Tag: energy efficiency

16
Mar

[SEA – Vietnam] “Build to Last” event recap

Yesterday, on March 15th, 2023, Build to Last happened in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of individuals and organizations operating in construction sectors in Vietnam. The event includes exhibitions, seminars, workshops organized by French Chamber. Additionally, it was a chance to connect Vietnamese, French and Foreign companies in the construction sectors to share their vision for the future

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7
Mar

[SEA – Vietnam] The CCE APAC Forum 2023 event recap.

From 1st to 3rd of March, 2023, The CCE APAC Forum took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam after 3 years of absence. TERAO Asia was proud to be one of the sponsors of the event. This forum was vibrant with conferences and workshops led by leading speakers from private and public sectors that have innovative views concerning the

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23
Feb

[Event] TERAO Asia will be present at the CCE APAC Forum from March 1st – 3rd, 2023.

The CCE Asia Pacific Forum will be held from March 1st – 3rd, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and will feature more than 500 business leaders and international specialists. Due to the pandemic, this event was postponed and this year is the first post-Covid edition. This year’s theme will be “Asia 4.0”. Several topics will be discussed through

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14
Feb

[Expertise] New Certified Building Commissioning Professional in the team – A key tool to ensure successful building systems

Energy reduction is a critical issue the world needs to englobe today as we strive to reduce our carbon footprint and create a sustainable future. Commissioning, often written as Cx, is one of the tools that help building owners reduce their energy consumption. In this article, we explore the importance of commissioning to optimize building operations. What is commissioning? Commissioning

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19
Jan

Happy Lunar New Year from TERAO Asia team!

As we bid farewell to the year of Tiger, TERAO Asia team wishes all our friends and partners good luck and prosperous business in the next Water Rabbit Year or Water Cat Year in Vietnam. In 2022, despite the COVID restrictions still ongoing in China, with two months of lockdown for our Shanghai team, TERAO Asia team has been working

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17
Jan

[Case study] Galeries Lafayette Shenzhen: an energy efficiency analysis at the design stage case study

In early 2023, Galeries Lafayette will open a store in Shenzhen’s city Futian district, as part of its development in China. Galeries Lafayette wanted to estimate the detailed energy consumption of this mall, before its construction. An Energy estimation study could help Galeries Lafayette gain a clear understanding of the behavior of the store and then identify future relevant optimization

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16
Dec

[Case study] Fordia – Energy efficiency and energy savings opportunities in industry

[Case study] Fordia – Energy efficiency and energy savings opportunities in industry Like many players in today’s society, industry stakeholders are taking concrete action to reduce energy consumption and reduce their impact on climate change. Fordia is focusing on drastically reducing its global carbon emissions and has launched a global Energy Efficiency program on all of its operations combined with

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9
Dec

[SEA – Vietnam] Visit of the GBCI Representative at TERAO Asia Vietnam office

Last Tuesday, Dec 6th, TERAO Asia team in Vietnam and Gaspard (via online meeting) had the honor to receive Mr. Santanu Dutta Gupta – Associate Director – Market Development of GBCI. The meeting started with a short introduction of the team members in the office and a brief introduction to TERAO Asia team in Vietnam. It was followed by a

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7
Dec

[SEA – Vietnam] GEFE 2022 event recap

Last week, the GEFE event was held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 28th to 30th, 2022 with the participation of individuals and organizations operating in business and sustainable management fields. The event includes exhibitions, seminars, B2B dialogues and Green business awards ceremony from Eurocham. Additionally, it was a chance to deepen business community relationships between Europe and Vietnam,

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21
Nov

[Event] TERAO Asia will be present at The Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2022

This November, The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham Vietnam) will host the “Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2022” at Sala’s THISO SkyHall in Ho Chi Minh City. This event will take place from November 28 – 29 – 30 with more than 150 participating businesses, with a total area of more than 5,000 m². The event’s purpose

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20
Oct

[Expertise] Thermal comfort: how to face more frequent heat waves? – Part 2

In our Part 1 article, we have introduced Thermal comfort principle and some essential passive design ideas to optimize buildings to frequent heatwaves. In this article, we continue to introduce other simple yet essential way to avoid thermal discomfort in a building. Optimization of the envelope Thermal insulation, compactness and glazing rates should be optimized to minimize heating and cooling

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14
Oct

Our clients recommend us: Elisabeth Muzeau, General Manager of Techné, China

In the wake of Paris Agreement, companies are being pushed more and more to lower their carbon footprint. TERAO can help to assess the carbon footprint of companies, from the upstream to downstream emissions.  Here is an example, with Techné Shanghai, which already had a carbon footprint calculation made by their Headquarter, but needed a local calculation for the Chinese

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23
Sep

[Expertise] Thermal comfort: how to face more frequent heat waves? – Part 1

In the current context of ever more numerous and intense heat waves, the notion of thermal comfort in buildings is more relevant than ever. In June, France experienced temperatures 10°C to 15°C above seasonal norms. July and August also brought their share of heat waves! Beyond national climate objectives and the reduction of its impacts, the construction sector must also

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1
Jul

[Expertise] Energy modelling: a powerful tool for sustainable buildings

Energy modelling is a whole building simulation process that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model the energy consumption of heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, electronic equipment, and process loads. The simulation can give hourly time steps results or even sub-hourly time steps results (for example 15 minutes) which makes it possible to carry out a detailed analysis of the thermal

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2
Jun

[China’s new green building regulation] General Code for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Applicaton in Buildings

Do you want to have a look at these new green building regulations and understand how they are helping China reach its implement its environmental strategy? Read this article and you will know! The buildings and construction work in China contribute more than half of the total carbon emissions nationwide. To meet China’s ambitious carbon reduction targets, reaching carbon neutrality

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