competitioninnovation4Bouygues Construction

2012Prizewinners

14 September 2012

Nearly 700 innovations were submitted in this most recent

edition of the competition, more than twice as many as in

2006, just six years ago. I should like to thank once again the

1,800 participants for their hard work and their commitment.

The challenge for us all now is to bring those innovations to

life. Some of them will be included in the annual R&D pro-

gramme. Those that are ready to go will be tried out, while

those already in operational use in an entity will be publicised

and rolled out groupwide.

We invite you to circulate and use this brochure extensively

in your workplace and to check out the 678 entries in the

competition, available on the intranet. The history of our

2012 innovations is just starting...

Christian Griffault Research, Development and Innovation Director,Bouygues Construction

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"Shaping a better life": that is the goal Bouygues Construction

has set itself by placing sustainable construction at the heart of

its strategy and using innovation to drive progress.

Innovation in our business means being able to turn ideas into

reality, by developing new products and services that anticipate

our customers’ future needs and by improving the structures

we build or the resources we use to build them.

By turning their skills, their commitment and their creativity

to innovation, all the participants in our 2012 Innovation

Competition have given the company a head start on the way

towards that better life.

Thank you everyone!

Gaëtan DesruellesExecutive Vice-President, Research and Innovation,Sustainable Construction, Bouygues Construction

Your ideas are the keyto our success!

The history of our 2012 innovations is just starting...

cost control - accountingFINANCE - LEGAL - administration

This portal brings together on a single site all the necessary infor-mation for the effective management of the administrative, legal, financial and technical aspects of a project, in-cluding tender validation workflows, legal certificates, specific authori-sations, manpower and reinvoicing curves and coordination measures. The innovation draws on all the com-pany’s information systems and was developed on the Paris Philharmonic Hall project.

This innovation is a guide that helps personal assistants and secretaries to deal with all the situations they encounter in their day-to-day work, enabling them to become more effi-cient. The guide has been developed in electronic form within Bouygues UK’s management system.

Works IS portal – Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: J-F. Scheidt; H. Ferre; C. Pornet; C. Oriot

EdificExpor – Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: R. Hecht ; P. Rismondo ; N. Aube

PA bookletBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: K. Schneider; L. Attlaoui

EdificExpor enables financial controllers to automatically import flat costs for Social Housing operations into SAP. It itemises tasks, project costs, man/day schedules and the associated budgets.

This internet tool, called SAGHA after its French acronym, links the planning, clocking and reinvoicing of after-sales service resources. As well as opti-mising administrative tasks and making them more reliable, it ensures the traceability and archiving of after-sales operations.

After-Sales Time Tracking,Archiving and ManagementBouygues Entreprises France-Europe

Prizewinners: I. Fleury ; P. Luiset ; S. Terville

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This innovative resource helps the company and job applicants to communicate better before and after interviews. Applicants can find full information about the company, together with the administrative documents and forms they need. New recruits can compile their own personal file, sign up for benefits such as the employee savings scheme and collective retirement plan, and find a wide range of other information.

Internet information platform for job applicantsBouygues Travaux Publics

Prizewinners: F. Mathevet; C. Ladire ; P. Magnan

HUMAN RESOURCESCOMMUNICATION

Street Art is in the AirBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: A. Pequet ; A. Franciosa

This project involved organising a Street Art-based public relations event on a major worksite. An unusual and offbeat way of enhancing custo-mer relations, it also has a community dimension – proceeds from the sale of artworks are donated to charity – and an HR dimension, by making staff proud to belong to the company.

The HR development index is an analytical model that can be used to evaluate the maturity and performance of an operating unit’s HR policy against 17 objective criteria measured at four levels. The evaluation, carried out on a consensual basis between BI’s HR department and local managers, helps to place an over-intuitive vision of HR performance on an objective footing and to determine prio-rities for progress.

This management resource is now fully operational at Bouygues Bâtiment International.

HR development indexBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: S. Vallée ; I. Dubois-Wetterwald ; N. Cote

This innovation, called FACIL after its French acronym, helps to modernise all stages of the annual evaluation process (preparation, the sending-out of report forms, the writing of reports, follow-up and filing), making life easier for line managers and HR staff alike. Of course, it does not in any way detract from the human dialogue that is the most important element of the annual evaluation interview.

FACIL: online annual evaluation report - ETDE

Prizewinners: C. Rio ; H. Pariente ; E. Spielman

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INNOVATION IN THE FIELD

A wheeled hopper for placing grout in the longitudinal joints of hollow-core slabs.

A two-wheeled steel trolley com-prising a channel in which a door leaf is automatically clamped, under its own weight, for easy movement or machining.

Joint grouting machineBouygues Entreprises France-Europe

Prizewinners: G. Constant ; A. Poupe ; R. Chavatte ; C. Brezillon

Practical holder for inserting concrete plugsBouygues Entreprises France-Europe

Prizewinner: P. Lopez

Door-handling machine with automatic clamping systemBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinner: T. Dubois

•Goncafix : a simple system for bracing scaffolding or reinforcement cages, comprising an adjustable rigid tube with fixing hook.

