CSTB

The CARNOT-CSTB institute brings together the CSTB (Scientific and Technical Centre for Building) teams that are involved in R&D activities and R&D enhancement.

RESEARCH STRATEGIC FIELDS

Carnot CSTB institute’s R&D is implemented in response to the main today challenges: Sustainable Town, Clean and Efficient Building, Risk Control, Construction and Societal Change through a scientific offer integrating scientific fields, technology and socio-economic approaches at building, district and town level:
Acoustics – Sustainable Development - Lighting – Equipments and Services – Pollution and Purification Management – Energy Savings and Renewable Energies – Materials, Construction techniques – Health, Environment – Social Sciences, Economics – Digital Simulation and Virtual Reality – Structures, Fire Safety – Information Technologies and Communication– Wind, Climatology …
 

MEANS

The Carnot CSTB institute brings together the CSTB teams involved in R&D activities and enhancement promoting for the different actors of the construction sector, relying on CSTB’s laboratories and large scale research facilities.

1/ Supporting socio-economic actors’ R&D activities through a systemic approach in order to broaden markets and satisfy new requirements

2/ Implementing research partnership with the best French and international research teams

3/ Relying on large-scale research facilities such as :

• the Jules VERNE climatic wind tunnel (experimental programmes on the full-scale behaviour of buildings and building components when subjected to any weather condition including wind, rain, snow, hail, sun, sandstorm …)
  
• the Le CORBUSIER® immersion room (modelling and simulating physical phenomena, 3D representation)
  
• the ARIA large-scale research facility including laboratories involved in the health quality of construction products, facilities and building structures :
  - POLLEM laboratory (characterisation of VOCs),
  - LMEI laboratory for microbiology of indoor environment,
  - the AQUASIM large-scale research facility on all types of water, their transport and uses, their interactions with materials,  their treatments and their restitutions to the environment(under construction)
  - ASTERIA laboratory (efficiency of biological treatment systems for air),
  - MARIA experimental house (automated house for innovative research with air)
  
• the VULCAIN large-scale research facility on fire safety, the only European facility that can test 9-m high test specimens (under construction)

THE CARNOT CSTB INSTITUTE’S STRENGTHS

• Strong links with construction’s socio-economic actors as well of related sectors
• A large experience of integrator and innovation actor
• Partnerships with academic research

The Carnot-CSTB institute laboratories

• Energy, Health and the Environment Department (in Marne-la-Vallée, Grenoble and Sophia-Antipolis)
• Climatology, Aerodynamics, Pollution and Purification Department (in Nantes)
• Economics and Social Sciences Department (in Paris)
• Information Technologies (Information Technologies and Knowledge Dissemination Department in Sophia-Antipolis and Marne-la-Vallée)
• Characterisation of Materials Division (Envelope and Coatings Department in Marne-la Vallée and Grenoble)
• Lightweight Construction and Transfer (Envelope and Coatings Department in Marne-la-Vallée and Grenoble)
• Safety Engineering and Related Technologies Division (Safety, Structures and Fire Performance Department in Marne-la-Vallée)
• Mechanical Tests and Studies Division (Safety, Structures and Fire Performance Department inMarne-la-Vallée)
• Acoustics Division (Acoustics and Lighting Department in Grenoble, Marne-la-Vallée and Nantes)
• Lighting Division (Acoustics and Lighting Department in Grenoble, Marne-la-Vallée and Nantes)

Core business

• Building and territory management
High competences

• Energy & environment
• Materials, mechanics and Processes
• Soft sciences
• Information and communication technologies