Of all commercial buildings, spaces used for sport perhaps require the most sophisticated HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) expertise. With electricity prices rising, many town and village councils are no longer able to heat some buildings. Because sports facilities consume on average 50% more energy than other commercial-sector buildings, they are often among the […]
Information technology’s evolution toward “Everything as a Service” is leading the way towards a more sustainable, lower-carbon economy by offering its users increased economic value and less usage of raw materials. SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, DaaS, etc. A plethora of terms now gradually merging into a single overarching abbreviation: XaaS. But this market trend conceals a […]
Near Antwerp, a cooperative network is transforming residual heat from an Agfa-Gevaert factory into residential heating. The overall control in this innovative project for the distribution of this heat in the net, is engineered by Actemium, and consist of the automation, (remote) visualization, electrical engineering, panel building and commissioning of the installation. What if the […]
The company Fournié Grospaud Synerys has developed an ad hoc, open, scalable and cost-effective solution to help elected officials of small towns remotely control electricity consumption according to their needs. In France, street lighting accounts for 41% of the electricity consumption of local and regional authorities, 16% of their consumption across all energy sources and […]
In January 2022, Leonard, the VINCI Group’s foresight and innovation platform, introduced the 44 startups and projects selected to join its four acceleration programmes in 2022: “SEED”, “CATALYST”, “Intrapreneurs” and “AI”. Their brief was to develop solutions dedicated to ecological transition, safety and productivity in the construction, property, mobility and energy sectors. The selected projects […]
Virtual reality is becoming a valuable tool for improving safety in the nuclear sector, particularly through training. Cegelec CEM is at the cutting edge of the field. Digital transformation is revolutionising industrial practices and paving the way for a connected industry capable of adapting to many changes and disruptions. The high-tech nuclear industry, with its […]
A delicate approach should be adopted when managing listed buildings, given their fragile nature. VINCI Facilities Belgium has entered into a 10-year partnership with Edificio in Brussels. Does facility management apply to listed buildings ? Brussels-based agency Edificio understands the importance of effective facility management across the exceptional buildings with which it is associated. It is […]
Correctly deployed, 5G could be a genuine game changer in various areas of our daily lives and working environments. It falls to pioneering spirits to fully harness this potential and bring this new technology to life. The rollout of 5G networks brings new pinnacles within reach: data transfer rates up to 10 Gbit/s, latency of […]
In just a few years, Laval Virtual has become established as a major immersive technology event. Its CEO, Laurent Chrétien, analyses the trends in a growing market for The Agility Effect. Photo credit: Jean-Charles Druais What led to the creation of Laval Virtual in 1999? The event was championed by the mayor at the time, […]
