Robotics, increasingly employed across all industrial sectors, enables small and medium-sized enterprises and industries to improve their performance via a flexible, connected production system. In April 2019, a report on French robotics by French MP Bruno Bonnell and robotics expert Catherine Simon drew an encouraging picture of the change taking place in industry. Without sweeping […]
The Norwegian capital designs and implements pilot programmes that forge a greener and more inclusive city using technological innovation. Awarded the European Green Capital 2019 title by the European Commission, Oslo has equipped itself with the means to realise its environmental ambitions from a very early stage. The Norwegian capital is also the world leader […]
In Belgium, Cegelec Fire Solutions and its partners have performed tests on burning cars that will serve to adapt car park fire regulations and better control costs. New legal requirements relating to fire safety in underground car parks have been in force in Flanders since 1 January 2018. This much more stringent legislation calls for […]
Cities often come up against the issue of standards when they want to develop services. But solutions do exist that link the old and the new within a continuous improvement process. As part of its drive to achieve smart city status, the city of Bordeaux invited tenders to connect the infrastructure in one of its […]
This young and multi-talented French entrepreneur wants to see disruptive innovation transforming business and society as a whole, thanks to artificial intelligence. His head may be in the stars, but his feet are on the ground – and they’re making rapid strides. Twenty-nine-year-old Alexandre Cadain is a young man with no time to lose and […]
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? […]
Batteries – generally lithium-ion batteries – used to store energy have become a key partner of photovoltaic solar, wind, and hybrid power plants, especially in areas that are not connected to a strong grid. “The need to store electricity is not new,” says Antoine de Broves, Technical & Innovation manager at Omexom, the VINCI Energies brand […]
A video shot by drone is a more reliable, less costly, and safer solution. The Lee Sormea business unit and Citeos carried out one of the first airborne traffic studies. Why and how do traffic jams occur? How can traffic be better regulated? To answer these questions, a consulting firm will conventionally track the vehicles […]
New local-level energy generation and consumption practices give the building and its end users an active role in a dialogue with the neighbourhood and the city. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The African proverb could serve as a watchword for the decision-makers involved in the building energy transition. Building a […]
