What Canopee does

Canopée SARL is a French building environmental quality (QEB) consultancy founded on January 10, 2011, by Arnaud Beaugeard and headquartered in Meylan in the Grenoble metropolitan area. Operating as an independent subsidiary of the fluid engineering firm CET, the firm delivers thermal, environmental, air-quality, and HVAC/fluids engineering services across the full construction lifecycle — from diagnostic and programming through design, construction, commissioning, and exploitation follow-up. Its primary clients are project owners (maîtrise d'ouvrage) including public entities, social housing operators, and private developers, alongside design teams (maîtrise d'œuvre) such as architects and engineering consultancies; named engagements include public-sector schools, healthcare facilities, and administrative buildings across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions, as well as private-sector residential and mixed-use developments.

The firm's service portfolio is anchored by formal third-party accreditations as Assessor BREEAM, Référent Energie & Carbone (Certivéa), and Accompagnateur BDM (Envirobatbdm), enabling it to formally certify projects under major French and international environmental standards. Technical delivery relies on BIM-compatible professional simulation suites (Pléiades, PHPP, WUFI, DesignBuilder, PVSYST, Conductéo, Sketchup) for thermal, lifecycle, daylight, and CFD analysis, complemented by on-site instrumentation (thermal imaging, air quality sensors, anemometers, luxmeters) for diagnostic and commissioning work. The firm's own Meylan office — a 100% timber-frame passive-standard building consuming 22 kWhep/m²SRT.an and winner of the Prix Départemental de la Construction Bois 2012 — functions as a tangible proof point of its expertise.

Commercially, Canopée operates a B2B professional services model, generating revenue through project-based fees for QEB studies, certification assistance, BET fluides engineering, thermal calculations, commissioning, and energy audits. It reaches customers via its professional website portfolio, direct engagement from the Meylan office, and joint project teams with named architecture firms (TANDEM, Atelier A, Macary-Page, Chabal) and sister firm CET. Pricing is contact-based and project-scoped, with no publicly disclosed rates. The firm holds no external funding and has not raised institutional capital since incorporation.

Name

Canopee

Legal name

Canopée SARL

Website

https://be-canopee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Canopée is a French environmental building quality (QEB) consultancy that provides thermal studies, BREEAM/E+C-/BDM certification assistance, and HVAC engineering services to public-sector project owners, social housing operators, and private developers across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Environmental Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK)

Keywords

• Environmental building engineering
• Thermal engineering consulting
• Building energy performance
• Environmental certification services
• Building commissioning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Meylan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Canopée provides technical consulting services in thermal engineering, environmental quality, air quality, and building fluids across the construction lifecycle (diagnosis, programming, design, construction, and operation phases). Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Canopée is a B2B environmental building engineering consultancy (bureau d'études QEB) that helps construction project owners and design teams optimize the environmental quality of new and existing buildings. The firm delivers thermal, energy, life-cycle, air quality, and HVAC fluids studies, performs regulatory compliance work (RT2012), and is officially accredited to assess and assist with BREEAM, E+C- (Certivéa), BDM, Effinergie, and BBCA environmental certifications across all phases from diagnostic through commissioning.

