A SIDE
— Analysis
A Manifesto for more Down-to-Earth Cities
The issue of soil in the city is receiving renewed attention. A rapid increase in awareness is prompting us to consider their fragility and importance. The term “living soils” is used to describe the ecosystem services provided by soil. In this context, institutions and professionals are reinventing their practices and imagining alternatives to artificialization.
— Projection
Site Excavations: Fertile Ideas for Valuable Land
While cities are extracting fantastic quantities of soil from their subsoil – urban development, construction site excavations – they are importing fertile soil to develop their green spaces. To rebalance this inconsistency, more circular urban planning approaches are being developed. Soil extracted from building sites is now the focus of attention for the development of new living soil.
— Opinion
[conversation] with Lionel d’Allard, Director of Equo Vivo, VINCI Construction
When Equo Vivo, the VINCI Construction subsidiary developed by VINCI Construction Terrassement, is working on building sites, ecologists, earth workers and civil engineers work together to promote the (re)development of biodiversity. Lionel d’Allard, director of Equo Vivo, explains how “ecological engineering” activities are focusing on soil to achieve their objective.
— Radar
Our selection of innovative businesses #39
Germany’s Schuttflix raises $50 million for its digital building materials marketplace. French AOS raises €9 million and changes its name to Saqara. Two fundraising events in the field of construction project optimisation.
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B SIDE
— Trends
Urban soil resurfacing
A look back at the basics, an overview of emerging knowledge and a cross-section of views on a subject that is less mundane than it seems: Leonard offers you a selection of useful sources for a more in-depth look at the role of soil in the environmental transition.
— Radar
Our selection of innovative businesses #40
CostCertified raises $8.45 million for its residential construction budget simulator. Canada’s Trusscore, a specialist in PVC panels based on nanomaterials research, raises $21 million. European fund 2150 raises $312 million for its “Urban Sustainability Technology Fund”, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of cities.
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