ECT and EIVP are organizing the third conference of the “Valorisation des Terres Urbaines” chair, to be held on January 21 and 22, 2025 at the École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris. Urban land : what uses for resilient territories ? This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the place of urban land in planning policies, integrating contemporary issues linked to resilience and adaptation to climate change, while taking into account the new dynamics of the territorial circular economy. On the program: Concrete examples drawn from field experience. Innovative concepts for the management and recovery of excavated

August 2024 – Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, took part in the annual Forum of the Fondation Prospective & Innovation, chaired by Jean-Pierre Raffarin. This forum brings together leading decision-makers to discuss global economic issues. At the round table discussion entitled “The United States and the Economy : Is the United States still an imperative market? Laurent Mogno presented ECT’s international expansion, and in particular its development  in California, under the brand name Landify. A  enthusiastic feedback, but also contrasting when it points to the non-existence of a public-private business culture on subjects such as the environment and regional issues.

April 24, 2024 – The French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion hosted the Club U2B – Urbanisme Bâti Biodiversité on the theme of “Trees and their biodiversity, ambassadors for nature in the city”. This quarterly meeting, orchestrated by LPO France, brought together 148 participants, 17 speakers and 84 structures, all committed to promoting biodiversity in urban environments. Guillaume Lemoine, ECT’s biodiversity referent, shared his experience of transforming the Van Pelt industrial wasteland in Lens into an urban forest. This project was carried out in partnership with EPF des Hauts-de-France and the City of Lens. The intervention illustrated how

L’Oeil du Ciel by Antoine Grumbach, created by ECT in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin Immerse yourself in the world of Antoine Grumbach’s “Yeux du Ciel” at the ADP museum space at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. The exhibition, presented at Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger in Paris, makes a stopover at Terminal 2E, offering an artistic experience between heaven and earth. At the heart of this exhibition is “L’Œil du Ciel”, the land art work created by ECT on its site at Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (77), a few kilometers from Roissy. Designed by architect Antoine Grumbach at ECT’s request, “L’Œil du Ciel” inspires with its striking aesthetics and symbolism.

March 8, 2024 – At the Ecole du Breuil, ECT and Les Alchimistes hosted a conference on the refertilization of inert soils. The conference was held as part of our partnership with the Ecole du Breuil. ECT’s objective was to present its solutions for creating fertile soil from inert soil. And to present to the new class of BPREA (Brevet Professionnel Responsable d’Exploitation Agricole), the framework of the fertile market garden substrate experiment, conducted for several years with the Ecole du Breuil and Les Alchimistes. This event was an opportunity to share our innovative revegetation and fertility restoration practices, applied

In 2019, the agricultural and ecological renewal of the “La Grange-le-Roy” site in Grisy-Suisnes (77) gets underway. On this Tuesday, January 23, after five years of work, all those involved are gathering to celebrate the inauguration of this remarkable transformation. The site has regained  its agricultural vocation and environmental quality, and blends harmoniously into the Brie landscape. An inauguration attended by the Prefect of Seine-et-Marne The inauguration, organized by SAFER Ile-de-France, the Grisy-Suisnes town council and ECT, was attended by distinguished guests including Pierre Ory, Prefect of Seine-et-Marne and Sébastien Lime, Secretary General of the Seine-et-Marne Prefecture. Jérôme Regnault, Ile-de-France

Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (77 ) – For the first time ever, the largest excavated soil reclamation site in the Paris region opens its doors to the general public. Thanks to a fun and educational escape game, aimed at families as well as lovers of landscapes and unusual walks, the public can discover how soil from construction sites is received and then reused on site to create new natural and agricultural spaces. This open-air escape game, which unfolds over a 3 km course, will also provide an opportunity to admire the Œil du Ciel, a monumental 400-meter-long work of land art imagined by

The value of the Nord-Pas de Calais coalfield was recognized by Unesco in 2012 with its inclusion World Heritage List. To illustrate its commitment, ECT Hauts-de-France wanted to become a partner of Mission Bassin Minier. Our first action was to support the “Trail des Pyramides Noires”, an emblematic race in the mining region. With this trail, thes slag heaps, which have demonstrated their capacity for renaturation and tourist attraction, become a sporting icon. Sport, nature and heritage preservation ECT is proud to be one of the sponsors of the 8th edition of the Trail des Pyramides Noires. This race combines

To mark World Bees Day on May 20, Guillaume Lemoine, ECT’s Biodiversity Advisor, highlights the importance of preserving all bee species, pollinators essential to the balance of ecosystems. Protecting bees can’t be as simple as installing beehives for honey production on theroof of an administrative building in the heart of an urban environment . These hives are most often home to “Italian” or “buckfast” hybrid bees. Or set up an insect hotel in the middle of a well-trimmed green space. There are over 960 species of bee in France and 80% of bees nest in the ground. As we know,