"Grand Chantier" - Construction and education players join forces

Construction and public works waste accounts for 70% of national waste, including 25% from buildings, and the building sector in France emits 25% of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. To drastically reduce this impact, we need to make do with what's already there: existing buildings and materials. Private and public players, as well as secondary and higher education establishments in the Normandy region, have announced the creation of the GRAND CHANTIER association in Le Havre, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of the construction sector for maximum social benefit, based on the reintroduction and massification of reuse as a predominant practice.

GRAND CHANTIER brings together players such as the Université Le Havre Normandie, the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Normandie, Colas France Agence Bâtiment, the social housing company Logeo Seine (Groupe Action Logement), the PERMAC association, Hangar Zéro and the Archipel Zéro architectural firm. The aim is to encourage the emergence of a construction materials recycling industry in the Seine Axis region.

Grand Chantier Board of Directors

- Co-presidents: Logeo Seine represented by Marie NGUYEN KHOA and École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Normandie represented by Raphaël LABRUNYE.

- Secretaries: Colas France Agence Bâtiment represented by Frédéric BRAULT and PERMaC represented by Pierre BOUYSSET.

- Treasurers: Frédéric DENISE, architect, and Université Le Havre Normandie represented by Luc VERDURE.

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