Étienne Crépon
CEO of the CSTB
The CSTB fully intends to wholeheartedly play its role as a hub of scientific and technical knowledge in the construction sector.
Sylvie Ravalet
Delegate general director
Deputy CEO
“All of us need to take human and environmental issues into account in order to have a positive impact on all our projects and actions.“
Hervé Charrue
Deputy CEO in charge of research and development
“Due to their intrinsic complexity related to the various risks that they must protect us from, buildings represent a highly challenging object of research, right from their very conception.“
Taking action for the planet
and future generation
“Innovation needs to be easy to implement.“
Stéphane Hameury
Operational director,
building envelope department
Nurturing human capital
and placing it centre stage
“Construction trades are essential to the
success of this global renovation initiative.“
Éric Coignoux
Director of publishing and training
Asserting itself
as an independent
ethical group
“ The CSTB adapts its offer
by developing new services. “
Christine Gilliot
Director floors and coatings
The CSTB’s research is organised around
four strategic areas of action based on:
• One ambition: “Buildings and neighbourhoods
that promote harmonious living”;
• One imperative: “Buildings and cities facing
climate change”;
• Projects: “Renovation, innovation and
reliability in the construction process”;
• Resources: “The circular economy and
resources for the construction sector”.
Discover the CSTB’s key figures for 2022 relating to staff numbers and
locations, revenue, research and expertise, technological
activities and the dissemination of knowledge.
The CSTB focuses its research on topics that reflect society’s concerns.
The mastery and appropriation of these topics has resulted in
the definition of four strategic areas of action.
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