Product overview

Canopee is a consultancy firm specializing in environmental quality of buildings (QEB) rather than a software product company. The firm offers a unified portfolio of engineering and certification services centered around building environmental performance. Core offerings include QEB studies (thermal, air quality, environmental assessment), supported by specialized certification services for BREEAM, E+C-/Certivéa, and BDM labels. Additional services include HVAC fluids engineering (BET Fluides), thermal calculations, commissioning, and energy audits. The services are delivered through professional software tools including Pléiades, PHPP, WUFI, and others, but these are internal analysis tools rather than separate product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Quality (QEB) Studies Comprehensive environmental quality studies for new and existing buildings, covering thermal, environmental, air quality and fluids engineering across the diagnostic, programming, design, construction and operation phases. Delivered to project owners (maîtrise d'ouvrage) and design teams (maîtrise d'œuvre) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• BREEAM Certification Services Assessor BREEAM accredited services for BREEAM New Construction certification and BREEAM In-Use, including pre-rating, design stage assessment and post-construction evaluation, authorized under Canopée's Assessor BREEAM accreditation.
• Energy and Carbon (E+C-) Certification Services via Certivéa Référent Certivéa Energie & Carbone accredited services supporting E+C- energy and carbon labels, BBC, BEPOS and BEPOS+ Effinergie labels, and BBCA (Bâtiment Bas Carbone) certifications.
• BDM (Bâtiment Durable Méditerranéen) Certification Services Accompagnateur BDM accredited services guiding projects in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region through the three-phase BDM certification process developed by EnvirobatBDM.
• BET Fluides (HVAC Engineering) Services Complete HVAC fluids engineering studies (CVC) for moderate-sized construction and rehabilitation projects, including definition of fluids strategy in collaboration with project architects.
• Thermal Calculation Services Thermal calculations covering RT2012 regulatory compliance, RT globale, thermal losses per EN 12831, thermal bridge finite-element analysis, and energy supply feasibility studies (EFAE).
• Commissioning Services Commissioning coordination including planning definition, technical equipment control, start-up assistance, and post-reception operation follow-up for new and rehabilitated buildings.
• Diagnostic and Energy Audit Services Building and equipment analysis with in-situ measurements (thermography, embedded sensors), climate and envelope consulting, and energy balance assessments to inform renovation and operational optimization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Heating energy consumption: 22 kWhep/(m²SRT.an) for Canopée's own office building (built to passive standard)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• CET (Bureau d'études fluides)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanopée is the independent subsidiary of the fluid engineering consultancy CET. Both companies share certain services and equipment (secretariat, accounting, meeting rooms, IT equipment, staff facilities) and a shared social vision of professional life (employee profit-sharing and integration). Canopée provides specialized QEB expertise while CET handles HVAC/fluid engineering, enabling combined service offerings on construction projects.
• Institut Paul BocuseflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitut Paul Bocuse is a key partner in the Centre International des Arts Culinaires project (25,000m²SP), alongside Alliance française. Canopée serves as Assessor BREEAM, Référent Certivéa E+C-, and BET QEB on this flagship project.
• Alliance françaiseflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance française is a partner in the Centre International des Arts Culinaires project. The project aims to create an international culinary, linguistic, and sports training center with student housing, gastronomic restaurant, and horticultural greenhouses.
• TANDEM – ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanopée collaborated with TANDEM – Architectes on the design of its own office building (Meylan, 2012), constructed as a 100% timber-frame passive building. TANDEM designed the eco-friendly office using innovative sustainable construction methods including wood-frame, wood wool insulation, cork, passive design, and no air conditioning.
• CertivéacoreTechnology or IntegrationCanopée holds official Référent Energie & Carbone accreditation from Certivéa, enabling it to formally assist with E+C- certifications, BBC/BEPOS Effinergie labels, and BBCA (Bâtiment Bas Carbone) labels. Certification work is validated by Certivéa as the independent certifying body.
• BREEAMcoreTechnology or IntegrationCanopée holds official Assessor BREEAM accreditation, authorized to conduct BREEAM New Construction and BREEAM In-Use assessments. The assessment work is independently controlled by a BREEAM-mandated third party who can revoke Canopée's license for non-compliance, ensuring rigorous certification processes.
• EnvirobatbdmcoreTechnology or IntegrationCanopée holds official Accompagnateur BDM accreditation from Envirobatbdm, authorized to guide projects in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region through the BDM (Bâtiment Durable Méditerranéen) certification process. Each BDM assessment is reviewed and approved by a technical commission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alterea: Larger French engineering and energy consultancy group offering broad building energy performance services across multiple regions; overlaps with Canopée in QEB and certification but at significantly greater scale.
• Egis Group: Global engineering firm with a building sector practice covering energy, environmental and certification services; broad incumbent comparable on the energy/environmental engineering overlap.
• Artelia: Major international engineering group with substantial building sustainability and energy practice; broad incumbent offering overlapping services but operating at much larger scale across many geographies.

Others

• Certivéa: French certification body for E+C-, BBC, BEPOS Effinergie and BBCA labels; accredits Canopée as Référent Energie & Carbone — adjacent enabler/ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• EnvirobatBDM: Association that issues the BDM (Bâtiment Durable Méditerranéen) certification; not a peer competitor but the governing body that accredits Canopée as Accompagnateur BDM — relevant as certification ecosystem partner.

Direct peers

• TRIBU Energie: French environmental and energy engineering consultancy providing QEB, thermal studies, and certification support (BREEAM, Effinergie). Comparable to Canopée in service scope and B2B consultancy model.
• Green&Aive: French consultancy combining environmental engineering, energy performance and HQE/BREEAM-style certification expertise; offers similar portfolio of QEB and certification services.
• Energies Demain: Independent consultancy specialized in energy and environmental transition for buildings and territories. Comparable to Canopée for QEB studies, thermal modeling and certification support.
• Indiggo: French BET specializing in energy and environmental performance for buildings (QEB), similar in scale and service mix to Canopée. Direct competitor in the same regional and service category.
• CET (Bureau d'études fluides): Canopée's parent company providing HVAC/fluid engineering for buildings; sibling company sharing services. Closest peer as the parent-subsidiary combined offering competes against standalone thermal/HVAC consultancies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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