The prospects for sustainable construction in the French and Moroccan markets

France has implemented policy to regulate whole life carbon of buildings (RE2020) and has been a forerunner in Europe. Indeed, since 2022, all new buildings must be low energy consumption and low carbon and must meet progressive thresholds till 2031. And buildings and real estate stakeholders, associations and French government are already preparing all together the future environmental policies that will go beyond RE2020 by including global indicators.

Rachel Chermain, CEO of Alliance HQE-GBC, association that gathers the stakeholders of the whole value chain for sustainable living environment in France, will present those policies and works and the methodology initiated by the association for sustainable building refurbishment.

With more than 100 certified projects, HQE has become the most widespread certification for sustainable buildings and territories in Morocco. The presentation will share insights on the state of the art of construction quality in Morocco, major projects and how HQE certification ca