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Energy-efficient renovation is the priority challenge of the 21st century if we are to meet carbon neutrality goals by 2050. France needs to carry out 700,000 energy renovations a year. We are yet far from the target.

That is why Hervé Degreve, Mathieu Guerchoux, and Sebastien Prot created Vasco: a genuine alternative to bank loans designed for households struggling to find financing to upgrade homes that have become uncomfortable and energy-inefficient.

Join us as we speak with Hervé Degreve to explore the origins, mission, and development of the new model offered by Vasco

The Brittany-based urban area has just launched its first connected industrial water dispensing station. This initiative gives new value to industrial water; while not potable, this water is suitable for many other uses.

For instance, trucks used to maintain wastewater and stormwater networks—previously supplied with drinking water—are now filled with wash water from the Croix Cholin plant.

Using a smartphone app, users unlock the station and fill their vehicles with industrial water, while the volumes drawn are automatically recorded.

Since October 2025, this system has already saved 400 m³ of drinking water. A simple, inspiring local innovation that deserves a shout-out! 🤘👍👏

Discover Saint-Brieuc’s innovation

Uzaje is a solution that should resonate with institutional catering providers, the food industry, manufacturers, restaurants, and fast-food chains.

Founded in 2019 by Emmanuel Auberger, Uzaje aims to make reuse an everyday reality—integrated into the sector’s business models—by offering an industrial washing service for reusable containers.

Using industrial facilities and processes that allow for the shared washing of containers in various shapes and materials across multiple sectors—including bottles, stainless steel trays, jars, tableware, cutlery, bowls, crates, and secondary packaging made of stainless steel, glass, or durable plastic—Uzaje enables the infinite reuse of containers. This leads to waste reduction, better resource management, and protection of both our health and the environment—all while generating growth and creating new jobs.

We applaud this impressive company, which is already established in Neuilly-sur-Marne (Île-de-France), Avignon and Strasbourg, and is coming soon to Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Lyon! 👏 👏

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During a press tour showcasing the new district of Le Pont d’Issy, Françoise Raynaud, founder and director of LOCI ANIMA, answered Mathurin Serelle’s questions for BATIACTU.

This was an opportunity for the first French architect to have built a high-rise building in Manhattan to tell the story of a 18-years work carried out hand in hand with the City of Issy-les-Moulineaux, AXA Investment Manager (now BNP Paribas Asset Management), and Sefri-Cime.

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Frederic TADDEÏ talks about Les Ateliers Dewerpe in VERRE & PROTECTIONS MAGAZINE 😊

Congratulations to Reboat, the first French brand of refurbished boats !

This ingenious idea stemmed from a simple observation: in today’s boating world, there are few alternatives between new and used boats. Composed of sailing enthusiasts with complementary expertise, the Reboat workshop is based in Lorient.

A heartfelt congratulations to Dimitri Caudrelier and Kaouritin Neuder, the co-founders of this company, to whom we wish continued success.

Don’t hesitate to contact this fantastic team to discuss your projects:

https://reboat.com/

After starting his career at EpaMarne EpaFrance and spending some fifteen years as an asset manager, Kaled Belage founded Les Ateliers Dewerpe. As a result of a merger of Île-de-France region companies, the workshops control the entire value chain of high-end joinery and glasswork.

A prime example of business transfers and acquisitions leading to the creation of a cohesive brand that preserves the excellence and expertise of numerous talented individuals in the region.

Thank you to Emmanuelle Chaudieu and Jacques Paquier for this excellent profile, which can be read in Le Journal du Grand Paris

Eighteen years were needed to see the new forms and the new face of the Pont d’Issy emerge. In Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), this riverside district marks the culmination of a long-term urban project led by AXA IM Alts, investor, and the developer Sefri-Cime.

Launched in 2007, an international competition for the redevelopment of this former industrial site was won by urban planner and architect Françoise Raynaud, co-founder of the agency LOCI ANIMA (Latin for “the soul of the place”). She recounts its history and the choices made in the project through a guided tour and a newly published book, “Le Pont d’Issy, la reconquête des berges de Seine” (The Pont d’Issy, the Reconquest of the Seine Riverbanks).

An article by Catherine Bocquet in Les Echos

Since January 2026, Fabrique Pointcarré has been experimenting with creating a materials library dedicated to reclaimed parquet flooring in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, near Porte d’Aubervilliers.

In our opinion, this is a very [BONI.D]!

https://www.fabriquepointcarre.org/

The transformation of the Pont d’Issy district by Françoise Raynaud and her LOCI ANIMA team was featured in the Grand Paris section of Le Nouvel Economiste.

More than 15 years of collaborative work with AXA Im Alts, the City of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Sefri-Cime, and SPL SEINE OUEST AMENAGEMENT has transformed this former brownfield site into a mixed-use neighborhood comprising housing, shops, a daycare center, offices, and green spaces along the Seine.

Photo credit: Nicolas Gromond

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