TERAO – A leading international environmental consultancy firm operating in the built environment sector
Since its inception in 1993, TERAO has been active across five continents
How can you safeguard your international property projects in the face of environmental requirements?
TERAO supports you in turning climate and environmental challenges into genuine drivers of performance, while ensuring the effectiveness of your financing and the success of your international projects.
Why do you need a partner with expertise in sustainability?
Against a backdrop of increasing climate challenges, changes to local regulations, the adoption of international environmental certifications (HQE, LEED, BREEAM, EDGE, HQE Aménagement et infrastructure, EcoQuartier, etc.), the adaptation of international standards to local needs, and a growing trend towards international funding being conditional on climate and social performance, project developers must :
TERAO addresses these challenges with an integrated approach developed in collaboration with you and all project stakeholders, from strategy to operations.
A coordinated international presence for over 30 years
Our International Division acts as an Environmental Technical Assistant and as a coordinator for the activities of TERAO France and its international subsidiaries in the Americas, Africa and Asia, in order to offer the full range of high-value-added services provided by our various entities across all continents, through a global vision and approaches tailored to local contexts and challenges.
- Six subsidiaries across Asia, Africa and the Americas, with experience gained in over 70 countries and territories, including the French overseas departments and regions (DROM-COM)
- Sharing lessons learnt across our teams to drive continuous improvement.
- Strategic monitoring of regulations and innovations in sustainable development.
What sectors and types of projects does TERAO support?
We work with all stakeholders (public, private and international organisations) and on all types of buildings:
How does TERAO support you in achieving environmental and operational performance in your international projects?
A holistic and proven methodology
We view each project as an interconnected system, optimising:
Key expertise for every project phase
The success of international property projects requires much more than local expertise: it relies on the ability to establish common frameworks, capitalise on lessons learnt and disseminate best practice.
| Project phase | Our solutions |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Benchmarking, low-carbon roadmap, analysis and anticipation of international regulations |
| Planning | Site environmental analysis, guidance on environmental certifications, preliminary environmental programme and environmental programme |
| Design | Bioclimatic optimisation, choice of materials, integration of renewable energy, awareness-raising and training for stakeholders |
| Construction | Construction supervision, commissioning, risk management |
| Operation | Energy management, performance monitoring, staff training |
| End of life | Demolition strategy, reuse, recycling |
Experienced support as a certification project management consultant
With hundreds of certified projects (HQE, LEED, BREEAM, EDGE, HQE Development and Infrastructure, EcoQuartier, etc.) and an international track record built up over more than 30 years across five continents, TERAO has a detailed understanding of certification standards and the ability to contextualise their objectives in order to identify solutions that are truly tailored to the technical, climatic and regulatory realities of each region.
Our International Division brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts
Whether you are a funder, a client, an investor or a local authority, our experts are on hand to:
Assess your existing projects
Develop a bespoke environmental strategy
Support the operational implementation
Train your teams on sustainability issues
Our International Division brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts, all committed to supporting your projects with rigour, innovation and pragmatism, with key personnel who will work alongside you:
Marge BARRADAS MACHIN
Head of International Division, lead contact for international development & cooperation
Jocelyn MESCHENMOSER
Team Leader, lead contact for the French overseas departments and territories (DROM-COM)
Our subsidiaries around the world
Africa
The Americas
Asia
What added value does TERAO bring to your projects?
Multicultural expertise
Our teams speak your languages, know your markets and understand your challenges.
International coordination
Seamless collaboration between our subsidiaries to ensure maximum responsiveness and consistency.
Tailor-made support
Each project is assigned a dedicated team, tailored to its specific requirements.
Unwavering commitment
We are by your side at every stage to ensure the success of your projects.
