CidB - Centre d'information sur le bruit

What CidB - Centre d'information sur le bruit does

CidB (Centre d'information et de documentation sur le bruit, or Centre d'information sur le bruit) is a French non-profit association governed by loi 1901, founded in 1978 and recognized as being of public utility by the French government since 2007. It operates as the national reference center for information, documentation, and public education on noise pollution and the acoustic environment, headquartered at 14 rue Jules Bourdais in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Its core asset is the documentation center (médiathèque) — the largest such resource in France on noise and acoustics — comprising approximately 12,000 books, periodicals, reports, theses, and articles in French and foreign languages, with lending restricted to dues-paying members.

The association's product and service offering is multi-pronged and largely free to the public. It publishes two periodicals (écho bruit magazine and the Acoustique & Techniques technical journal), runs Qualiopi-certified professional training programs on noise measurement, building acoustics, and neighbor-noise procedures, administers the Label Quiet certification under the 4th National Health Environment Plan in partnership with the Direction Générale de la Santé and the Conseil National du Bruit, and operates the Décibel Villes community for local authorities. It also delivers the free Permanence Info-Bruit advisory service on housing acoustics via telephone, organizes national colloquia and quarterly webinars, and provides a portfolio of guides, brochures, and educational tools including the digitized 'Écoute écoute...' collection for primary school teachers.

CidB's revenue model is a hybrid of public subsidies, membership/donation income, and transactional training fees. The Ministry of Ecology, the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Agencies (ARS), and local collectivities form the primary subsidy base, while individual and professional memberships, donations, and registration fees for training courses and events (free for Décibel Villes community members) constitute the remainder. The association is governed by a bureau led by President Gaetan Fouilhoux, with leadership including Vice-president Pascal Boureau, Treasurer Natalie Vilalta, Secretary Jean-Philippe Regairaz, head of communications Justine Monnereau, and research officer Valérie Rozec, who has been nominated as an expert in noise nuisance to ACNUSA. The organization operates exclusively in France, with no disclosed headcount or annual revenue.

Name

CidB - Centre d'information sur le bruit

Legal name

Centre d'information et de documentation sur le bruit (CIDB)

Website

https://bruit.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CidB is a French non-profit information and documentation center on noise and acoustic environment, founded in 1978 and recognized as a public utility, serving the general public, local authorities, and acoustic professionals through documentation, Qualiopi-certified training, advisory services, publications, and the Label Quiet certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Health Information Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Whistleblowing, Speak-Up Culture & Investigations Training (EDABADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH)

Keywords

• Noise information center
• Acoustic consulting services
• Environmental noise policy
• Professional noise training
• Noise documentation resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public subsidies and grants: Funding from Ministry of Ecology and Ministry of Health, Regional Health Agencies (ARS), and local authorities/collectivities forms the primary revenue stream for this non-profit association.
2. Membership fees and donations: Dons and adhésions from individuals and professionals provide ongoing support. Membership is required for borrowing books from the documentation center.
3. Event and training registrations: Registration fees for colloquia, webinars, and professional training courses generate revenue. Events are free for Décibel Villes community members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CidB is a non-profit information and documentation center on noise and acoustic environment quality, operating a documentary database of approximately 12,000 works, professional training programs certified Qualiopi, the Label Quiet certification for calm spaces, publications (écho bruit magazine, Acoustique & Techniques journal), a free advisory service on housing acoustics, events (colloquia, webinars), and the Décibel Villes community for local authorities. Services are primarily free for the general public, with revenue from training registrations, memberships, donations, and public subsidies.

Product overview

CidB operates as a non-profit information and documentation center on noise, established in 1978 and recognized as a public utility since 2007. Its offering is a multi-faceted platform combining: a documentary center (Médiathèque) with over 12,000 resources on noise and acoustics; professional training programs (Formations) certified Qualiopi covering noise assessment, building acoustics, and venue inspections; the Label Quiet certification program for calm spaces and soothing moments; publications including the écho bruit magazine and Acoustique & Techniques journal; educational tools like the 'Écoute écoute...' collection for schools; event organization (colloques/webinaires); the Décibel Villes community network for local authorities; and advisory services for individuals on housing acoustics. The organization serves the general public, local authorities, and professionals through its website bruit.fr and maintains a member space with exclusive resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Label Quiet: A label created as part of the 4th National Health Environment Plan to promote calm spaces and peaceful moments in various settings including businesses, local authorities, associations, and other organizations.
• Communauté Décibel Villes
• écho bruit
• Acoustique & Techniques

