Reading Time: 4 minutesParis is preparing for the Games with a focus on low-carbon initiatives, in line with the RE2020 regulations. The project also emphasises the circular economy by prioritising innovative and reusing materials.
Bunthan Iea - (IPEF)
As an Ingénieur des Ponts, des Eaux et des Forêts (IPEF), Bunthan IEA is a project manager for building environmental performance within the Directorate General for Planning, Housing, and Nature (DGALN) of the French Ministry in charge of housing. His primary mission involves reducing carbon emissions from construction, particularly in relation to the new French environmental regulations for new construction (RE2020). He is also involved in projects related to the environmental data of construction products, especially the INIES database in France. At the European level, he regularly follows the environmental aspects of the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), as well as standardisation work (e.g., P01E, CEN/TC 350, etc). Graduating from the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, he holds engineering degrees specialising in the mechanics of materials and structures. He has also completed master’s degrees in the durability of materials and structures for energy, as well as public policies for sustainable development. Before his current position at the French Ministry, he pursued a PhD focusing on developing a new method for evaluating the fire resistance of building structural elements. He obtained his PhD in 2022.