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Day: 8 January 2024

Monaco’s Villa Lamartine project earns eco status

by: Stephanie Horsman
08/01/2024

Home to Monaco’s new community centre, the Villa Lamartine has been given a silver award from the Bâtiments Durables Méditerranéens de Monaco initiative for its commitment to sustainable and ecological practices during the build phase of the overall renovation project.  

The Bâtiments Durables Méditerranéens de Monaco (BD2M) initiative was launched in October 2018 by the Monegasque government in conjunction with environmental organisation EnvirobatBDM.  

It was designed as a “bespoke sustainable construction initiative, based on sharing skills and experience and an interdisciplinary, cross-cutting approach” that rewards property developments and those behind them for the integration of sustainability and eco principles into the overall design and construction phases of a project. The BD2M scheme also offers a third level of certification for the “end use” of a project.  

Following a silver level award for the design phase of the project back in 2021, the Villa Lamartine has now been rewarded for its efforts during the construction phase with a second second silver award under the BD2M scheme.  

AN “EXEMPLERY RENOVATION” 

Being granted silver for the first two phases has earned the developers commissioned by the Mairie de Monaco kudos from the Monegasque government’s Mission for Energy Transition (MTE), which has since touted the “the environmental and energy advantages of this exemplary renovation”. 

The building was designed using a bioclimatic and sustainable development approach, which will help reduce energy consumption, improve internal air quality, acoustics and thermal comfort, and optimise water management, among other significant advantages. 

The Villa Lamartine is the first municipal building in Monaco to obtain a BD2M silver level certification.  

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Rue David Bowie: Paris names a street in honour of the late singer

by: Stephanie Horsman
08/01/2024

In the 13th arrondissement of Paris, a vibrant cultural quarter of the city, a street has been named in honour of the late British icon. Rue David Bowie, found at the intersection with Avenue Pierre-Mendès-France, is to be inaugurated on 8th January. 

On what would have been the influential singer-songwriter’s 77th birthday, the French capital will be officially inaugurating a street in his honour.  

Bowie’s first ever concert appearance outside of the UK was in City of Lights back in 1965, when the then-18-year-old played alongside his band, The Lower Third, at the Golf-Droit, at the time a hotspot for up and comers in the music industry.  

Although the larger-than-life singer died in 2016, just two days after his 69th birthday, his unique style continues to inspire generations of all ages and, in his wake, Bowie has left a trail of fans and admirers that spans the globe, including in Paris.  

His legion of fans there is ever faithful, leading to the dedication of a street name in memory of the icon in the 13th arrondissement.  

“Proud of this long-standing link with the artist, the City of Paris is continuing this legacy by inaugurating a Rue David Bowie in the capital’s 13th arrondissement, eight years after his death,” announced city authorities in a press release published on 3rd January. 

Rue David Bowie will be officially inaugurated on 8th January with a ceremony at the Salle des Fêtes from 7pm. The party is free to attend and will be hosted by Jérôme Soligny, with a concert by Clifford Slapper. 

Additionally, the Galerie Athéna at the local mairie will be holding a free and public exhibition dedicated to Bowie until 14th January. Put together by photographer Geoff MacCormack and painter George Underwood, both childhood friends of the artist, it will offer personal insights into the life of the great man.  

For more information on Bowie-related events in Paris, click here. 

 

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