Construction & engineering
The subjects our engineers deal with on major projects in energy, industry and infrastructure: design, works, energy, grids, regulation, innovation. Analysis and lessons learned, written by the people who live them.
How many engineers will it take to build tomorrow's data centers?
Announcements are counted in gigawatts and tens of billions of euros. But a data center is not built with announcements: it takes teams. High-voltage electrical engineers, cooling specialists, construction managers, BIM managers, commissioning engineers: the wave of data centers is making these profiles one of the most sought-after resources in the construction sector.
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From substation to energisation: the stages of a high-voltage project
A high-voltage substation connects a transmission line to an industrial site, a renewable plant or the distribution grid. Building one involves a dozen trades, from grid studies to commissioning tests. Here are the main stages, and the points where a project gains or loses months.
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Testing and commissioning electrical installations: a profession of its own
Between the end of erection and the first energisation lies a phase that goes unnoticed when it goes well: testing. Yet this is where everything that was designed, built and wired is verified. The test engineer is its guarantor.
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Building a data center: the stages, the lead times and the main difficulties
From the outside, a data center looks like a large warehouse. Inside, it is one of the most technical buildings there is: an electrical and thermal installation that must never stop. From idea to commissioning, a project goes through six main stages, and several pitfalls.
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High Protection: the 8 essential pieces of protective equipment on a construction site
Hard hat, shoes, vest… We put them on every morning without thinking. Yet behind every piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) lie years of engineering and precise standards, designed for a single purpose: that everyone goes home at night. In this special issue, we present the eight essential pieces as a collection, with their function, their variants and the standards to know.
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