Building defects, independent expertise and entrepreneurship

Top-level handball, then 13 years at the head of a company with 30 employees: Aurélien Heilles is now an independent building expert and the founder of Aulea Expertise, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

An unusual, 100% hands-on career path that proves there is more than one way to succeed in construction.

In this interview

• From top-level sport to entrepreneurship in construction
• What exactly is a building defect?
• Policyholder’s expert or insurer’s expert: the difference that changes everything
• The three essential tools in the field
• How do you become a building expert?
• The legal side of the job, often overlooked but always decisive
• What AI will change in building expertise
• The defects that are soaring with climate change
• His advice for students and young professionals