The Fédération Française du Bâtiment (FFB) represents 57,000 companies as well as approximately two thirds of the French
building industry
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’s turnover and salaried staff. It was founded in 1904 by the merger of several regional organisations.
[''La Passion de construire'', ouvrage publié lors du centenaire de la FFB en 1904]
Goals
The goals of the FFB are to:
* Reduce constraints which hinder the building industry
* Stimulate
social policy
Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society.
Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...
within the building industry, in particular with regards to prevention and safety
* Enhance the profession’s image
* Recapture the domestic market
* Develop public procurement and encourage
local authorities to invest
Overview
The FFB is a network made up of 96 local federations, 27 regional federations and 30
trade unions. It actively promotes the
restoration
Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to:
* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
** Audio restoration
** Film restoration
** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
* Restoration ecology
...
and
preservation
Preservation may refer to:
Heritage and conservation
* Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible
* ''Preservation'' (magazine), published by the Nat ...
of buildings. Also, the FFB promotes
sustainable construction
Precise definitions of sustainable construction vary from place to place, and are constantly evolving to encompass varying approaches and priorities. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines sustainable construction ...
.
*To improve the environment and the built-up landscape
*To enhance
well-being inside buildings
*To have better control of the use of raw materials
*To save energy and to reduce
pollution
*To offer a better approach of water use and quality
*To pay attention to quality and safety on building sites
References
External links
Fédération Française du Bâtiment
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Trade associations based in France