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Better understanding and grasping the challenges of tomorrow's construction is essential for a healthy, resource-efficient, and accessible building and environment. ARTibat is an opportunity for all construction professionals to discover the activities offered for this purpose, centered around the theme "Sustainable construction, sustainable action."

Accessibility and adaptability of buildings and ERPs - or how to comply with upcoming regulations?

By 2050, one in three French people will be over 60 years old. This aging population, assessed by demographic trends, will lead to changes in building facilities, particularly in Public Access Buildings (PABs), where accommodating people with reduced mobility (PRM) can pose a problem.

The date of January 1, 2015 will mark a turning point since all existing ERPs will have to comply with accessibility rules, which represents a market of several hundred thousand ERPs to be renovated by 2015.

Buildings accessible to all

Contrary to popular belief, building accessibility is not limited to people in wheelchairs or those with sensory impairments. The February 2005 law refers to People with Reduced Mobility and not just to people with disabilities. The goal is to make public buildings more welcoming and easier to use for everyone (people with strollers, craftsmen with toolboxes, etc.). This is why signage, motorized doors, etc. will also be highlighted.

Constraints related to mobility and travel

ARTibat will present an accessible town hall that meets the regulations and needs of people with reduced mobility. Accessibility issues are often linked to mobility issues, so it is necessary to plan for improvements such as the installation of an access ramp and a lifting platform to avoid stairs, the installation of a reception desk and accessible restrooms, a table with adjustable height, etc.

Taking into account sensory deficiencies

Often overlooked, hearing and visual impairments must be taken into account in the design of public buildings. For example, a tactile path for the visually impaired, a magnification table to facilitate the reading of documents, a magnetic loop that works with hearing aids for the hard of hearing, an audible beacon, etc. will be on display.

 

Adaptability of housing

At the ARTibat exhibition, various rules applicable to the adaptability of residential housing will be presented, as according to the DREES (Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics) "more than 60% of people aged over 80 live at home", which represents a very important market for all building trades.

The economical house - or how to respond to regulatory, economic and construction developments?

The requirements of Low Energy Buildings (BBC) and the upcoming RT 2012 Thermal Regulations make energy management essential. For public and private project owners, this is becoming a major criterion in the selection of contractors.

A space will offer a new way of designing and building together, by bringing together all the trades, architects, project managers, and design offices upfront. The energy-efficient house must allow for compliance with future thermal regulations and emphasize the obligation for all construction stakeholders to work together to ensure technical and regulatory objectives are met, while meeting their clients' demands.

A 92 m² space will present various construction methods that meet regulatory changes related to energy savings in the form of modules, representing all the technical spaces of a house and building trade techniques. These centers will allow you to discover different solutions dealing with the construction method, the implementation of materials as well as their performance related to thermal regulatory requirements:

• External Technical Insulation
• Water management and ventilation
• Management of solar energy and lighting
• Insulation of floors and roofs
• How to work together?
• Historical and economic evolution of housing

The connecting house - or home automation applied to energy savings in the home

A 54m² space will be dedicated to developments in the electrical professions.

Hardware evolution: manufacturers innovate and adapt to markets

With the evolution of future Thermal Regulations, it will be necessary to plan the installation of appropriate management equipment (home automation system which ensures optimum management of needs and free inputs) and also energy-saving equipment itself (low-consumption lighting, double-flow CMV, etc.).

Comfort requirements, autonomy and security are increasingly strong. Products will therefore be offered that meet consumer expectations (alarm system, “inter-scenarios”, autonomous smoke detector, etc.).

The multimedia network also takes a prominent place in housing and this market is undergoing strong growth; here too, innovative solutions will be presented (patch boxes, switches, VDI networks, etc.).

The well-being occupies a prominent place in consumer requirements, bioelectricity (limitation of electromagnetic fields) becomes an essential subject to be addressed in future installations.

Evolution in implementation habits:

Not only are products evolving, but installation habits must also evolve. Here too, the energy consumption requirements of future buildings (RT 2012, energy renovation) will require much more demanding levels of airtightness. This is why site coordination (for example between the plasterer and the electrician) will become essential and the equipment will have to be installed optimally (technical housing duct, double-flow box in the heated volume)

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