Why has this flower been installed?

During the renovation in 2008, we opted for greener and smarter solutions. In addition to the creation of a natural swimming pool, one of the building's floors was constructed using sustainable materials and is equipped with water and heat recovery systems. Our hotel is today a showcase for sustainable development, and we are taking our commitment further in the frame of the Planet21 programme, with the creation a year ago of a 50m2 vegetable garden covering some of our food requirements.

With the smartflower,I was looking for an emblematic feature, which would be both innovative and clearly visible.

What gave you the idea?

I had been searching for a sustainable and innovative energy generator for a while.

The idea for the 'smartflower' came about during an interview and a brainstorming session with Yvan Mandia, our district's energy manager.

The smartflower combines high technology and an attractive appearance, proposing an innovative self-consumption solution. Its twelve petals provide a total solar surface area of 18 m2 for optimal performance. This smartflower is surprisingly elegant, and takes pride of place in our garden along with our natural bathing pool.

What are your plans for the future?

To keep moving forward. The ultimate goal would be to become self-sufficient. We have lots of other plans, including fitting solar panels on our rooftops but also being heated from the waste sorting and incineration centre which is not very far from our hotel.

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