Products and services

• Centre de documentation / Médiathèque The most important documentary database in France on noise, containing approximately 12,000 works, periodicals, reports, theses, and articles covering all areas of noise, sound, and acoustics. Free and open access, with a librarian available to assist with research. Document lending available to active member adherents.
• Formations professionnels Professional training programs covering noise control, acoustic building requirements, neighborhood noise assessment, and amplified sound venue inspections. Certified Qualiopi for training actions. Targeted at acoustic professionals and companies.
• Label Quiet Certification label identifying and valuing calm spaces and soothing moments in enterprises, local authorities, and associations. Created under the 4th National Health Environment Plan.
• écho bruit (magazine) The environmental sound magazine published by CidB, covering topics on noise, acoustic environment, and sound quality. Subscribe via the member space.
• Acoustique & Techniques Technical publication covering acoustic engineering and techniques for professionals in the field.
• Écoute écoute... An information and training document for teachers (cycles 2 and 3 of primary school) that promotes awareness of the richness of the sound environment. Consists of a digitized CD audio and a pedagogical booklet created by composer Nicolas Frize.
• Colloques et webinaires Organization of conferences, colloquia, and webinars on noise nuisances, noise control from all sources, and sound environment quality. Includes quarterly webinars for Décibel Villes community members and training sessions.
• Communauté Décibel Villes A community for local authorities to share knowledge, stay informed about technical developments, and collaborate on noise management issues. Includes quarterly webinars and resources for members.
• Permanence Info-Bruit Free advisory service for individuals on housing acoustics, where expert acousticians provide neutral and personalized advice on all technical questions related to acoustics in housing.
• Cartes de bruit et PPBE Strategic noise maps and Noise Prevention Action Plans (Plans de Prévention du Bruit dans l'Environnement) documentation and guidance for local authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82 school playgrounds labeled Quiet in Strasbourg
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regional Health Agencies (ARS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regional Health Agencies contribute to funding and health-environment policy implementation at regional level.
• Conseil National du Bruit (CNB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CidB is a member of the CNB and participates in national working groups on topics including railway noise peaks, neighbor noise, air noise peaks, acoustic/thermal coupling, Quiet label, noise-health monitoring, and railway vibrations.
• Direction Générale de la Santé (DGS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Quiet label initiative under the 4th National Health Environment Plan, working together to promote quiet spaces and calm moments.
• Ministry of EcologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978Primary funder providing subsidies for the association's public interest mission. Ministry of Ecology supports noise policy and environmental protection initiatives.
• Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978Ministry of Health provides funding and participates in health-environment policies including noise as a public health issue.
• AcoucitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetence center in environmental acoustics for Greater Lyon region, provides methodological guides for noise mapping and PPBE documentation.
• BruitparifminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional noise observatory for Île-de-France, created in 2004 to monitor and manage noise in the Paris region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bruitparif: Bruitparif is the regional noise observatory for Île-de-France, created in 2004, that monitors and manages noise in the Paris region. It is one of CidB's listed partners and a direct functional peer in noise mapping, public awareness, and advisory services.
• Orhane: Orhane is the environmental noise observatory for the Nantes metropolitan area, providing noise maps, public measurement tools, and municipal expertise. It operates the same observatory-plus-municipal-support model as CidB but at a regional level.
• Acoucité: Acoucité is the competence center in environmental acoustics for the Greater Lyon region, producing methodological guides for noise mapping and PPBE documentation. It is a listed CidB partner and the most direct comparable peer in France for municipal noise expertise.

Others

• Conseil National du Bruit (CNB): The CNB is the French national advisory body on noise policy, of which CidB is a member. It operates as a policy-coordination entity rather than a service provider, but participates in the same working groups on railway noise, neighbor noise, and the Quiet label as CidB.
• European Acoustics Association (EAA): The EAA is the umbrella European federation of acoustical societies, coordinating conferences, publications, and standards. It sits adjacent to CidB's professional training and publication activities as a continental-level enabler of the same acoustics ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• European Environment Agency (EEA): The EEA publishes Europe's authoritative environmental noise data, including the Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe (NOISE) database covering noise maps across member states. It is the supranational incumbent in environmental noise information that CidB's documentation work parallels at the French national level.
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA): ASA is the leading international scientific society in acoustics, producing the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and running major conferences. It overlaps with CidB's Acoustique & Techniques journal and training mission but at a broader, international, scientific level.
• World Health Organization (WHO) — Environmental Noise Guidelines: The WHO publishes the Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region and underlying hearing-loss statistics (e.g., 1.35 billion young people at risk) that CidB references. It is the global policy incumbent shaping the demand curve for CidB's services.

Emerging players

• Centre for Hearing and Communication: This US non-profit works on hearing health, noise-induced hearing loss prevention, and public education. It overlaps with CidB's public-health-oriented work on noise exposure and educational outreach via the WHO 1.35 billion young-people framing.
• Noise Abatement Society (UK): The Noise Abatement Society is a UK-based charity focused on noise pollution solutions, campaigning, and public awareness. It is the closest international analogue to CidB in mission, scope, and non-profit model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cidb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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