Sustainable Development

VINCI gives eco-design a central place in its R&D strategy. In conjunction with three ParisTech schools – Mines ParisTech, École des Ponts et Chaussées, Agro ParisTech – VINCI signed a five-year partnership agreement, on 4 November 2008, resulting in the establishment of the first chair in the eco-design of built ensembles and infrastructure. This partnership aims to support scientific advances, primarily by creating reliable measuring systems (labels, eco-assessment tools, etc.) and making them available to the people involved in urban life and development (designers, construction companies and users). As part of the study programme for undergraduates and Master's and PhD students attending the three schools, it will contribute to the training of a large number of engineers and the formation of a nucleus of specialised researchers, for both ParisTech and VINCI. The programmes will focus on three main research priorities: assessing the environmental quality of buildings and neighbourhoods (eco-neighbourhoods, rehabilitation); management of mobility infrastructure and assessment of its environmental impact (infrastructure life-cycle analysis, biodiversity); and regulating practices in built ensembles and mobility infrastructure.

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