NOVEMBER 2011 - N°8

01/12/2011

Patrice le Tellier, project leader on the board of the pôle d’excellence BTP :
“ Eco-construction is a progressive principle that must be passed on. It’s not a matter of ecological single-mindedness. Technologies change and mentalities have to do the same if a better level of performance is to be achieved. That’s why the economic players must be encouraged to change towards different energies and methods. We have to do away with the old habits. ”

Christian Traisnel, director of the centre of expertise working towards the development of eco-technologies, CD2E :
“ Eco-construction, is a method of building using local resources – be they materials or skills in the area – which perform well both technically and environmentally, and bring greater comfort but with far less impact on health and the environment. Obviously, there is a health aspect that must be factored in too. Eco-construction is also about taking into consideration the sustainability of results over time and an end to short-termism. ”

Contents

NEWS

• Sea Transport: Heading for the ports of the future

• Grand emprunt: tomorrow's award-winners

SYNERGIES

• The CAP'EM Project: comparing eco-materials

• Cross-border: RAPTOR supports the SMEs

REPORT

• Looking to the future: the region enters the green building era

• Intelligent and sustainable: the building that has everything going for it

• Green building: opportunities for all

RESEARCH

• Nuclear safety: Iodine, an object of study at the university of Lille 1

• Sport and society: sport tourism and sustainable tourism

• Bioluminescence: shedding light on the firefly

• Machining: progress at top speed

INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

• Hospitals: Ethilog - Taking care of your every need!

• Textile ennobling: not losing the thread

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Partnerships: Clusters, cooperate!

• Towards a Europe with a future: ¡Que viva partnerships!