HT Beton

We have renaturalized an industrial site using Nature-based Solutions (NbS). By incorporating green zones and corridors in industrial areas, we can reduce environmental pollution and improve the physical and mental health of workers. The ecosystem services generated in this project were multiple, particularly regulatory and cultural services, with immediate effects on the well-being and health of employees.

In this case, our client hired us to, in the words of the president of this concrete plant in the Caribbean, “humanize a concrete factory.” We chose to wrap a grey space in a green layer. Aggregate hoppers, conveyor belts, silos, office areas, and rest and unloading zones were enveloped with native tropical plant species. The results were higher employee performance; green areas absorbed pollutants and “humanized” a grey, demotivating, and polluting environment.

We are aware that our effort is only a small contribution to greening an industry that produces over 4 billion tons of cement annually, representing around 8% of global CO₂ emissions and a huge carbon footprint—but it is a start.