A new large building is being built on the heights of Mende, here is what it will house

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There were people there on Wednesday November 13, 2024 for the installation of the first stone. Department, Region, town hall, prefecture, CCI… Everyone had sent representatives to officially launch the work of a future building on the heights of century (Lozere).

Even if the construction actually started a while ago. In July 2024. After the earthworks, the structural work phase is underway and the machines come to life in an incessant ballet.

Hemp

On Wednesday, the president of the CCI Thierry Julier, the mayor of Mende Régine Bourgade, the president of the Department of Lozère Laurent Suau, the deputy of Lozère Sophie Pantel, the president of La Région Occitanie Carole Delga and the prefect Philippe Castanet, entered others, witnessed the laying of the first hemp blocks.

Because this construction is intended to be ecologically exemplary. The choice was made to engage in the Envirobat Occitanie BDO (Sustainable Building Occitanie) approach from the outset of the project. It obtained the “Gold” level in the design phase alongside Bonnet & Teissier Architectes and Plus de vert – QEB design office – Environnement Energies. And must continue to set an example in its implementation phase, believes the CCI.

a campus

If the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is following the project so closely, it is quite simply because these are its future premises. Until now domiciled in the city center, the structure will in fact migrate fin 2025 at altitude to integrate a “business and skills campus”. There will therefore not only be the CCI on site, but also various services which will benefit the development of the Purple Campus (collaborative spaces, amphitheater, etc.) and businesses (accommodation spaces, coworking, etc.).

A project which is also taking place under the eyes of students from the National Hemp School based in Mende.

The next step will be the frame.

The Region has granted aid of €557,000 to support the completion of this project. The Department put 400,000 euros on the table.

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