François DUCHAINE

About François DUCHAINE

François Duchaine is the founder and key executive leader of Les Constructeurs du Bois (LCB), a French company specializing in the design and delivery of timber buildings. A graduate engineer of the École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois (ENSTIB), he built his career first in the industrial side of the wood sector before launching his own business. His early professional experience includes eight years as a sawmill director, where he was responsible for technical development of industrial equipment and for export sales to China, Europe, and North Africa. He founded Les Constructeurs du Bois in 2010 in Épinal, with the objective of creating an integrated timber-construction platform combining development, design, and delivery of low-environmental-impact housing and buildings. Since then, he has overseen the group’s expansion and market positioning, helping establish it as a recognized timber-building specialist in the Grand Est region and beyond. Available sources also identify him as chairman and chief executive / managing director of the company, underscoring his central role in both governance and strategy. His leadership is closely associated with the rise of eco-development in the French construction sector. Duchaine has consistently promoted a model based on short production cycles, control over the value chain, and industrial efficiency in wood-based construction. The company has highlighted projects designed to meet demanding environmental regulations, and media coverage notes that some of its buildings were delivered years ago in ways that anticipated later regulatory requirements. Business press reports also describe his ambition to move the company to a new scale through capital increases and team expansion.