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Successful Project – Bürkert’s Taicang Plant achieved the LEED Silver Certification
Bürkert Taicang Project located in Taicang Port, Jiangsu province, is a regional headquarter of China. The new headquarter will focus on the R&D, production, and sales of high-end fluid control systems. Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of measuring, controlling, and regulating systems for fluids and gases. Bürkert products are used in a wide range
[Expertise] New EDGE Accredited Professional in our team
EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency) is a green building standard and a certification program for more than 140 countries in the world. EDGE empowers the discovery of technical solutions at the early design stage to reduce operational expenses and environmental impact. Based on the user’s information inputs and selection of green measures, EDGE reveals projected operational savings and
[Expertise] Reducing the carbon footprint of your suppliers
Implementing a green supply chain is a strategic decision that offers various competitive advantages to a company. Firstly, a green supply chain can optimize resource management, reduce operational costs, and contribute to growth. This can be achieved by using recyclable raw materials, eco-friendly packaging, energy-efficient transport solutions, and manufacturing processes that limit water and electricity consumption. Secondly, many governments have
Two projects have passed the HQE™ pre-assessment certification.
Two projects developed by NXPark, Aden Group’s industrial real estate business have passed the HQE pre-assessment certification! After 12 hours of rigorous evaluation with the HQE Auditor Frédéric Leconte from Certivea, the two projects in Xi’an and Qingdao passed the HQE Design stage pre-certification. Online audits for both projects. The HQE Design audit can be conducted online. The Construction Audit
[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
[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
[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
[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
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
[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
New HQE™ Certification Référent in TERAO Asia
It is a pleasure to announce that we have a new HQE™ Certification Référent in TERAO Asia. Tina Shen has just passed the HQE™ Certification Referent exam. She already has experience in the HQE projects in China. With this certification, she will not only help HQE projects to have a smooth operation in regards to HQE, but it can also help the HQE
New HQE™ Certification Référent in TERAO Asia
As a reminder, HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale – High Environmental Quality) is a French-origin International green building standard. It has certified 85 million square meters in 26 countries, over the past 20 years. The HQE™ certification is intended for projects under construction, renovation or in operation, whether residential or not, as well as urban planning and infrastructures operations HQE is
[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
[Expertise] How to optimize buildings airflow and air temperature with Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) is a tool used to analyse fluid flows and temperature. In the case of building and environmental engineering, it can be used for internal spaces (large space as warehouse, exhibition space or workshop) or external spaces (district, neighbourhood or cities). In internal space, CFD is used to calculate thermal comfort via the calculation of air speed, air temperature, “age” of air
[Net Zero Carbon] Bicycle incentives and recognition in green building certification
In our previous article, we have already discussed green commuting choices and found out that bicycle is the most efficient way for us to achieve a sustainable lifestyle in terms of a daily commute. Today, we will dig deeper into this topic and see how the promotion of cycling can be implemented on a Building Level or a Company Level.
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