INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION: ECO-CITIES AND SOCIAL HOUSING IN FRANCE AND DENMARK

Eva Boxenbaum (1) , Susse Georg (2) , Gabriela Garza de Linde (3) , Satu Reijonen (3) , Franck Aggeri (1) , Aurélien Acquier (4) , Rebecca Pinheiro-Croisel (1) , Mathias Béjean (1)

1 CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3
2 Department of Development and Planning
3 Department of Organization
4 ESCP-EAP - ESCP-EAP

The construction sector is often characterized as a reactive sector, as lagging behind other sectors of the economy, notably industry, when it comes to innovation; as mechanically responding to external (client) needs and implementing innovations that originate elsewhere (Winch 1998, Harty 2008). The sector is often presented as un-dynamic and un-innovative and as precluding novel design practices and tools, an orientation that seems to flow from its rigid routines, professional boundaries, division of labor, national legislation, established performance measures, and fixed ideas about best practices. Accordingly, building projects in the construction sector tend to reflect objectives and institutionalized practices other than those related to innovation and sustainability.

Mots clés: INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; ECO-CITIES; SOCIAL HOUSING; DESIGN PROCESS

Domaines: Gestion et management

Eva Boxenbaum, Susse Georg, Gabriela Garza de Linde, Satu Reijonen, Franck Aggeri, et al.. INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION: ECO-CITIES AND SOCIAL HOUSING IN FRANCE AND DENMARK. CONSTRUCTIONS MATTER - Managing Complexities, Decisions and Actions in the Building Process, May 2010, Denmark. pp.1-50. ⟨halshs-00743393⟩