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When we look at reuse in the construction industry, we see that a large number of studies and research projects focus on the supply chain: how to build with reused materials such as wood, steel, etc. However, there is little information available on practices, implementation, or whether current project procedures are compatible with reuse and recycling initiatives.

As the ecological transition accelerates, we need to provide insights into the challenges associated with reuse and food for thought on our ability to adapt to changing practices and projects.

The waiting room is often perceived as a simple place of transit, almost mundane. However, it plays a much more important role than it seems: it influences patients' state of mind, their stress levels, and even their perception of the quality of care and the establishment. Research in management science and psychology has long shown that the physical environment shapes our feelings (Bitner, 1992). The waiting room, the first concrete contact with the medical world, is no exception to this rule (DCunha et al., 2021). Lighting, comfort, seating arrangement, ambient noise... all these details, when taken together, create a unique experience. It is this often underestimated role that we wanted to focus on. To do so, we conducted two successive studies—one qualitative, the other quantitative—which shed additional light on how the layout of a space influences the patient experience.

At a time when teleworking is becoming a permanent feature of professional practices, its effects on daily mobility are being closely scrutinised. The article co-authored by Anne Aguiléra, Eléonore Pigalle and Leslie Belton-Chevallier explores perceptions of changes in the frequency of private and local travel among French employees following the adoption of teleworking. This study highlights contrasting effects depending on the type of activity, the profile of teleworkers and their place of residence.

While the wave of “urban exodus” and the boom in remote work brought about by the COVID-19 crisis are now well behind us, it is worth asking where remote work stands today in rural areas. Has it truly taken hold there, and to what extent?