Research, Development, Innovation

The construction sector is changing rapidly, with R&D and innovation playing a key role in speeding up progress towards carbon neutrality, improving workplace safety and increasing the efficiency of the construction process.

Thanks to our substantial investment in digital technology, industrialisation, robotics and artificial intelligence, our clients will benefit from the best solutions for facing major environmental, societal and technological challenges.

Collaboration and collective intelligence are at the heart of our approach.
We work alongside start-ups, manufacturers, universities and clusters to develop hybrid solutions that combine expertise and perspectives from different disciplines.

This collaborative approach promotes rapid, useful innovations that are perfectly adapted to operational realities in the field.
It ensures that they can be replicated and rolled out on a large scale in a wide range of contexts.

Useful innovation 

Solutions rooted in real-world needs, designed to solve specific challenges and deliver measurable improvements in safety, performance and environmental impact. We are determined to ensure that every innovation delivers tangible added value to operations and meets the expectations expressed by end users.

Participative innovation  

A collaborative process involving our teams and partners, incorporating feedback from the field, professional skills and external expertise from the outset. This cooperation ensures greater relevance, faster uptake and an ability to adapt solutions to the varied contexts of our projects.

Open innovation 

Innovation connected to a broad network of partners – start-ups, universities, industrial players and innovation clusters. This openness brings together complementary expertise, helps move from ideas to implementation more quickly, and fosters sharing of good practices, resource pooling and the development of user-centred hybrid solutions.

A strategic investment fund that supports start-ups in construction technology and related fields. Beyond financial backing, it provides exclusive access to our international network, pilot projects, and the technical expertise of our teams, along with first-hand market intelligence.
This approach increases the chances of success, industrialisation and integration of innovations while fostering lasting synergies between young companies and our business activities.