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The Fédération Française du Bâtiment (FFB) represents 57,000 companies as well as approximately two thirds of the French building industry’s turnover and salaried staff.[1] It was founded in 1904 by the merger of several regional organisations.[2]
Goals
editThe goals of the FFB are to:
- Reduce constraints which hinder the building industry
- Stimulate social policy 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
editThe FFB is a network made up of 96 local federations, 27 regional federations and 30 trade unions. It actively promotes the restoration and preservation of buildings. Also, the FFB promotes 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
edit- ^ FFB, 2009. [Online] Available at: http://www.ffbatiment.fr/Federation/French_Building_Federation.htm
- ^ La Passion de construire, ouvrage publié lors du centenaire de la FFB en 1904