23rd Semaine du Son, January 21, 2026, Housing rethought, comfort, performance, innovation, in partnership with Saint-Gobain

UNESCO Room 2
125 avenue de Suffren
75007 Paris
Introduction: Olivier Servant, Construction Solutions Director, Saint-Gobain Solutions France
Moderator: Sophie Maisel, journalist

10:00 a.m.: Opening by Saint-Gobain management, and presentation of the “Saint-Gobain-Semaine du Son” survey by Opinion Way

10 h 15 : Plateau 1 – Ressenti et sémantique with Erik Orsenna (to be confirmed)
Christian Hugonnet, acoustics engineer, esp
Valérie Rozec, PhD in environmental psychology, CIDB
Pascal Ozouf, Placo Isover manager

– The pain of noise pollution.
– The health impact of the nuisance.
– Difficulty expressing the discomfort factor.
– The acoustic vocabulary (correction, treatment) is always dedicated to the curative, never to the preventive.

11 h 15 – 12h15 : Plateau 2 – Preventive acoustics :
The 4 areas to consider before building:
– envelope and interior design, including the role of acoustic glazing
– type of equipment (heat pump, air conditioning)
– location (in terms of prevention, urban planning… PLU plan…)
– The role of the client, the architect, the project manager
– The drafting of contract documents, lot by lot (and integration of acoustic glazing requirements)
– The intervention of the acoustics BET and the acoustics expert,
– How to reconcile “acoustic insulation” and “thermal insulation”? ==> we need to look at sound absorption as a component (TAPS) (combined glazing solutions)
– Old buildings (constraints and glazing solutions)

Thierry Surville, Technical Acoustics Manager, Isover
Bessaou Yalaoui, Technical Solutions and Sales Services Manager, Saint-Gobain Aurélien Renimel, Technical and Innovation Director, DSC
Nicolas Lounis, President, GIAC
Florian Lacoste-Aribaud, President, NORSONIC France

12:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. – Free access virtual reality experiments by St Gobain.
Product exhibition.

2:30 – 3:30 pm: Plateau 3 – Legislation and certification:
History of legislation by Thierry Mignot.
– Builder standards
– NF HABITAT certification issued by CERQUAL, HQE label target 9
– Recommendations for renovation
– The acoustician’s duty to advise
– Attestation of conformity and recourse in the event of insulation non-compliance

Olivier Servant, Construction Solutions Director, Saint-Gobain Solutions France
Thierry Mignot, Architect, acoustician, expert – Collège National des Experts de Justice en Acoustique (CNEJAC)
Stéphane Mercier, Acoustician, Ouï-dire conseil
Gaëtan Fouilhoux, President of CIDB (Centre d’Information sur le Bruit)
Stéphane Mercier, Acoustician, Ouï-dire conseil

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Plateau 4 – Acoustics and innovations
Saint-Gobain’s advances in insulation (partitions and glazing) and acoustic treatment
– 3D sound modeling and prediction from the home to the neighborhood (augmented reality)
– AI characterization of innovative products
– “Off-site” construction
– Methods for modeling Natural Acoustic Ventilation (OVNA) openings
– Acoustic modeling of heat pumps: a virtual tool for installers
Sylvain Berger, R&D Group Manager, SGR Paris
Julien Roussy, Tiles/Floors/Systems Division Manager, Weber
Silvia Sottocorno, CAIMI
Steven Frelier, Sales Director, MECANALU

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Plateau 5 – Acoustics and carbon footprint
Which decarbonized materials are used?
– Reuse of materials (different from recycling)
-Recycling Saint-Gobain materials
Carbon footprint of materials currently in use
Examples of “decarbonated” projects
Maïté Ketterer, Circular Economy Director, Saint-Gobain Solutions France
Lucile Kotler Charbonnier, Sustainable Development and CSR Director, Gypse Isolation (confirmed)
Bessaou Yalaoui, Technical Solutions and Sales Services Manager, Saint-Gobain
François Roux, Circular Economy Development Director, SG Glass France (confirmed)
Guillaume Piront, Founder, PHONOTECH
Ludovic Leveque, Prescriber, TECSOUND
Pierre Arcé, Sales Director, NTi Audio

To reserve