Sheep and goats replaced lawn mowers and chemicals to sustainably maintain the green spaces around the Loriol plant, while sponsored beehives emphasise the importance of pollinators in the ecological balance, and the increasing threats they face to their habitats. The result is the protection of the surrounding biodiversity through less energy, pollution and noise. Baaaaaaah.

Traditional water management designs concentrate the complete solution in the underground level with resulting loss of space, high equipment and maintenance costs, and high energy consumption.

The BMI solution saves land square metre use and opens up endless possibilities, from reuse of water for gardens to sports roofs, which are ready to use even directly after rainfall.

BMI had a large quantity of decommissioned computers and devices taking up much-needed space across the EU.

With the help of Telefónica Tech’s service, 600 units have already been reused and resold, with a further 3,000 units to be processed over two years. This equates to 1.3 million litres of water and one million kilograms of CO₂ emissions saved, 841,000 tonnes of earth not mined, and six kilograms of e-waste not sent to landfill. The associated savings equate to driving 6.2 million miles in an average family car.

Conventional roofs reduce noise by 33 dB (A), but a green roof reduces noise by 41 dB (A) when it is dry, and by 51 dB (A) when it is wet.

A butt contains +4000 chemicals, which are found in our water and air when incinerated with our household waste. Our site at Tuilerie Verberie is working with TchaoMegot to recover their cigarette butts in adapted ashtrays, which are then recycled into padded jackets or home insulation, without water or toxic solvents. The extracted leaves, ash and tobacco become compostable materials.

An intensive green roof with certain individual storage fleeces and sheets can retain up to 250 l/m² of moisture.

Heat radiation from the sun in high summer months leads to roof temperatures of over 70°C at a bitumen roof, whereas a green roof with 15 mm substrate covering generally only gets to 25°C, and rarely above 30°C. This is known as the minimisation of heat island effect.