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"The Bright Future of Tunnels" newsletter - A side /  October, 15th 2020

   

— NEWS

Building Beyond - The third edition of Leonard's Building Beyond Festival just ended! Have a pick at some of the 30 debates we hosted in Leonard:Paris: self-driving vehicles, ecological transition, biodiversity..


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It is still time to become an intrapreneur!

The Intrapreneur program supports the development of innovative business projects led by VINCI employees. Do you have an idea for transforming the construction, mobility, energy or real estate industries and achieving green growth? Submit your project before November, 15th for the next cohort of VINCI's Intrapreneurs progam!
   
   
   

A side

What future for tunnels ?


Just like good old vinyl records, our newsletters are now available on two sides: the A-Side provides a choice of articles revolving around a central theme that is changing the way we design, build and operate cities and infrastructure, and the B-Side (in a fortnight) provides suggestions for further reading on the same topic.


Mobility, logistics, waste: tunnels are one of the keys to resolving the major issues facing dense cities. Explore with us their new applications and new ways of building them.

   
   

Analysis

Tunnel tech: tunnelling towards the future

Driven by strong demand worldwide, the world of tunnels is innovating in a race for safety, speed and performance. Let's take a look back at the technological revolutions and advances in the sector.

     

Projection

Transports, waste, parcels – time to reinvent the tunnel?

As cities are facing never-ending challenges, going underground seems like a promising option. Apart from utility tunnels and underground transport networks, many new functions for tunnels and ways of designing them are emerging… 

     

Opinion

How to finance major underground projects?

Large underground development projects are often the most difficult to finance. Are they facing a model crisis?

   
   
   
   

RADAR

Our selection of innovative businesses #19

Amazon and Microsoft (amongst others) invest in CarbonCure, a company that injects CO2 waste into concrete
More than $14 billion for Mosaic Building Group, the startup digitizing the construction industry.
Buildots raises a total of $16 million to introduce AI onto construction sites.

   
   
   

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