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AI Environnement designs energy-efficient, sustainable and attractive building projects. Our engineering firm focuses on the comfort and well-being of the building’s occupants, its actual operating performance, and an environmentally responsible carbon strategy. This qualitative approach requires a collaborative and multidisciplinary building process and prepares for the introduction of the 2020 building standards. www.ai-environnement.fr

Biplan is a subsidiary of the family-owned Herige group (formerly VM Matériaux), which originated in the Vendée region of France and focuses on the building industry. Based in Cholet, France, Biplan develops high-performance, cost-effective construction solutions to make building projects simpler, faster and more environmentally-friendly. It specializes in the manufacture of Biplan insulated form blocks, a certified solution that is perfect for low energy consumption buildings (BBC). www.construction-biplan.fr

Total Marketing France handles the retail distribution of petroleum products and related services to consumers and business customers. It also markets services such as heating installation and maintenance and multi-energy consulting. Its subsidiary Caldeo contributed its expertise and know-how to the Smart House project, by installing an individual solar water heater, a modulating condensing gas boiler, underfloor heating and a heated towel rail, as well as a wood pellet boiler and its reservoir, a heat pump (for the cold) and a cooling ceiling system. http://www.total.fr/ma-maison.html

ESPCI Paris is a prestigious engineering school, as well as an internationally renowned research center and an engine of innovation for industry. ESPCI Paris is currently the leading French engineering school in the Shanghai ranking and its culture of excellence is more alive than ever. Some 70% of its engineering students graduate with doctoral degrees. Its researchers explore the interfaces between physics, chemistry and biology at its nine research units. ESPCI Paris is also one of the leading patent filers among France’s top-tier engineering schools. Many innovative, high-tech companies have been founded based on research carried out in its laboratories, with the creation of highly skilled jobs and international growth ambitions. www.espci.fr

Isobox-Isolation is the division of Knauf Industries dedicated to the construction and building trade in France. Created by the merger between the Isobox and Knauf Industries building teams, Isobox-Isolation specializes particularly in innovative molded technology products. To meet the market’s wide-ranging needs, Isobox-Isolation also offers a standard range of products for different applications and trades: facades, flooring, public works, flat roofs, ventilation and masonry. www.isobox-isolation.fr

Jackon Insulation GmbH, has been successfully manufacturing top quality insulation materials and construction boards in extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) for more than 25 years across Europe. The lambda values of Jackodur insulation products are very low, even with large thicknesses. The Jackoboard tiling construction board system can be easily used for renovating existing bathrooms as well as for new builds. http://www.jackon-insulation.com/fr/jackodur/jackodur-atlas/

An engineer specializing in home automation and multimedia, and a graduate of Institut national des sciences appliquées (INSA), acting as an independent consultant. The author of a la Maison Communicante – Réussir son installation domotique et multimédia (4th edition – Eyrolles) and Chairman and founder of the French home automation federation (Fédération Française de Domotique), provides consultancy services, design support and contracting assistance for innovative buildings. http://www.maisoncommunicante.fr

Merelec is a Vinci Energies company that employs 20-25 people and generates annual revenue of between €2.5 million and €3 million. Merelec is currently developing its low-voltage expertise to specialize in this area. [email protected]

Nord France Constructions is part of the Fayat group, France’s fourth largest building and public works group and leading independent construction company. Fayat offers its expertise to public and private sector clients on all continents. Nord France leverages the Group’s strengths and synergies to break into new markets with confidence. Thanks to its know-how and expertise, Nord France Constructions provides high-quality, rigorous and skilled technical solutions to meet the multiple demands of an increasingly competitive market. As a contractor, Nord France has built new buildings and laboratories for Bostik, as well as the Smart House, providing its expertise for both the design phase and the construction phase. www.nfc.fr

Omnis is a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of exterior building products and systems. It comprises four divisions – Roofing & Cladding, Rainscreen Panels, Rainscreen Framing and Glazing. Underpinned by its respected technical expertise, project management services, fabrication offering and export activities, Omnis is your single source exterior solutions provider. www.omnisexteriors.com

In its work, atelierpng views each project as a unique encounter, a special dialogue. Its goal is to fill space in a way that is sensitive to each project’s surroundings, lifestyle and materials with a focus on revealing, enhancing and making sublime. Atelierpng has on several occasions looked into the possibility of using local agro-and eco-materials as part of European programs or in projects for which it has been commissioned. It constantly seeks to use local cultural resources and materials in its commitment to a comprehensive environmental approach. www.png.archi

As one of the world’s most innovative and sustainable energy companies, SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) provides a diverse group of customers with complete solar solutions and services. Residential customers, businesses, governments, schools and utilities around the globe rely on SunPower’s more than 30 years of proven experience. From the first flip of the switch, SunPower delivers maximum value and superb performance throughout the long life of every solar system. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, SunPower has dedicated, customer-focused employees in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. www.sunpower.com

Total is one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies. Its Refining & Chemicals business comprises refining, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals and employs almost 50,000 people worldwide. No. 1 in refining and no.2 in petrochemicals in Europe, Total R&C has 14 refineries, 20 petrochemical plants and over 150 specialty plants around the world. It produces a broad lineup of petroleum products, base chemicals and polymers, for customers in a wide range of industrial and commercial markets. http://www.totalrefiningchemicals.com/FR/Pages/home.aspx

With more than 18,000 graduates since 1972, Université Technologique de Compiègne (UTC) teaches nearly 5,000 engineering, masters and doctoral students each year, encouraging an autonomous approach to learning and interdisciplinary technological research focused on innovation. UTC has 450 lecturer-researchers in nine research units classed A or A+, and has made apprenticeship and entrepreneurship an integral part of its curriculum (160 companies in just ten years). UTC has an international outlook, with a research center based in Shanghai, and wants to be recognized as a world technology university in the next ten years. It recently became a founding member of PRES Sorbonne Universités and, alongside Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), forms the leading university technology research center in France. www.utc.fr

Created in 1964, Velux France is a subsidiary of the Velux Group, which creates better living environments, using daylight and fresh air. Its range of products includes a wide variety of roof windows, flat roof solutions, sun tunnels and modular skylights. It also offers roller shutters, indoor and outdoor blinds and electric controls to adjust the light. Velux helps ensure a healthy and sustainable indoor environment for homes, combining energy efficiency, comfort and environmental protection. www.velux.fr