en.Wedoany.com Reported - The University of Lorraine (Université de Lorraine) has recently been approved for its 2026-2028 Real Estate Investment Plan (PP2I), with a total budget of €89.4 million allocated for the renovation of 97 priority projects across 256 buildings. Despite financial constraints, the university, which has a total building area of 800,000 square meters, is committed to adapting these existing assets to meet 21st-century needs. Christophe de Nantois, Vice President for Real Estate and Energy Efficiency, stated that since 2020, the university's goal for major renovation projects has been "the highest possible level of ambition, namely the 2050 target of the tertiary sector decree, aiming to reduce final energy consumption by 60% compared to 2010."
The PP2I plan will complete three major projects by 2027. Among them, the renovation of the Metz Humanities and Social Sciences campus totals €26 million, carried out by DRLW Architectes, covering an area of 16,000 square meters. The final phase, involving the renovation of the central wing and west wing, began in May, following the completion of the first two phases (internal restoration of the east wing and insulation of the building envelope) in 2024. Christophe de Nantois explained that the timeline was adjusted based on different funding allocations from the state, local authorities, and the European Union. The other two projects are located in Nancy: the renovation of the Nancy-Brabois University Institute of Technology (IUT Nancy-Brabois) totals €10.8 million, covering 5,345 square meters, designed by Jean-Michel Jacquet Architectes, with construction divided into three phases, currently half completed; and the thermal renovation of Buildings A and B at the Letters and Humanities campus (Lettres et sciences humaines) costs €18.6 million, covering 18,000 square meters, handled by Plan Libre, with the goal of reducing energy consumption by four-fifths.
The University of Lorraine has a key advantage in energy renovation: 80% of the buildings on its Metz and Nancy campuses are already connected to the urban heating network. This proportion is set to increase further, with connection agreements signed at the end of 2025 for three major sites in Nancy, involving the Manufacture campus, the Letters and Humanities campus, and the National Higher School of Chemical Industries (Ecole nationale supérieure des industries chimiques). Thanks to enhanced capabilities in its real estate management department and a sufficient budget, the institution aims to gain ownership of all its assets in the coming years, most of which are currently owned by the state. Challenges remain, such as the renovation of the high-energy-consumption Science and Technology Faculty in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, built in 1972. In March of this year, the faculty's library and a teaching building were awarded the "Remarkable Contemporary Architecture" (Architecture contemporaine remarquable) label due to their typical "Brutalist" style.
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