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    Risograph-style architectural illustration of a mid-rise civic building anchored at the centre of a warm light-grey paper-tone field, with a single red band marking its recessed colonnade entrance.Explainers
    May 137 min read

    Plan Verification, Technical Audit, Contrôle Technique: What Each One Actually Does in 2026

    Three terms that get used interchangeably on French construction projects describe three different services. Here is what each one does, when each one is required, and where they overlap.

    Augustin PerraudAugustin Perraud
    Illustrated multi-story residential building with one floor of windows marked in red, signalling the 20% of apartments that must be accessible under French residential regulation.Explainers
    May 77 min read

    French Residential Accessibility Regulation Explained (2026)

    How three texts — the arrêté of 24 December 2015, Loi ELAN of 2018, and décret 2019-305 — govern accessibility in French residential construction, what the 20% accessible / 80% evolutive split actually requires, and where projects most often go wrong.

    Augustin PerraudAugustin Perraud
    Atmospheric risograph-style architectural illustration of a mid-rise mixed-use commercial building on a quiet urban plaza, rendered in warm grey paper tones and near-black, with the recessed threshold of one ground-floor exit marked in brand red.Explainers
    May 49 min read

    ERP Fire Safety Verification in France: How It Actually Works (2026)

    A practical guide to how fire safety verification works for ERP-classified buildings in France: the five categories, the types of risk, what gets checked on the plan versus on site, and the role of the commission de sécurité.

    Augustin PerraudAugustin Perraud