Share Is More, the platform that connects all architecture professionals, accelerates its development and displays its ambitions after its fundraising

A start to success that makes sense in a context where the building industry is seeking to evolve its practices in the face of the climate emergency and tougher regulations.

An engineer-architect and an engineer-entrepreneur, united around the promotion of architecture

In 2022, then project manager, within the Patriarche architecture agency, Sylvain Bidart noticed the siloing of the profession and realized the difficulty of accessing information about the architectural buildings around us. He then joined forces with his friend from the Mines engineering school and teammate on the rugby team: Edouard Caumont, who had just sold his first start-up.

The mission of Share Is More is to connect all professionals and make all architectural data accessible to respond on a daily basis and in a very precise manner to the challenges of professionals, whether they are in the position of designers or participants in a project.

• In the position of designer, architects, landscapers, project owners or design offices can draw inspiration from existing and geolocalized projects. They are then able to identify the key players as well as the know-how involved in each project, and better understand the implementation of a material or product. > The digital companion for designers
• For all those involved in a project, Share Is More is a valorization referencing tool. In other words, a real showcase to convince their interlocutors with concrete examples and make themselves visible to designers. > The mapped digital book for professionals

A key response to future environmental challenges

Beyond the challenges of connection and digitalization, the construction sector is in the midst of a transformation. Faced with the climate emergency and environmental regulations (RE2020), all stakeholders must change their practices. By highlighting the actors, methods, materials and environmentally friendly achievements, Share Is More makes these processes accessible to designers, facilitates networking and shows, through concrete examples, that it is possible to build differently.

For Edouard Caumont, Co-founder of Share Is More: “In talking with our users [designers and architects], we realize that most of them want to use more virtuous materials or methods, but do not know how to go about it. There are very ingrained habits and a lack of awareness on these subjects. »

Share Is More collaborates with most of the committed organizations and regional clusters of sustainable construction in France to promote all these initiatives and reduce the energy footprint of construction which today emits almost a quarter of CO2 emissions in France . [1]

For Lola Dumesnil, low carbon and resilience project manager at Novabuild: “The Share Is More cartographic tool perfectly meets our needs, by referencing both the actors involved, the list of exemplary projects and technical solutions, to allow us, leaders of change, to disseminate good practices and acculturate professionals in the construction, real estate and development sectors in our own territory. This allows us to draw up our Panorama of Sustainable Construction and it is a fantastic complement to our Resource Center which is the Novabuild site. »

Share Is More is a showcase and a voice for all those working for the architecture of tomorrow: Odeys, Unisson(s), Construction21, Hors-Site, Cynéo, Ekopolis, Envirobat, CD2E, Effinergie, A4MT...

The first database of architectural references in France

Share Is More promotes everyday architecture, and the entire profession, which is why in less than 2 years, Share Is More already brings together 5000 monthly users, 70 architectural agencies including Patriarche, Arte Charpentier, Cobe, Chabanne, Oxo, Soho, Leibar Seigneurin, Camborde and 50 speakers including Unikalo, Rairies Montrieux, Fundermax, Griesser, Everlite, Kingspan Bacacier, Piveteau Bois...

For Céline Topelet, prescription director at Griesser: “Specifiers interested in our sun protection products very often ask us to send them references to projects where the product is put into practice. Share is more is an ideal platform to meet this demand! »

For Thibault Nugue, Managing Partner at the Patriarche agency: “We are convinced that Share is More is an essential link for architectural acculturation, the revitalization of our sector of activity and the emergence of new design practices. As an augmented architecture agency, we take advantage of a rich and innovative ecosystem to support our clients and create a positive impact through the design of sustainable and responsible projects. An open approach, which places complementarity, collaboration, multidisciplinarity, the sharing of knowledge and expertise at the center of its concerns, and which we share with Share is More. Present at their side since the ideation and development phase, it quickly became obvious to us to continue to support this project, an accelerator of the architecture and real estate of tomorrow, as a contributor and privileged partner. »

A stated ambition: to become the #1 tool for architectural professionals in France and Europe

With its fundraising of €500k from architectural professionals and business angels, Share is More is expanding its teams and recruiting 3 employees. Thanks to a complete overhaul of the application, a unique partnership with SAIF to manage the copyright of architectural visuals, Share Is More attracts more and more professionals and continues its developments in order to become a key player in the architecture and ecological transition in France and Europe.

Supported by the Bordeaux Technowest technology park, is a member of French Tech, of Impulse Partner, and has received support from BPI France, from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Among its developments, Share Is More collaborates with ambassadors such as Odyssées d'Architecture to reference remarkable achievements around the world, works on the link between reality and digital and wishes to offer its technology as a white label to respond to the operational challenges of professionals , Today, with free access on web and mobile via an internet browser, Share Is More should also be available in English, as well as on stores in 2025.

For Sylvain Bidart, co-founder of Share Is More: “We perceive a real need in the market, our community shares varied references around the world and Share Is More has already made it possible to make impactful decisions in the design phase! »

[1] https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/construction-et-performance-environnemental-du-batiment