•Goncatub : a system for placing safety railings on concrete reinforcement, removable after concrete placement.

•Goncaplatine : a system for effortless handling and adjustment of baseplates.

A simple tool for plugging formwork spacer holes in concrete walls that dispenses with scaffolding. It combines a plug holder, a float, and a scraper for carrying out the operation easily.

Goncafix – Goncatub - GoncaplatineBouygues Entreprises France-Europeet Bouygues Travaux Publics

Prizewinner: A. Goncalves

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Lifting sling spacerBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: S. Couste ; J. Minier

LOGISTICS - PURCHASINGEQUIPMENT/plant

Package plant roomBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: P. Pellerin ; N. Cowan

The plant room of a building is entirely prefabricated, fitted out and tested at the factory before it is installed on the building roof. Used in the construction of a school in Britain, this innovation enabled the worksite team to save time and improve quality at less cost.

This device improves siteworker safety by eliminating the need to climb onto loads on trucks. It automatically posi-tions slings on each side of the com-ponent to be hoisted. It folds away and is independent of the hoisting appa-ratus. A prototype has been built and tested on-site.

The supplier of concrete for a worksite affixes a barcode containing all the rele-vant product information to the delivery slip. The site supervisor scans it with a PDA scanner, on which he will then ite-mise the quantities poured per structure. This single-entry feature saves time and improves traceability. It is an innovative system that will be extended to other types of supplies.

Barcode-based supplies managementBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-Franceet Bouygues Construction Purchasing

Prizewinners: H. Ferre ; J-F. Scheidt ; H. Hug

Innov’Action is a collaborative website introduced by Bouygues Construction Purchasing in 2011 to encourage inno-vation among purchasing, works and technical staff. A clearly structured pre-sentation in three sections (Source / Test / Develop) and interactive sharing fea-tures are the website’s key assets.

Innov’Action collaborative websiteBouygues Construction Purchasing

Prizewinners: R. Bridenne ; P. Avokh ; P. Maillet-Hausswirth

THIS INNOVATION HAS BEEN AWARDED

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

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commercial

This project, rolled out at the Lycée Alfred Nobel in Clichy-sous-Bois, north of Paris, consists in signifi-cantly reducing energy costs by get-ting pupils in technology programmes to carry out diagnostics and monito-ring themselves. The aim is to define a contractual procedure that can be negotiated.

Imagined as part of the Greater Paris project, the Totem Tower is a concept for a high-rise building with optimised energy performance and controlled costs. The tower incorporates all aspects of sustainable construction, from architecture, energy efficiency and mixed use to integration into the surrounding area.

Ecolycée – ETDE

Prizewinners: L. Lebouchard ; A-C. de Savignac ; C. Bouvard ; J. Vasseur

Totem TowerBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: R. Penciolelli ; C. Flotte ; S.C. Cho

Modular low-energy apartment buildingsBouygues Entreprises France-Europe

Prizewinners: S. Simon ; P. Baradat ; V. Clément ; M. Huguet

The traditional paper presentation is replaced by a 3D animated film with voiceover describing the main phases of the project and the events that have affected it. The film tracks project developments and their consequences in visual form, helping customers at the highest level to understand and take ownership of the project.

Using film to explain a complex projectBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: G. Rolland ; M. O’Shea ; A. Crerar

This concept for an adaptable, industrial-scale product preserving all the features of technical performance offers a way of building more competitively priced apart-ments. Its integrated simulation feature allows customers to choose their archi-tectural, energy-efficiency and budget preferences.

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COMET is an on-site application for improving the control and commissioning of projects, work package by work package, which provides access to technical drawings and datasheets. It runs on a tablet PC and can be used to enter the progress of tests and inspections and to follow up the making-good of snagging-list items.

This platform – an innovation used for the UAP tower building in Lyons – enables tall buildings in dense urban settings to be deconstructed in safety and without disturbance. It enables work to proceed in parallel at three different levels: cladding stone, gla-zing, and structural concrete. It also speeds up the work.

This pontoon combining a self-contai-ned work platform and personnel amenities not only floats but can be hoisted to enable strengthening work to be carried out on bridge spans of all heights. Used on the Saint Nazaire bridge, it allows work to proceed sa-fely and independently without distur-bance to traffic.

