Developing development projects
ECT's commitment to local communities
to develop useful and concerted development projects,
AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY.
There are 3 key stages in this process.
1
A site to develop
Derelict site, site of former activity
Site to be improved, site near a road or railroad line
Sensitive site, site to be protected
Denatured site, occupied site
2
Site enhancement, land reclamation
Improving the living environment
Site renaturation
Safety
Land rehabilitation
New infrastructure or equipment
3
A concerted, sustainable project
A project self-financed by the contribution of inert soil
Eco-design of inert soil reuse that respects the environment and biodiversity
Local consultation
The Arboretum park in Moissy-Cramayel (77) now marks the northern boundary of the town.
and offers everyone the chance to enjoy nature and sport in the city.
Gil Fornet
Identify local issues on sites to be developed
ECT’s Development and Design department works with all stakeholders to define the local challenges of the sites to be (re)developed:
- Enhance a site with little or no potential: wasteland, neglected areas, degraded farmland, etc.
- Safety: this is the case for hazardous quarries, noise pollution and regularly occupied sites.
- Protect and safeguard a threatened environment, landscape or asset (green belts, undeveloped land)
No cost to the community:
The contribution of land from the construction and public works sector will help to self-finance the development of the site.
It's possible to take action to develop sites that have become denatured, neglected or dangerous. These projects are no longer a source of cost for the community, but become a development opportunity.
Defining a new use for the site
The aim is to (re)give a non-built use value to the site and to agree on the purpose of the development through the reuse of inert soil excavated from building sites. In this way, the sites to be developed become areas for the direct reuse of land in accordance with the principles of the circular economy.
The implementation of ECT’s various development solutions will therefore make it possible to meet the needs of cities and their residents. In most cases, these development projects have several objectives. In this way, they respond to the diverse aspirations of residents and the need of communities for green areas and undeveloped infrastructure.
For example:
- renaturate wasteland, reforest,
- create parks open to the public,
- densify leisure and outdoor sports areas,
- create biodiversity protection zones,
- returning land to agriculture,
- protect against noise with landscape buffers,
- secure careers,
- create urban farms,
- model golf courses,
- installing photovoltaic power plants.
ECT projects contribute to ZAN objectives
Project life cycle
LIFE CYCLE PHASES :
- Site design, consultation, instruction and administrative authorization
- Opening the site to soil inputs: controls, traceability and use of soil, earthworks and modelling.
- Finalizing equipment and landscape integration
- Return of the landscaping, generally to the community, open to the public or handed over to the farmer
PROJECT APPROVAL, REGULATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
- All projects are carried out under the terms of prefectoral decrees or development permits appraised by government departments.
- ECT directly carries out construction work within the scope of its authorizations.
- Soil reception is managed in strict compliance with material traceability obligations.
- Throughout the life of the project, it is evaluated on the basis of environmental and societal indicators.
Focus on design
The site’s design brings together a wide range of skills. It requires the in-house expertise of the Development department, combined with that of our partners, ecologists, landscape architects or specialists in the planned developments.
- landscape design of the site, following excavated soil inputs and depending on the development objective,
- the site’s ecological and biodiversity potential, with the implementation of ERC strategies and the recreation of natural environments,
- hydrogeological management of the site,
- integrating the future worksite with local constraints and defining the worksite phasing to ensure complete operational safety,
- education and communication around the project.
