🏗️ A new era in sustainable construction
Since it came into force, the RE2020 (Réglementation Environnementale 2020) has profoundly changed the rules of the game for France's building industry.
More ambitious than the RT2012, it aims not only to reduce energy consumption, but also to limit the environmental impact of building materials.
In this context, biobased coatings such as Absolin offer a concrete response to the new regulatory requirements.
📜 RE2020 objectives in brief
RE2020 is based on three main pillars:
- Reduce the carbon impact of new buildings over their entire life cycle.
- Improve energy performance (heating, ventilation, insulation).
- Guarantee summer comfort, even during heatwaves.
💡 This means that every building product, including wall coverings, is now scrutinized in terms of itsenvironmental footprint.
🌿 Key indicators for materials
To be compatible with RE2020, products must comply with thresholds concerning :
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: expressed in kg of CO₂ eq/m².
- Contributing to thermal and acoustic comfort
- Indoor air quality (VOC emissions)
- Recyclability or end-of-life recovery
🧪 These criteria are measured usingLife Cycle Assessment (LCA) of materials.
🧾 FDES and the INIES database: indispensable tools
The Environmental and Health Declaration Sheet (EHSDS) is used to measure a product's compliance with the RE2020.
It provides information on :
- Its bio-sourced content
- Its carbon footprint
- Durability and performance
- Chemical composition
📂 All FDES are grouped together in the INIES database, used as an official reference by engineering and design departments.
🧱 Where are biosourced coatings positioned?
Coatings made from plant materials (flax, hemp, etc.) and mineral materials (lime, marble, clay, etc.) offer significant advantages:
Advantage | RE2020 impact |
Biosourced components | Positive contribution to Bbio |
Local production | Reducing transportation emissions |
Synthetic resin-free | Less embedded carbon |
Improved thermal inertia | Better summer comfort |
Indoor air quality | Low VOC emissions |
🎯 These products help to improve the building's overall indicators and can be used in RE2020 projects.
💡 And Absolin in all this?
Absolin is an eco-friendly decorative wall covering based on linen, lime and marble powder.
It is distinguished by :
- A high proportion of bio-sourced materials
- Formulated without solvents or petrochemical resins
- A French factory, promoting short supply chains
- High thermal and hygrometric regulation capacity
- Contributing to healthy, emission-free interiors
🧾 An FDES is currently being developed to reinforce traceability and meet RE2020 requirements in even greater detail.
🚧 Which construction sites are affected by RE2020?
All new residential and commercial buildings have been subject to the RE2020 since :
- January 2022: single-family homes and multi-family housing
- July 2022: offices and schools
- 2025 (planned): extensions, heavy renovations
➡️ In other words, ecological wall coverings are increasingly in demand to guarantee regulatory compliance.
👷♂️ The role of building professionals
For craftsmen, architects, economists or promoters, it is strategic to :
- Choose products that already meet RE2020 criteria
- Working with committed, traceable brands
- Integrate EHDS into their LCA calculation tools
- Enhance their offering by highlighting eco-responsible products
💬 The use of bio-sourced solutions like Absolin can even be a selection criterion in some public tenders.
the future is (truly) biobased
The RE2020 is not a constraint: it's an opportunity to innovate and build differently.
By integrating a biosourced coating, you act on all levels:
- Aesthetics
- Durability
- Health
- Regulations
- Liability
💡 With Absolin, pros have an eco-responsible wallcovering that ticks all the boxes for modern, compliant construction.