A former rail freight station in Brussels, the Gare Maritime has been reborn as a sustainable mini-city offering workplaces, shops and events. This huge wood-built energy-positive building is one of the most ambitious renovation projects in Europe. At the heart of the Tour & Taxis site, the former Brussels freight station has been reborn as […]
In Molenbeek, Belgium, the former Saint-Michel tobacco warehouse has become a vast Dutch-speaking school campus, in an exemplary transformation that combines circular renovation, technical innovation and urban regeneration. In Molenbeek, the former Saint-Michel tobacco warehouse has undergone a spectacular transformation. Where bales of tobacco were once stored, a new school campus has been welcoming over […]
An administration and finance manager for Tunzini and Cegelec (VINCI Energies Building Solutions), Anne Tartar has transformed her financial diligence into a driver of collective learning. As a trainer for the QUARTZ programme, she combines her passion for sharing VINCI Energies values and methods with her active involvement in community projects. For the past three […]
In Switzerland, two VINCI Energies business units – Mobility and Etavis Romandie – are renovating safety equipment on the A1 motorway between Arrissoules and Payerne. The project will begin in April 2026 under challenging technical and time constraints. Almost seven million privately owned vehicles are using Switzerland’s roads, around five million of which are passenger […]
In order to free circularity from the residual position in which it seems to have become locked, and make it a credible and viable production model, economic organisations must accelerate the shift in their own models. And this comes with some preconditions. It attracts significant press attention and has gathered hefty intellectual credit around it, […]
The agricultural sector, a heavy greenhouse gas emitter, is finally tackling its energy transformation in the face of the climate emergency. Long viewed as a difficult sector to decarbonise, agriculture is now developing practical innovations for reducing its carbon footprint. An unusual tractor appeared recently at the Derval experimental farm in Loire‑Atlantique, western France: Tractofit’Elec […]
Public swimming pools are vital local amenities. In the face of rising energy costs, and of course, climate emergency, community pools are entering a new era. At the heart of this transformation, VINCI Energies expertise is helping to make these facilities more accessible, more sustainable and more intelligent. In the Flemish Region of Belgium, construction […]
The depletion of raw materials poses difficult questions about current production systems. But despite the urgency, care should be taken not to move too quickly. What are manufacturers saying? Every year, the global economy consumes more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials, around half of which are used in the construction sector, which alone […]
The practice of reusing electrical cables in tertiary construction projects remains marginal, but is edging closer to industrialisation. The ambition of the project developed by Cegelec Nord Grands Projets under the brand name Circable is to address the climate emergency by fostering a “reuse reflex” in the sector. They are just as safe and effective […]
