Sustainable buildings

Sustainability of construction work has become a topic investigated by all stakeholders all along the value chain of a project.

Property owners, engineering consultants and architects are constantly seeking new strategies to deliver sustainable buildings and structures that attract tenants and buyers whilst maximising “green value”, such as increased asset value and reduced risk of depreciation. 

General companies and installers are then asking for products and solutions supporting this new approach. Meanwhile, occupants want buildings that foster collaboration as well as innovation and increase employee productivity and well-being. They also need to reduce operating costs, energy use, and environmental impact.  Within Nexans, we do offer solutions that will help each stakeholder all along the project in order to achieve the great objective of BUILDING TOMORROW, TODAY

Given the current reality in the construction industry — which alone accounts for 40% of global energy consumption — players at all levels in this market are moving towards sustainable buildings.

A sustainable building is :

• A comfortable, safe and reliable place to live and work.
• Designed to achieve energy efficiency and optimise the use of energy during its life cycle.
• Designed and built to have a low environmental impact and carbon footprint throughout its life cycle.

Our response to these varying challenges combines several products and specific services, for any type of building, whether residential housing, public, commercial and office buildings or industrial sites.

Low impact solutions

Every product around us has an impact on the environment, from the extraction of raw materials to end-of-life recycling or disposal.

Nexans takes the life cycle of its products into account and works at all stages of the value chain, from purchasing the right materials to providing the right information to Green Building designers.

With its “à la carte solutions”, Nexans offers services and support for reducing the environmental impact of cables throughout the entire product life cycle.

Health and safety solutions

The main cause of casualties in indoor fire are smoke and hazardous emissions which significantly reduce the chance to escape and extend the damage to goods far behind the burned area. The contribution of cables is key both in active and passive protection. Electrical cables can warrant the supply of energy and the transmission of information. They can contribute to improve the time to escape the fire.

Our Halogen free product range is an alternative to standard cable for improved behavior in case of fire.

It ensures a safe evacuation of people and helping facilitate the work of rescue team, thanks to low smoke and limited hazardous gas emissions.

Solutions for energy efficiency
Optimize your energy efficiency thanks to Nexans EcoCalculator. A tool which helps you to optimize the cable dimensioning according to energy savings and CO2 emissions during the time of use of the cables after installation.

EcoCalculator is an online application that determines the possible savings with a cable with a larger cross section. This tool enables customers to easily calculate the energy savings they can get from their electrical installation.