in […]
To make reduced greenhouse gas emissions a shared lever for cost savings and productivity: this is the vision VINCI Energies is pursuing in its facility management business, moving to make decarbonisation targets and tools key components in all its contracts. Pierre-Yves Dehaye, Facility Management Managing Director – South-Centre-East Region, at VINCI Energies in France, provides […]
As the internet, cloud and AI develop on an increasingly massive scale, more and more data centres are required all over the world. These are sensitive sites where fire protection is crucial, but also complex, given the unique features of these installations. Data centres are springing up like mushrooms. There are more than 8,000 worldwide, […]
Initially used in a B2C context, design thinking is now widely adopted in B2B as well. It is a human-centric innovation methodology for finding the best solutions to complex problems, and Axians is putting it to good use. Design thinking is a human-centric methodology that encourages businesses to think more innovatively. Developed in the 1980s […]
Fierce competition, the pursuit of productivity, relocation policies, a shortage of manpower: these are just some of the pressures on an industry searching for solutions to kick-start a new growth cycle and make plans for long-term recovery. One of these potential solutions is robotic automation. Having long been a pipe dream, it is now a […]
In a first for France, the VINCI Energies regional headquarters in Lille will power its electrical appliances directly from a solar production system installed on its roof. The availability of direct current (DC) removes the need for alternating current (AC), improving energy efficiency and reducing the use of natural resources. Until now, the different roles […]
