EQUANS is part of an ambitious project: creating the first all-electric hospital in The Netherlands. When completed in 2021, the complex will meet the highest requirements in terms of sustainability, energy saving, hygiene, flexible use of space and comfort.
Co-creation
The Isala and Noorderboog complex is a unique project within The Netherlands. In order to achieve the ambitious sustainability goals of Isala, EQUANS collaborated with Trebbe and Dura Vermeer as part of a consortium (TDE). In addition to the realization of this new all-electric hospital (17,690 m2), TDE will also be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the building for a period of 25 years.
A sustainable design
Sustainability plays a major role in the functional design of the building. EQUANS translated the green ambitions into a feasible design for construction. The fact that the building doesn’t have a gas connection has an huge impact on the technical installations used by EQUANS. Energy is stored by means of a heat and cold storage. In this heat and cold storage (WKO), geothermal energy is used for heating and cooling buildings. The roof of the building will be covered with ca. 400 solar panels. In April 2022 the first all-electric hospital in The Netherlands will open the doors for its first patients.
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Accelerate the transformation of your production sites thanks to 5G with Equans
The deployment of the latest mobile technology will accelerate the transition to Industry 4.0. It offers an alternative to current 4G LTE or Wi-Fi, with interesting prospects in terms of bandwidth, latency, and service quality, and therefore new possibilities for use. 5G will thus facilitate and accelerate the potential of real-time man-to-machine/machine-to-machine communication, robotics, connected sensors, digital models and digital twins, IoT (Internet of Things) and telecontrol as well as hypervision. Combined, these processes create a promising prospect: the smart factory based on a network of interconnected sensors that allows for automated and optimised control of a robotic production line. Factory 4.0 will not only be more efficient. Its greater connectivity will allow for optimisation of energy consumption and flow management, and therefore its overall environmental impact. What's more, a 5G network inherently consumes much less power than older technology: up to 90% less than 4G, according to operators. Taking advantage of these benefits now means building a private 5G network on site. France’s Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority Arcep has authorised the testing of several 5G networks, and major industrial groups such as Arcelor Mittal have initiated experimental projects ("5G Steel"). As an integrator of Industry 4.0 solutions, Equans Digital can support future industrial sites with this new connectivity. Equans has solid expertise in telecoms equipment for companies and infrastructure: the group is a leader in Europe in the link between the physical, electrical and digital layers. As an "agnostic" solution integrator, Equans Digital can suggest relevant use cases exploiting new connectivity models via 5G thanks to its in-depth knowledge of industrial processes. With this in mind, the organisation is preparing to upgrade its Industry 4.0 Lab in Montargis (France) to include 5G. Equans is part of the Bouygues Group, which also has operator capacity through Bouygues Telecom, a key 5G player in France, with which Equans could combine forces.
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International Women's Day
Jérôme Stubler met with three female managers, Emmanuelle Brisemur, CEO Equans Transport (Equans France), Solène Cosnefroy, Urban Transport Activity Director (Equans France), and Lucie Montagne, Project Manager. The aim was to affirm the Group's ambition to promote gender diversity, to increase the attractiveness of our businesses and the number of women managers in the company, to understand their career paths and to learn from their views on issues such as the benefits of gender diversity, the broadening of profiles, the professional/personal balance, the importance of role models and sexist behavior.
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Press release: Equans appoints its Executive Committee
Following the completion of the acquisition of Equans by the Bouygues Group on October 4, and the transfer of the Bouygues Energies & Services and Kraftanlagen subsidiaries to Equans by Bouygues Construction, Jérôme Stubler, Chairman of Equans, announces the appointment of the new Group Executive Committee, effective February 1, 2023. Bruno Charrade, in charge of the Americas (USA, Canada, Chile, Colombia and Peru).Mark Dirckx, CEO of Equans Belgium and Luxembourg. Richard Dujardin, in charge of Switzerland and the Netherlands.Ana Giros, in charge of Strategy, Development and CSR as well as activities in Australia and New Zealand and Executive President of Equans Belgium.Pierre Hardouin, CEO of Equans France.Olivier Hérout, in charge of Human Resources and Health & Safety.Etienne Jacolin, in charge of Finance, Legal and Information Systems.Thomas Jung, in charge of Operational Excellence, Innovation and Purchasing.Florence Lépany-Duval, in charge of Communications.Jean-Philippe Loiseau, CEO of Equans UK and Ireland.Dominique Néel, in charge of the Smart Buildings Division and the activities of Bouygues Energies & Services France.Stéphane Stoll, in charge of Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania and Croatia) and the Data Centres and Energy BU of Bouygues Energies & Services.