EKOBASE

What EKOBASE does

EKOBASE is an independent French construction economics and structural engineering consultancy headquartered in Lyon, founded in 2015 by Diane Duport. The firm operates as a SARL with 8 employees, providing maîtrise d'œuvre services across all phases of the loi MOP (from APS feasibility studies through APD, PRO, DCE, ACT, and construction supervision). Its core offerings are Économie de la Construction (cost estimation, CCTP specification writing, DPGF pricing frameworks) and BET Structure (structural engineering for reinforced concrete, wood, and metal constructions), the latter integrated in-house since 2021/2022 to deliver a unified technical-economic service. The company also provides Assistance à Maître d'Ouvrage (AMO) for project owners verifying technical-financial feasibility.

The business is built on a professional services model with project-based pricing, generating revenue exceeding €1,500,000 HT annually. Clients include enterprise developers (ICADE, Groupe Cardinal, 6ème Sens Immobilier), industrial operators (SYMBIO, Amazon Logistique/EGIS), healthcare groups (Groupe Noalys), and public entities (Ville de Montauban). Projects span tertiary, residential, rehabilitation, healthcare, cultural, and industrial segments across France, with a pronounced emphasis on low-carbon construction methods (wood, hemp concrete, biosourced materials) and compliance with RE2020/RE2025 environmental regulations. EKOBASE leverages ATTIC+ 3D modeling for quantity takeoffs and specification generation, combined with Arche Ossature, Advance Design, and other third-party structural analysis tools.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with proposals driven by project referrals, completed-project portfolio, and trade-body recognition (notably the 2025 UNTEC PRIX A.X.I.O.M.E for the VIATERRA project). Distribution is exclusively domestic across France with historical concentration in Lyon and the greater Paris region. Marketing is minimal, relying on LinkedIn, industry publications, and the firm's website. The firm has never taken external funding, operates without a parent company, and has no disclosed acquisition pipeline, maintaining a lean, founder-led operating model.

Name

EKOBASE

Legal name

SARL EKOBASE

Website

https://ekobase.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EKOBASE is an independent Lyon-based French consultancy providing construction economics and structural engineering services across all phases of the loi MOP, serving enterprise developers, public entities, and architects throughout France with a specialization in low-carbon construction methods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maîtrise d'Œuvre (MOE) Services: EKOBASE provides full or partial maîtrise d'œuvre services for construction projects, including construction economics and structural engineering. Services span all phases of the loi MOP: APS (feasibility study), APD (definitive pre-project), PRO (detailed design), DCE (tender documentation), ACT (contract assistance), and construction supervision phases including VISA, DET, and AOR.
2. Structural Engineering (BET Structure): Since 2022, EKOBASE has integrated structural engineering capabilities internally, providing structural design services for reinforced concrete, wood, and metal constructions. Services include diagnostic assessments, carbon impact studies per RE2020, and structural engineering throughout all project phases.
3. Assistance à Maître d'Ouvrage (AMO): The company evaluates, analyzes, controls, and verifies the technical-financial feasibility of projects on behalf of project owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EKOBASE is an independent construction economics and structural engineering consultancy providing full-lifecycle maîtrise d'œuvre services for construction projects across France. The firm delivers cost estimation, technical specification writing (CCTP), budget control, structural design for reinforced concrete, wood, and metal constructions, and construction supervision across all phases of the loi MOP (APS, APD, PRO, DCE, ACT, VISA, DET, AOR), with particular specialization in low-carbon and biosourced construction methods.

Product overview

EKOBASE is an independent construction economics and structural engineering firm founded in 2015, operating as a single integrated offering across two complementary disciplines: Économie de la Construction (construction economics) and BET Structure (structural engineering). The firm offers full lifecycle services from early-stage cost estimation (APS/APD) through detailed tender documentation (PRO/DCE) and construction supervision (ACT/DET/AOR). Since integrating structural engineering in 2021/2022, EKOBASE has unified these services internally, enabling a cross-disciplinary approach to low-carbon construction with timber, biosourced materials, and hybrid structural systems. The ATTIC+ 3D modeling tool is used as a core operational platform for quantity surveys and specification generation, with client-facing viewer access provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Économie de la Construction (Construction Economics) Core construction economics services ensuring the technical and financial feasibility of construction projects, including cost estimation, specification writing (CCTP), and budget control across all phases of the loi MOP, delivered for architects, developers, and project owners throughout France.
• BET Structure (Structural Engineering) Structural engineering studies for new construction, rehabilitation, renovation, and extension projects, including diagnostic assessments, carbon impact studies per RE2020, and structural design for reinforced concrete, wood, and metal constructions throughout all loi MOP phases (APS through AOR).
• Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) Project owner advisory service in which EKOBASE evaluates, analyzes, controls, and verifies the technical and financial feasibility of construction projects on behalf of project owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 780 projects completed since founding in 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lyon Hockey Club (LHC PRO)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 July 2020EKOBASE became an official partner of the Lyon Hockey Club for the 2020-2021 season, with the partnership continuing into the 2021-2022 season. This sponsorship relationship provides visibility for EKOBASE within the regional sports community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC firm with deep French presence in construction compliance, building control, and quality assurance. Overlaps with EKOBASE on construction-related regulatory and technical control work, though it operates at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• SOCOTEC: SOCOTEC is a major French testing, inspection, and certification firm with substantial construction-sector activity including technical controls, diagnostics, and compliance verification. While much broader than EKOBASE, it overlaps on construction-related engineering, verification, and regulatory support services.
• Setec: Setec is a major French engineering group providing infrastructure, building, and construction engineering services. Comparable to EKOBASE in project-based engineering delivery to French developers and public entities, though far broader in technical scope.
• Tractebel (ENGIE): Tractebel is a European engineering consultancy (part of ENGIE) active in buildings, infrastructure, and energy projects. Comparable to EKOBASE in offering construction engineering services to French clients, though with a much wider geographic and sector footprint.
• EGIS: EGIS is a major French engineering group offering project management and engineering for construction and infrastructure. It is also a documented partner/client of EKOBASE on warehouse projects. Overlaps EKOBASE on construction project engineering but at vastly larger scale and scope.
• ARTELIA: ARTELIA is a major European engineering and project management group with strong construction sector presence in France. Comparable to EKOBASE in providing construction-related engineering and project advisory services, though at much larger scale and across many more disciplines.

Direct peers

• Ginger CEBTP: Ginger CEBTP is a French engineering group providing construction-related engineering services including structural studies (BET Structure), building diagnostics, geotechnical and materials testing — comparable to EKOBASE's structural engineering practice and its construction-economics-adjacent technical consulting.
• BTP Consultants: BTP Consultants is a French firm specialized in construction economics (économie de la construction), quantity surveying, and construction project management — directly comparable to EKOBASE in core specialty, target clients (architects, developers, public entities), and loi MOP service delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ekobase

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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