New Director for the MECD Institute
Polytechnic engineer (X81) and doctor of physics, Thierry Braine-Bonnaire has been in charge of the MECD Institute since 28 February 2017. Previously, Thierry Braine-Bonnaire has always worked in the construction sector: project engineer at Coyne and Bellier (now Engie / Tractebel Engineering), responsible for the fire safety department of the Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB) and then, at ArcelorMittal, in charge of Innovation in the Corporate Construction department before having responsibility for the Construction Portfolio within Global R & D. More recently, he was Director General of the National Center for Expertise in Envelope and Structure (CNEES), created by the French Building Federation (FFB). Thierry Braine-Bonnaire, head of the recently recognized MECD Institute "Tremplin Carnot", has the mission of deploying synergies among the members of the MECD Institute and of invigorating partnership research with the construction industry. He is also responsible for increasing the notoriety of the MECD Institute within the ecosystems of the Carnot Institutes and, more generally, of research. He promotes the vision of a modern, innovative and sustainable construction making the most of the mix of materials.
Founded in 2010, the MECD Institute brings together the four industrial technical centers (CTI) of the construction sector: CERIB, CTICM, CTMNC, FCBA, and four university laboratories: Institut Pascal (Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS), LaSIE Rochelle, CNRS), LMDC (INSA Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University), SPCTS (University of Limoges, CNRS). The CTI Network, the coordinating structure for ITC activities, is also a member of the MECD Institute.