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RE2020: an operational reading of the 2025, 2028, and 2031 milestones

RE2020 is not a single regulation but a ten-year carbon trajectory in three steps. Here is how executives should read it.

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Index

Construction Intelligence Index

A qualitative reading of the signals the ACS team tracks for executive teams: regulatory trajectories, sector shifts, and zones of vigilance.

Active

RE2020 trajectory

Reading of the 2025 / 2028 / 2031 thresholds and their design consequences.

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Active

BIM governance

Gradual industrialisation across complex and public programmes.

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Monitoring

International expansion

Movements of foreign groups into the French and European market.

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Monitoring

Worker mobility

Posting compliance, cross-border sourcing, and social framework.

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Active

Public infrastructure

Investment cycles and reinforced steering requirements.

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Emerging

Digital continuity

Convergence of BIM, operations data, and digital twin.

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Topics

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Twelve topic clusters group our publications, from strategic advisory to major regulatory shifts.

Construction advisory

Strategic readings for executives: investment arbitration, programme structuring, portfolio governance.

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Project management

Programme management, scheduling, cost and risk control on complex construction projects.

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Compliance & regulation

Decoding French and European regulatory frameworks applicable to construction projects.

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Procurement & subcontracting

Sourcing, supplier qualification, contractual structuring, and supplier risk management.

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Digital construction

Digitising site processes: tools, data, BIM integration, digital twins.

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BIM

BIM rollout and governance: model, collaborative processes, digital handover.

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Sustainability

Low-carbon trajectory, circular economy, material choices, environmental performance.

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RE2020

Operational application of RE2020: thresholds, indicators, 2025/2028/2031 trajectories.

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International expansion

French market entry, European expansion, cross-border structuring.

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Worker mobility

Posting of workers, European mobility, social and administrative compliance on site.

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Public infrastructure

Public programmes, public procurement, PPPs, and infrastructure project structuring.

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Healthcare construction

Hospital projects, care homes, technical platforms: specific constraints and best practices.

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Recent

Latest analyses

The most recent publications from the ACS team.

2026-05-12

RE2020: an operational reading of the 2025, 2028, and 2031 milestones

RE2020 is not a single regulation but a ten-year carbon trajectory in three steps. Here is how executives should read it.

7 min 2026-04-22

Entering the French construction market: an executive roadmap

For a foreign group, accessing the French market combines a dense regulatory framework, specific contractual practices, and a public-private actor map that needs to be decoded quickly.

9 min

Sectors

Industry perspectives

Readings adapted to each major market: residential, healthcare, public infrastructure, logistics.

2026-05-12

RE2020: an operational reading of the 2025, 2028, and 2031 milestones

RE2020 is not a single regulation but a ten-year carbon trajectory in three steps. Here is how executives should read it.

7 min

International

International perspectives

Market readings and cross-border compliance for groups operating in France and Europe.

2026-04-22

Entering the French construction market: an executive roadmap

For a foreign group, accessing the French market combines a dense regulatory framework, specific contractual practices, and a public-private actor map that needs to be decoded quickly.

9 min

Compliance