- Many in-house specialised software tools, especially calculation and simulation software solutions
- Platform dedicated to innovative envelope materials and components
- PHELINE test platform dedicated to electromagnetism (EMC, materials, Radio performance, signal integrity)
- Testing platform dedicated to lighting
- Air emissions test platform: an innovative 30 m³ emission test chamber
- GRE platform dedicated to specific acoustic tests (acoustic performance and sound comfort)
- The Model Room: at the service of sound quality
- PRECIE platform dedicated to testing bay products
- Environmental Performance Laboratory
The CSTB's ambition is to imagine the buildings and the city of tomorrow by supporting and securing sustainable construction and renovation projects, to improve the quality of life of their users, by anticipating the effects of climate change. For this, it brings together multidisciplinary skills and carries out 5 key activities: research and expertise, evaluation, certification, testing and dissemination of knowledge. Its field of expertise covers construction products, buildings and their integration into the district and the city.
The CSTB develops a systemic approach that integrates all the issues which are essential to buildings, neighbourhoods and cities: sociological, economic, health and comfort, environment and energy, and safety. It also supports stakeholders in their digital transformation to optimize their activities and projects by relying on building information modelling (BIM) and new technologies.
CSTB in Grenoble is engaged in research into the health risks associated with electromagnetic fields and lighting technologies. It also contributes to improving visual comfort through natural and artificial lighting, and acoustic comfort in all types of buildings.
In addition, in close collaboration with the Marne-la-Vallée teams, the Grenoble teams support the players in their environmental strategy (eco-design, life cycle analysis) by relying on test resources dedicated to innovative components of the envelope, and on specialized software, such as Elodie.
The experts also bring their expertise to assess the sanitary quality of construction, decoration and maintenance products: the main sources of chemical emissions in indoor environments.
Another specificity: Grenoble teams mobilize their expertise to assess and certify manufacturers' products (garage or factory doors, closures), and also to train companies and craftsmen in their implementation.