VEGECOL : Road pavement with a plant-based binder for light traffic lanes
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BYSprong : massify the energy renovation of housing
Bouygues Construction is developing an innovative approach aimed at industrializing the energy renovation of housing. The first pilot project was launched in Longueau, with 12 housing which, once the work has been completed, have the performance of a positive energy building, with a 30-year performance guarantee.
Main project's drivers for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions
Energy and resource efficiency
Energy Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency improvements
Improving efficiency in non-energy resources
Emission removal
Financing low-carbon issuers or disinvestment from carbon assets
Reduction of other greenhouse gases emission
Project objectives
To carry out housing renovations to achieve the performance of a positive energy building, with a guarantee over time and without subsidies, thanks to the industrialization of the process.
Detailed project description
While the residential building sector is one of the main sources of GHG emissions in France (largely due to the energy consumption of this sector), the emissions in France (largely due to the sector’s energy consumption), the public authorities are pursuing ambitious objectives for the energy renovation of buildings. However, the market for the energy renovation is struggling to scale up.
Faced with the same situation, the Netherlands has implemented since 2012 a comprehensive and innovative approach called EnergieSprong (“energy leap” in Dutch), which has proven its worth and has created a new dynamic on the subject. The ambition of EnergieSprong is to deploy on a large-scale energy renovation by democratizing access to as many people as possible, starting with social housing, and then benefiting other markets: educational buildings, private housing…
BY SPRONG (Bouygues Construction’s response to the EnergieSprong challenge) develops and aggregates the best technical and economic solutions for massifying the energy renovation of housing in order to meet the twofold imperative of guaranteed sustainable energy performance and lower costs expected by the market.
An initial BYSprong pilot project has been carried out. It covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance phases for the rehabilitation of 12 houses on an occupied site. This is a zero-energy renovation pilot project that will make social housing from the 1960s energy self-sufficient. At the end of the work carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment Grand Ouest, the 12 houses will achieve zero energy for all uses, with a 30-year performance guarantee via a global performance contract.
The EnergieSprong approach on which the project is based consists in a demanding set of specifications with four key components:
- E = 0: renovation to a zero-energy level guaranteed over the long term up to 30 years.
- Speed: work on an occupied site in up to 10 days thanks to the pre-industrialization of some of the elements.
- Affordability: the extra cost of the work to achieve zero energy is financed by the resale of renewable energy and the reduction of energy expenses.
- Attractiveness: a strong attention is paid to the satisfaction and comfort of the occupants (aesthetics, …).
The project timeframe is as follows: 4 months for design, 6 months for construction and 30 years for maintenance.
Emission scope(s)
on which the project has a significant impact
Scope 1
Direct emissions generated by the company's activity.
Scope 2
Indirect emissions associated with the company's electricity and heat consumption.
Scope 3
Emissions induced (upstream or downstream) by the company's activities, products and/or services in its value chain.
Emission Removal
Carbon sinks creation, (BECCS, CCU/S, …)
Avoided Emissions
Emissions avoided by the activities, products and/or services in charge of the project, or by the financing of emission reduction projects.
Avoided emissions: Thermal insulation of the housing reducing the consumption of heating energy, and supply of renewable energy for the residual consumption via the installation of photovoltaic panels.
- Quantification : The construction has reduced GHG emissions related to heating from 1020kgCO2e/m² to 4.8 kgCO2e/m² (over 30 years). Approximately 1015 tCO2e for the 12 housing in Longueau.
E=0 over the guaranteed period (30 years). The energy consumption is equivalent to the energy produced by the photovoltaic panels. The avoided CO2 emissions correspond to the CO2 emissions related to the energy not consumed for heating. The reference scenario is the consumption of the buildings before renovation. The residual emissions (4.8kgCO2e/m²) are related to the emission factor of the solar energy (manufacturing of the PV panels).
Key points
Invested amount
350k€
Starting date of the project
2019
Project localisation
Longueau, Picardie
Project maturity level
Prototype laboratory test (TRL 7)
Real life testing (TRL 7-8)
Pre-commercial prototype (TRL 9)
Small-scale implementation
Medium to large scale implementation
Economic profitability of the project (ROI)
Short term (0-3 years)
Middle term (4-10 years)
Long term (> 10 years)
Illustrations of the project
The BY SPRONG project contributes to the following SDGs:
- SDG 7 Clean Energy: The BYSprong project ensures access to reliable and modern energy services at an affordable cost (installation of rooftop PV panels, zero-energy operation). It also reduces the load on energy distribution infrastructure.
- SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities: BY SPRONG addresses this goal by ensuring that as many people as possible have access to energy efficient and affordable housing (i.e. reducing fuel poverty, 11.1); by reducing the negative environmental impact of cities per capita (11.6); and by enhancing the value of heritage.
To reproduce this project in different French regions, it is necessary to standardize the calls for tender and to massify the consultations to benefit from the leverage effect of industrialization.
It will also be necessary to manage the impact of additional work specific to each project (e.g. asbestos).
To fuel and perpetuate the mass renovation process, all the players (designers and users) must make a long-term commitment to this new situation in order to benefit fully from the potential of the EnergieSprong approach on which Bouygues Construction is based.
At Bouygues Construction, many other BYSPRONG projects are already underway or being studied.
Within the framework of the BYSPRONG project, two partnerships have been entered into with:
- Dalkia, for operation and maintenance
- Alterea, a design office for all building trades.
Contact the company carrying the project :
m.hugonnet@bouygues-construction.com c.denaquard@bouygues-construction.com
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