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Re-using construction soil for land-use developments
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Identification
Land development and new constructions result in significant disruption to landscapes, and solutions are needed to reduce the impact of these developments. This Solution tackles this challenge by re-using inert (non polluted) construction soil to create self-financed land-use developments. These land-use developments are designed to make an environmental and societal contribution with partnerships in the fields of renewable energy, urban agriculture and conservation of wildlife. This process allows a sound and positive management of inert construction soil, which account for close to 60% of total waste volumes in France. Given the fact that land-use developments created through this Solution are located close to city centres, it avoids trucks transporting soil to go to their traditional dumping places located far from the city. Through this Solution, cities find a way to finance land-use developments and thus increase green areas. This is a turnkey solution for local communities, allowing them to focus on their needs in terms of land-use developments without concerns about how to finance or to manage the day-to-day complexity of such projects.
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Label Date
February 2021
By
ECT
From
France
Maturity stage
Medium and large scale commercialization
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Network, New clients, Credibility
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Design, Power & Produce
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The environmental benefits
- •15 million tons of soil are processed through this Solution per year
- •15 operating sites are currently being developed with the Solution
- •10,000 trees are planted per year through our Solution
- •100% recycled soil used
- •At least 50% reduction of CO2 emission compared to trucking to other kinds of sites (e.g. quarries)
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The Financial benefits
- •Transportation costs are on average 50% less expensive compared to other kinds of sites located further
- •Free land-use developments for cities
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Implementation Stories
Gaussin: Gaussin will work with Bouygues and ECT to create hydrogen-powered trucks for the construction industry
The Franche-Comté group signs a cooperation protocol with Bouygues Energies & Services and ECT with a view to developing hydrogen mobility solutions in the public works sector. The three groups say they are "resolutely committed to the ecological transition"
What to do with soil from Ile-de-France construction sites? In Epône, the embankments become a mountain bike trail - archyde
In Épône (Yvelines), the municipality has just inaugurated a new kind of terrain dedicated to the practice of mountain biking and trial. The grassy mounds on which the athletes circulate are entirely from neighboring construction sites. In Élancourt, the Revanche hill dominates and is the highest point in the Paris region with 230 meters in height.
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Company Profile
ECT
ECT re-uses construction soil for land-use developments (parks, golf courses, re-establisment of agricultural land...)
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Headquarters
77230 Juilly, France
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