Case Study
Cogedim: driving the environmental transition of its organization
Cogedim, a leading name in new real estate, offers bold architectural designs, comprehensive solutions, and personalized services while meeting the needs of local communities. Quality of use, customer relationships, and environmental commitment are the hallmarks of the brand, which is part of the Altarea Group.
Solution
Vizcab Platform
Number of employees
1300 employees
Founded
1963
The Context
In the context of climate change, the shift to RE2020 (the French environmental building regulation), and rising market expectations, Cogedim turned to Vizcab to accelerate the structuring of its carbon strategy across multiple dimensions. The goal was to foster an internal carbon culture by leveraging all feedback and experience to identify relevant levers—not only at the project level but also for the organization’s overall trajectory.
This approach was deployed both operationally—by equipping technical teams with the right tools to manage carbon performance in their day-to-day real estate projects—and strategically, by capitalizing on the knowledge gathered to drive continuous improvement and provide decision-makers with the insights they need to guide long-term thinking.
Vizcab’s Support
zVizcab deployed, alongside Cogedim, a system for risk mitigation and continuous improvement:
- LCA campaign covering over 12,000 housing units and 40,000 m² of office space
- A series of regional training sessions to share feedback from the campaign and facilitate the adoption of the tools
- Deployment of the Vizcab tool suite customized for Cogedim:
- Vizcab Library integrating Cogedim’s construction system database (macro-components + regional scenarios), developed by its technical division
- Vizcab Early Design Phase to estimate a project’s carbon performance from the earliest stages
- Vizcab Exam with a system of customized alerts in case of anomalies detected in advanced-stage studies
- Vizcab Analytics to visualize and monitor the organization’s carbon trajectory
- EPD Explorer to access real-time manufacturer data and guide large-scale decarbonization choices
- And regular discussions to share knowledge and insights.
Vizcab Service
- More than 300 buildings with LCAs completed and verified,
- 7 regional workshops for training and raising awareness on carbon issues,
- 80 engineers equipped and trained in LCA for both residential and commercial buildings.
Client Testimonial
Client Testimonial
“We would like to thank Vizcab for their genuine carbon expertise and their day-to-day support! This partnership has allowed us to make tangible progress in managing the CO₂ emissions of our projects and the solutions linked to them. Our shared vision has enabled us to foster an effective internal culture across our organization and throughout our network of partners and manufacturers.”
Benefits and Results
Achieved by Cogedim:
Impactful
A true upskilling of teams and the organization around carbon-related topics
Fast
Improved reliability of each project's carbon performance from the Feasibility phase onward
Impactful
The consolidation of results and capitalization on feedback helped identify areas for improvement, thereby initiating a dynamic of continuous improvement.
Leading the Low-Carbon Transition in Real Estate
Collaborative tools to build a carbon-conscious culture and optimize carbon-related costs
Expert Opinion
Jérôme, Low-Carbon Engineering Lead
We are proud to have supported Cogedim in their strong commitment to establishing a virtuous carbon dynamic—both at the project level and across the organization as a whole. Cogedim quickly understood that succeeding in a carbon transition requires deploying a 360-degree vision across the entire project value chain.
Our greatest achievement lies in the human aspect: creating real alignment between the carbon goals set for operational teams and the tools provided to help them reach those goals. This alignment simplifies day-to-day work and gives teams a true sense of clarity.
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