2020 Edition: Earth Gardens, the return of Mother Earth The Festival International des Jardins du Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire opened its doors last Saturday. The COVID-19 health crisis has turned the situation upside down. That’s why ECT is particularly proud to have supported the creation of one of the “Gardeners of the Invisible” gardens. “Gardeners of the Invisible”. Gardeners of the invisible According to its designers, students at theÉcole nationale supérieure de paysage de Versailles, this garden must challenge the visitor. “How can we restore the lost links with our land, a remarkable original model of cohabitation, exchange and symbiosis? ECT

The France Inter program “La Terre au Carré” broadcast a series of reports by journalist Juliette Prouteau. This documentary mini-series takes a broad look at excavated soil from the Grand Paris Express construction sites. The project represents some 45 million tonnes of excavated material. In a series of reports, the journalist sheds light on the management and fate of this spoil. Episode 1: the Grand Paris Express construction site, with a visit to the tunnel of the future line 16. Episode 2: heading for the ECT Center for biological treatment of hydrocarbon-impacted soil, located in La Courneuve (93). The journalist

For several years, departmental universities have punctuated the calendar of elected officials in the Paris region. These events enable ECT teams to meet with local authorities and their elected representatives. 2019 was rich in these encounters: In January, it was at the Palais des Congrès Paris Saclay, at the invitation of the Union des Maires de l’Essonne. Then in September in Dammarie-les-Lys, where the UM 77 organized its 58th Congress of Mayors and Presidents of EPCIs . And finally, on October 16, the UMY brought together local authorities from the western Paris region. Under the Port-Marly Pyramids, the event was

Interviewed by Radio Immo at the AMIF trade show, Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, talks about the high reuse potential of excavated inert soil. It unveils its strategies for identifying sites for development and develops the land reclamation scheme to be implemented at regional level. To listen to Laurent Mogno’s interview, click here The use of excavated inert soil to rehabilitate and renaturalize sites represents a powerful financial tool for local authorities. ECT has been present at the Salon des Maires d’Ile-de-France for several years. As a member of AMIF Partenaires, ECT’s business is essentially based in the Paris region.

The earth is a wonderful resource! On April 9 and 10, 2019, the Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris and ECT are organizing a symposium on the theme of “Earth in all its states”. Henri Bava and Antoine Grumbach, both winners of the Grand Prix de l’Urbanisme, will conclude the 2-day exploration of earth engineering. This symposium is part of the EIVP and ECT “Valorisation des terres issues des chantiers urbains” chair . Conferences and round tables: researchers, planners, elected representatives, experts Visit: ECT’s excavated soil reclamation site at Moissy-Cramayel (77) All you need to know and register

At the official launch of A.Grumbach’s “Les Yeux du Ciel”, the CARPF and Le-Mesnil-Amelot and Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin signed a cooperation agreement with ECT to develop the project. The signing took place in the presence of the Prefecture of the IDF Region. It was an opportunity for the signatories to reaffirm their commitment to this emblematic project for the development of Seine-et-Marne. Béatrice Abollivier, Prefect of Seine-et-Marne Patrick Renaud, Chairman of the Communauté d’Agglomération de Roissy Pays de France Gilles Chauffour mayor of Villeneuve sous Dammartin Alain Aubry, Mayor of Mesnil-Amelot Laurent Mogno, President of ECT The project will be 1 km

A work made up of two 400-metre eyes The official launch of Antoine Grumbach’s Land Art project “Les Yeux du Ciel”, supported and produced by ECT, was the occasion for several official gestures. A plaque was unveiled and the first tree planted. It was also an opportunity to sign a cooperation agreement with the CARPF conurbation and the neighboring towns of Le Mesnil-Amelot and Villeneuve sous Dammartin. Béatrice Abollivier, Prefect of Seine-et-Marne, represented the Prefecture of the Ile-de-France Region. Roland Castro was also on hand to welcome Antoine Grumbach’s 1st Belvedere. He recalled that this project was included in his