Commissioning Organisation and Management by Executive Teams (COMET) - ETDEPrizewinners: L. Berthe ; J-L. Legros ; L. Dugne ; N. Hadji

Deconstruction platformBouygues Entreprises France-Europe and Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Lauréats : D. Sauzet ; C. Bardin ; T. Dubreuil ; G. Villa

Pontoon for major structural reinforcement work - Bouygues Travaux PublicsPrizewinners: O. Monfray ; S. Lugardon ; A. Botta

WORKS - OPERATION - SERVICES

Permanent powdercoat safety railingsbuilt in at structural phaseBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France

Prizewinners: C. Laine ; T. Dos Santos , G. Gallice ; A. Gonzales

Resin boot for boxoutsBouygues Entreprises France-Europe

Prizewinners: X. Agar ; Y. Cotonnec ; A. Menvielle

The flexibility of the boot means it can easily form rebates around the edges of the boxout: at the top, for housing a safety plate, and at the bottom for receiving permanent shuttering. Being made of resin, it is easy to remove and, above all, it can be reused indefinitely, making it cost-effective.

After building a customised jig, the jig/railing assembly is placed in the wall form prior to concrete place-ment. When the form is stripped, the jig is removed, leaving the safety sys-tem permanently in place. This inno-vation improves safety and quality at lower cost.

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This patented innovation fundamen-tally changes erection methods and undercuts the cost of conventional methods. The principle is that of incre-mentally-launched bridges, applied to a vertical tower. The technique intro-duces a decisive advantage for wind-farm construction.

A modular design-build solution for an apartment building, helping to save time and cut costs while mee-ting expectations for energy-effi-ciency and comfort.

VSL equipment for wind tower installation - VSLPrizewinners: G. Russel ; J-M. Laurens ; R. De Almeida ; M. Meyer

Accelerated modular construction of a buildingBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: G. Shepherd ; C. Tedder ; R. Matthews

technical

Helmholtz resonance is a technology that reduces acoustic disturbance. The construction of buildings that comply with low-energy standards or the RT 2012 thermal design code encourages the development of active floor slabs and hybrid ceilings without suspended ceilings, which entails a risk of reduced acoustic comfort. This patented innova-tion involves building Helmholtz reso-nance directly into floor slabs by groo-ving the ceiling side.

The innovation involves recovering all the unharnessed energy – thermal, wind, and electrical – in tunnels. Three developments are being studied:

• IBC® low-energy infrastructure (Infrastructure Basse Consommation), a global offering for self-consumption in stations on the network;

•vertical-axisurbanwindturbinesinpiston-reliefducts;•liningsegmentswithfluidsconduitsforexploitingtemperaturedifferences.

A permanent subframe is built into the structure when the concrete is placed, replacing conventional door and window jigs. The joinery clips directly to the subframe, so no holes have to be drilled in the concrete. The subframes are supplied by the joinery manufacturer. The assembly is made airtight by a close-fitting seal which is compressed when the joinery unit is clipped into place. Erection is fast and quality is guaranteed.

Use of tunnel energiesBouygues Travaux publics and ETDEPrizewinners: F. Clin ; E. Spitz ; B. Burtschell ; S. Minec

Helmholtz resonatorBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Prizewinners: F. Gal ; P. Gegout ; P. Ribeiro Gomes

Built-in joinery subframeBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Prizewinner: B. Vial

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THIS INNOVATION HAS BEEN AWARDED

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Dragages Hong Kong has created a 1,000-m² training centre devoted entirely to safety. Since the centre opened in February 2011, 4,000 site workers from Dragages and subcontractors have been given training, dispensed in En-glish, Chinese and Nepalese. The centre has eight simulation workshops in addition to classrooms. A certificate is awarded to those who pass a test on completing their course. The centre has become the standard-setter for the construction industry in Hong Kong.

Special Safety PrizeSafety Training CentreBouygues Bâtiment International

Prizewinners: N. Borit ; T. Smith ; C. Shing Ma ; L. Tsang

Special Jury PrizeIn this fourth edition,

two projects were awarded a Special Jury Prize:

VSL equipment for wind tower installation (VSL)and the Barcode-based supplies management system

(Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France and BYCN Purchasing).

special prizes

Special Health PrizeMeariss - Safestart - ErgotourBouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France,Bouygues Entreprises France-Europeand DTP Terrassement

Meariss prizewinners: L. Lahollande ; S. Feuillolay ; J. DemassietSafestart prizewinners: R. Duret ; H. Boualem EttouimErgotour prizewinners: C. Dubois ; P. Burguet ; K. Ledet

This special prize is awarded to three initiatives that illustrate Bouygues Construction’s determination to reduce its people’s exposure to health risks and, above all, to reduce those risks.

Meariss precisely measures and analyses the risks associated with each of the company’s main jobs and posts.Safestart creates an automatic link between siteworkers’ clock-in data and job descriptions in order to calculate their exposure to a range of hardship factors. Ergotour raises awareness of workplace ergonomics among a large number of employees.

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Find the 678 projects on the intranetat R&D Innovation

Do not hesitate to contact your Entity RDI manager:Bruno Lineatte (BYEFE), Philippe Richard (BYBAT IDF),

Philippe Autuori (BYTP), Servan Lacire (ETDE), Andreas Schwarz (VSL),Tangi Le Borgne (DTP), Jean Lacroix (PCCD), Trino Beltran (BY BI).