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
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
Last Tuesday 6th September, 2022, in Suzhou, was held “Strategies to Achieve Carbon Neutrality” by DUSA, hosted by TROX Air Conditioning Components (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. TERAO Asia participated as speaker. This roundtable offered insights on the practical steps for companies to start their carbon reduction journey such as how to measure companies’ carbon footprint, which actions plans implement and which
This year Earth day was on 22nd April, 2022. As we like to remind at TERAO through our daily job and daily actions, Earth Day should be every day, as sustainability and climate change mitigation cannot be met in only one day action. What can I do for Earth Day at a personal level? There are many ways to help the
Today you will learn more about Gao Ya, one of our project engineers based in the Shanghai office! Let’s know more about her! Q1: What is your role in TERAO and since when? Gao Ya: I am a project engineer in TERAO Asia since September 2021. My work is related to various fields including life cycle analysis, energy modeling, etc.
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
Exciting news! We have launched a WeChat public account for the sustainable buildings community in Asia. Union of Sustainable Buildings is a platform that publishes news and expertise related to sustainable buildings, through articles shared by different experts. Please find us by searching “USB可持续建筑联盟” or save and extract the QR Code in WeChat. Shout out to @Architecture 2030 @Delhom @GIGA @Siveco and
On December 5, 2018, TERAO was invited by TÜV Rheinland Group to speak at the “Green Manufacturing System Construction and Energy Efficiency Enhancement Seminar” in Foshan, Guangdong province. The seminar was organized in collaboration with the Guangdong Energy Conservation Association and the Foshan Energy Conservation and Circular Economy Association. It has attracted more than 70 enterprises and associations and over
On Friday 30th November, it was a pleasure for TERAO to co-organize the first edition of Shanghai Builders’ lunch. What is “Shanghai Builders”? “Shanghai Builders”, created by three China Building Sector’ Veterans, brings together professionals involved in the Building Sector in China and especially in Shanghai and the neighboring provinces. “We aim at gathering decision makers from the Building Sector, active
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