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The CSTB is participating in the Paris Games

Paris Games athletes village - Photo: ©SOLIDEO / Nexity_Eiffage Immobilier_CDC Habitat_EDF_Groupama - All rights reserved

In response to the urgency of organizing the 2024 Paris Summer Games, the CSTB and its partners have put together a multidisciplinary team in project-mode organisation to provide concrete answers to project owners.

The Paris Games are aiming for environmental excellence. These low-carbon Games are promoting the use of wood construction and development solutions. Half of the 260,000-sqm Olympic Village will be constructed with wood, half of which will be sourced in France. The structures using innovative techniques will be assessed using the Technical Experimental Assessment (ATEx) procedure.

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