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Offered on a monthly basis by the Bouygues Construction Foresight and Strategic Marketing Division, Open Up introduces trends and initiatives from around the world. Examples to attract the reader’s attention, sources of inspiration for our projects..



Cities
Forced by climate change, Indonesia is to move its capital city

Forced by climate change, Indonesia is to move its capital city - Newsletter of 07/2019

With 10 million inhabitants within the city itself and 30 million including the city's outskirts, Jakarta is one of the world’s most...  
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The Alphabet subsidiary that wants to resell your mobile location data to urban planners

The Alphabet subsidiary that wants to resell your mobile location data to urban planners - Newsletter of 07/2019

How to plan a city that adapts to the flow of the populations who live and work there? The same question pondered by urban planners has now caught...  
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WeWork wants to enter the Smart Cities market

WeWork wants to enter the Smart Cities market - Newsletter of 06/2019

In our ultra-connected world, the success of a business is linked increasingly to its ability to deploy data to inform its strategy. An aspect that...  
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Focus

The city of proximity as a social model

Newsletter of 12/2019
The city of proximity as a social model
The city of proximity responds to a simple philosophy: putting people at the centre of the picture To reduce...

Demobility (i.e., reducing travel time): a different way of looking at proximity

Newsletter of 12/2019
Demobility (i.e., reducing travel time): a different way of looking at proximity
In order to avoid enforced travel and respect the zero carbon objective, cities are coming closer to their...

Building

When 3D printing meets plastic recycling ...

Newsletter of 10/2019
When 3D printing meets plastic recycling ...
​Back in the 1960s, plastic was a real revolution for just about every sector (from building, automotive and...

Eco-friendly solidarity projects for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame

Newsletter of 07/2019
Eco-friendly solidarity projects for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame
  Among the many reconstruction projects for the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, two architectural design...

Cities

Eco-grazing in the city, a practice that appeals to communities and social housing providers

Newsletter of 12/2019
Eco-grazing in the city, a practice that appeals to communities and social housing providers
The end of pesticides in public parks. Since 1 January 2017, in application of the law on energy transition...

What are the challenges for a floating city?

Newsletter of 12/2019
What are the challenges for a floating city?
What if tomorrow we lived in cities that floated on the sea? It’s an idea that is gaining ground through a...

Energy

Minerals in short supply, what alternatives are out there to produce electric vehicles?

Newsletter of 10/2019
Minerals in short supply, what alternatives are out there to produce electric vehicles?
​Last May, as Benchmark Minerals Intelligence brought together the mining industries, regulators and...

Akuo Energy unveils its mobile solar plant

Newsletter of 07/2019
Akuo Energy unveils its mobile solar plant
Known as the manufacturer of the first floating solar solution in France and the most powerful in Europe, the...

Mobility

What’s the situation with “Mobility As A Service”?

Newsletter of 12/2019
What’s the situation with “Mobility As A Service”?
​Buses, underground systems, trams, car-sharing or short-term rental cars, car-pooling, mini-cab services,...

France’s draft mobility legislation - where are we now?

Newsletter of 10/2019
France’s draft mobility legislation - where are we now?
The summer recess is over and the start of a new parliamentary term has begun in earnest with a great deal of...

Lifestyle

Minimalism - is less really more?

Newsletter of 10/2019
Minimalism - is less really more?
In today’s ultra-connected world known for its hyper-consumption, one emerging trend is attracting more and...

The digital revolution – a solution for the countryside?

Newsletter of 06/2019
The digital revolution – a solution for the countryside?
As we are reminded by the Yellow Vests social movement in France, rural areas are increasingly falling victim...

Ecology

In Istanbul, top up your transport pass by recycling plastic bottles

Newsletter of 07/2019
In Istanbul, top up your transport pass by recycling plastic bottles
How do you make it common practice to be more eco-friendly? The city of Istanbul has for the past six months...

Global recycling in total chaos following new policy in China

Newsletter of 07/2019
Global recycling in total chaos following new policy in China
China no longer wants to be the world’s waste bin. Such was the decision of the Chinese government in late...

Interview of the month

Stéphanie Barrault, head of the Circular Design Experience project: applying all of the circular-economy principles to the construction sector

Newsletter of 12/2019
Stéphanie Barrault, head of the Circular Design Experience project: applying all of the circular-economy principles to the construction sector
In France, the construction sector generates more than 40 million tonnes of waste every year and consumes...

Ramy Saad, energy efficiency and sustainable design engineer at Bouygues Bâtiment International

Newsletter of 10/2019
Ramy Saad, energy efficiency and sustainable design engineer at Bouygues Bâtiment International
Ramy Saad, energy efficiency and sustainable design engineer at Bouygues Bâtiment International, shares...

What if

What if work sites were directly managed by thought in the future?

Newsletter of 12/2019
What if work sites were directly managed by thought in the future?
​Operate your smartphone through thought; send a message or post a photo online without making any movement:...

What if in future ... we used asteroids to make our batteries?

Newsletter of 10/2019
What if in future ... we used asteroids to make our batteries?
“Copper gone by 2050”, “silver deposits depleted by 2029” ... the media and various stakeholders have...
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