Tag: Existing buildings
[Policies] Focus on Shanghai green building policies and incentives
[Policies] Focus on Shanghai green building policies and incentives According to the World Green Building Council, buildings and their construction sectors combined contribute to almost 40% of global carbon emissions and 36% of global final energy consumption (Source: New strategy tackles the climate emergency in a post-COVID built environment). Green buildings, if properly designed, have been demonstrated to reduce greenhouse
6 things to know about BREEAM In-Use version 6
BREEAM In-Use v6 has been launched by BRE, and can be applied for new projects from May 11th, 2020! The new technical manual is much more visual and colorful, and easy to navigate. However, if you have not had time to go through it yet, here are TERAO insights into the significant modifications we can notice from the 2015 version
HQE Building In Operation – How to improve the quality of your building in operation?
What is HQE – Building in Operation? The HQE ™ certification (High Environmental Quality) is a French environmental scheme for buildings and sustainable territories. In France the first projects with the HQE denomination were started in 1993. Michel RAOUST, founder of TERAO, was one of the pioneers working on these projects. HQE is a qualitative certification, adapted to the context
TERAO Asia is able to support your BREEAM In-Use assessments with two BIU assessors in our team
BREEAM In-Use (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is an assessment tool and green building certification provided by the BRE (Building Research Institute) for existing buildings in operation. It can be used to evaluate the sustainability of any non-domestic existing building, against the nine sustainability categories used in the BREEAM certifications. A standardized recognized method to evaluate your existing building
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