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EFFICIENT BUILDING™

EFFICIENT BUILDING™ with Lafarge is Lafarge's response to construction challenges.
With innovation as a key priority, the Group is incorporating environmental, economic and social dimensions into its research and development in order to explore, develop and propose solutions and expertise promoting increasingly sustainable and efficient construction throughout a structure’s lifecycle.

EFFICIENT BUILDING™ with Lafarge

Energy efficiency

Buildings represent nearly 40% of global energy demand. Lafarge proposes solutions and expertise which contribute to designing more efficient buildings at every stage in its life and even buildings which produce as much energy as they consume.

The approach

A major actor in building and sustainability, Lafarge commits to contribute to sustainable construction everywhere and for all. The Group develops and proposes innovative solutions and a unique expertise to take up this challenge.

Costs optimization

Through its research and partnership programs, Lafarge aims to ensure that the cost of buildings, however efficient they are, remains low in order to offer everyone decent and environmentally-friendly housing.

CO2 Performance

Committed to combating climate change, Lafarge is reducing the carbon footprint of its products and industrial processes, as well as that of the constructions which are built using its solutions.

Low-energy housing

Take the owner’s tour!

View low-energy housing designed by Lafarge in images. Combining 20 rules of sustainable construction with Lafarge product solutions, this flash animation will take you on a tour of the ultimate energy-efficient home.

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