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How TERAO can help to improve your asset design in tropical climates? – Bioclimatic design case study
How TERAO can help to improve your asset design in tropical climate? Bioclimatic architecture refers to the design of buildings and spaces based on local climate. It takes into account the environmental conditions to enhance thermal and visual comfort inside a building. This type of architecture seeks perfect cohesion between design and natural elements such as sun, wind, rain and
Earth Day-Time to act on your built environment!
Following the « Earth Day » celebration & due to the current global “COVID” situation, many organizations are now looking into improving their Sustainability policies and accelerating their action plan related to Climate Change. Sustainability is a large topic. At Terao, we focus only on the built environment. We work on practical strategies that could improve the performance & management of your
[Repost] The first BREEAM IRFO in China has been certified by TERAO team for IKEA Guangzhou Tianhe 2
IKEA Guangzhou Tianhe 2 is the first BREEAM IRFO (International Refurbishment and Fit-Out) 2015 to obtain Very Good level in China. Indeed, IKEA opened a new store in Guangzhou, Tianhe district in 2019, in the M·Live mall. TERAO has assisted them along this new store project from concept design to end of construction, working side by side with the different
How TERAO can solve your energy issue? – Cold rack case study
How TERAO can help you to efficiently cool your industrial rack? Case study – Cooling system optimization TERAO’s team worked as energy efficiency specialists to optimize the cooling system for a specific case. A Taiwan based client whose process is highly impacted by the weather needed to control well humidity and heat by adding new cooling racks inside a warehouse. The
Ibox – Full of Energy: HQE, WELL, LEED certification by TERAO
We are happy to announce that Ibox – Full of Energy office rehabilitation project obtained HQE Exceptional, LEED Gold and WELL GOLD certifications with the assistance of sustainability of TERAO. The project is located close to the Gare de Lyon in Paris, and developed by GECINA. The operation size is 20 500sqm. The project includes the following features: HQE Exceptional LEED
[Repost] China CO2 emission has decreased because / thanks to the COVID-19, but there is more to it!
An original article from CarbonBrief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coronavirus-has-temporarily-reduced-chinas-co2-emissions-by-a-quarter Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the electricity demand and industrial output in China have dropped far below their usual levels. All the measures to contain COVID-19 have resulted in reductions of 15% to 40% in output across key industrial sectors. This is likely to have wiped out a quarter or more of
TERAO was invited to “Wuhan Sponge City real estate construction development technology seminar” and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GBWINDS
On December 18, 2019, Terao was invited by Wuhan GBwinds Technology Engineering Company to attend “Focus on Ecology, illuminate the Future – 2019 technical seminar” in Wuhan Sponge City real estate construction development technology seminar. The meeting was sponsored by Wuhan Science and Technology Construction Commission Sponge City professional committee and Wuhan Real Estate Development Association. Wuhan GBwinds Technology Engineering
Carbon Footprint – How to reduce the environmental impact?
Once the carbon footprint has been assessed through the dedicated methodology, cf. our article on Carbon footprint methodology it is possible to work on different solutions to reduce the emissions. In the building sector, there are many initiatives to control and minimize carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Optimization of built areas: Since one built square meter is equivalent to one
One of our clients got 6 BREEAM certificates during the BREEAM Awards China 2019, can you guess who it is?
Last Thursday 21st November, 2019 were held the first China BREEAM Awards. It is a ceremony to give recognition to BREEAM users and BREEAM projects in China. Credits: BRE China During this ceremony, one of TERAO longtime clients received 6 BREEAM certificates for 6 different projects. Indeed, this retail customer opened several new stores in 2019. TERAO has assisted them
Carbon Footprint Methodology – How to assess your asset environmental impact?
The Carbon Footprint Methodology The carbon footprint of an entire site could be done using different methodology such as the French Bilan Carbone® approach or the Green House Gas Protocol approach. At TERAO we are used to working with the French methodology. The Bilan Carbone® approach is designed for all types of organizations and is compatible with other standards, such
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
HQE in « Operation » for the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris
The Louis Vuitton Foundation, which has been already certified by TERAO under the scheme “HQE Excellent – Pilot cultural projects” has a long-term ambition to maintain and improve its environmental performance. This ambition results in the implementation of an in-depth monitoring of the energy and environmental performance of the building. These topics regarding this very complex museum through its technical
TERAO introduces HQE international certification to Caidian (Wuhan) French-Chinese Eco-city representatives
At present, with continuous improvement and development of green buildings, several countries have created their own green building assessment standards. HQE (High quality environment) international certification has been developed by the French public institution CSTB and has been tailored to adapt all countries, cultures and climate zones in the process of internationalization. HQE is favored by more and more owners and
Durability of materials – How to anticipate future damages of materials?
The durability of materials is a strategic methodology to design for robustness and resilience, firstly to ensure and maintain an esthetic aspect of building, and secondly to avoid the high cost generated by material replacement. Every material or product has its own life expectancy, the defined use of these products should be in line with their life expectancy. Meanwhile, their
Functional adaptability – How to anticipate the building future needs?
Functional adaptability is the concept behind the constant evolution of building needs during the operational phase. Indeed, it is very important to anticipate all of these challenges related to new uses of the building, maintenance and repair work. All of these changes have most of the time the potential to solve functional problems and to provide improvements by considering the
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