Our decarbonization solutions for the building and construction industry
To calculate their carbon footprint, develop a low-carbon roadmap, and decarbonize their operations, companies in the building and construction industry need to be familiar with best practices in this area and demonstrate that they are implementing them.
Your needs
Do you work in the building and construction industry in a role that involves decarbonization challenges? We provide you with access to standards, market intelligence solutions, training, and audit-based recognition.
Have your carbon footprint verified or validated
To establish your credibility and reassure your stakeholders.
Have your materials certified to the NF standard
The quality mark for concrete, aggregates, hydraulic binders, etc.
Become a Certified Energy Performance Auditor
To have one's individual expertise recognized.
AFNOR helps you define your needs
Why adopt a low-carbon approach?
In France, the building sector accounts for 44% of energy consumption and 25% of CO2 emissions. A low-carbon building is one that minimizes its greenhouse gas emissions throughout its entire life cycle:
- during design: bio-based materials, local supply chains, low-carbon concrete)
- for the energy needs of its occupants: use of local renewable energy sources, low-consumption and energy-efficient technologies
- during rehabilitation and renovation: insulation work, smart building
- at the end of its life: site redevelopment, material recycling, etc.
RE2020 is the latest in a series of thermal regulations imposed on buildings to limit their energy consumption and, today, their carbon footprint. Since its inception in 1974, in the wake of the first oil crisis, thermal regulations have focused on reducing energy consumption per square meter, expressed in kWh/m²/year of primary energy. It is now an environmental regulation in the broadest sense, designed with a life-cycle approach compatible with the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Source of figures: Ministry of Ecological Transition
