Independent (UK): The planned eco-quarter in the southeast of Paris got a boost with the development of one of France’s first low-energy, solar-powered buildings, making the 13th arrondissement (or district) the latest in a line of eco-quarters from Copenhagen to Abu Dhabi. The planned ecologically friendly quarter in the southeast of Paris moved one step closer to completion; with the announcement on July 20 that property developers ICADE Promotion and design company MVRDV have reached an agreement to …