FACTS & FIGURES
Mareterra’s development team is prioritising a number of measures pertaining to the ecosystem, sustainability and responsible development of the site which consistently upholds environmental conservation.
ECOSYSTEM
- Biodiversity shelters such as bird nests and insect hotels
- Procedures to save the 510m² of Posidonia Oceanica, a protected species of sea grass, and to tame Caulerpa, an invasive species of algae
- Artificial reefs and other measures to favour colonisation of the new sea coast
- Reduction of construction site impact
SUSTAINABILITY
- Smartgrid technologies
- Geothermal heating on sea water: huge heat pumps take the calories of sea water to generate both heat (in winter) and cold (in summer)
- Smart electricity and water metres with consumption display
- Self-use of sustainable energies
- Irrigation sprinkler system based on humidity and rainfall
- Smart lighting (based on astronomical clock and presence sensors)
- Around 200 charging systems for electric vehicles on the project (including 20% of the public car park) with the possibility to equip every parking space
- Each individual house is equipped with a charging system
- 4 parking spaces for the MOBEE car club
- 2 bike stations, one being suited for electric bikes
- Electric shuttle between Larvotto beach and Mareterra
- Enhancement of the existing sewage system on the Portier roundabout (next to the extension) with a storm pond preventing the saturation of the pipes
- Leak detection system on the pipe network (including the irrigation sprinkler system)
- Batteries to store energy surplus
RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT
- No phytosanitarian chemicals for the parks and gardens maintenance
- Bill of specifications for the future owners (helping them with the choices over garden adjustment and maintenance)
- Precise recycling : household rubbish, organic waste (compost), paper, glass, packaging and textiles
- Energy performance monitoring by the co-ownership association
- Educational trail (with noticeboards to inform about the project)
- Developed according to the following certifications:
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- BREEAM, which is the standard assessment to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings
- HQE Amenagement — advises neighbourhoods about sustainable development (supporting measures for attractiveness, social cohesion, reasoned use of resources, resilience)
- Espace Vert Ecologique EVE — which favours ecological gestation of green areas
- BiodiverCity — emphasis on biodiversity on construction projects, including ecosystems in the new constructions
- Port Propre — reducing the environmental impact of the port