Bloco Base

What Bloco Base does

Bloco Base is a Curitiba-based consultancy that provides sustainability, environmental performance, and certification advisory to Brazilian real estate developers and construction firms. Its service stack spans energy efficiency analysis, thermal and luminous comfort simulation, HVAC design, regenerative landscaping, lighting design, carbon inventory, PGRCC (Solid Waste Management Plan), and end-to-end consulting for sustainability certifications including GBC Condomínio, GBC Home, GBC Life, GBC Biodiversidade, and Fitwel. The firm has delivered more than 20 projects across approximately 18 named clients, and holds category-defining credentials including Brazil's first GBC Biodiversidade certification (Casa Hype with Hype Empreendimentos) and international recognition such as the IF Design Award and the Saint-Gobain AsBEA award for the Lemme project.

The firm's underlying technology stack is rooted in computational simulation for environmental comfort and BIM-based design, used to demonstrate NBR 15.575 compliance and to support certification procurement. Delivery is structured around multi-disciplinary integration — combining certification strategy, comfort simulation, HVAC/lighting engineering, and landscape regeneration — packaged as project-based professional services for individual developments rather than as a recurring platform product. Notable repeat relationships include Hype Empreendimentos (7+ projects), Bidese (3 projects), Weefor (3 projects, including the embedded Mova.WF sales office), GT Building (2 projects, including the triple-certified Linea development), and IDEE (2 projects).

Commercially, Bloco Base operates as a private professional services firm with no disclosed funding rounds, revenue, or headcount. Pricing is project-based, tied to the scope of certification, simulation, and design services per development. The firm's go-to-market is anchored in a single vertical — Brazilian real estate developers — and leverages reputational signals (awards, first-mover certifications, multi-project accounts) as its primary demand-generation mechanism. The principal forward opportunity is to broaden beyond certification delivery into adjacent ESG compliance and corporate/built-environment segments; the principal risk is concentration on a single industry and a small set of anchor developer clients.

Name

Bloco Base

Legal name

Bloco Base

Website

https://blocobase.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bloco Base is a Curitiba, Brazil-based sustainability consultancy that delivers energy efficiency, environmental comfort simulation, certification advisory (GBC, Fitwel), HVAC, and regenerative landscaping services to real estate developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Construction Consulting

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Management (BPABAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon Claims, Labeling & Communications Advisory (VCMI/ICVCM Guidance, Claim Substantiation) (EUABADAI)

Keywords

• Sustainable construction consulting
• Green building certification
• Energy efficiency consulting
• Environmental comfort analysis
• Regenerative landscaping

Headquarters

HQ city

Curitiba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting services for real estate developers, covering sustainability, energy efficiency, environmental comfort, certification, HVAC design, and regenerative landscaping throughout the building lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bloco Base is a Brazilian consulting firm specializing in sustainable construction, providing energy efficiency analysis, thermal and luminous comfort studies, sustainability certification consulting (GBC Condomínio, GBC Life, GBC Biodiversidade, Fitwel), HVAC design, regenerative landscaping, lighting design, carbon inventory, and construction waste management planning for real estate developers and construction companies.

Product overview

Bloco Base é uma consultoria em construção sustentável que oferece serviços integrados de sustentabilidade, conforto e eficiência para o ambiente construído. O portfólio inclui: Análise de Eficiência Energética, Estudos de Conforto Térmico & Lumínico, Consultoria em Certificações (GBC Condomínio, GBC Life, GBC Biodiversidade, Fitwel), Projetos de Climatização, Projetos de Paisagismo Regenerativo, Projetos Luminotécnicos, PGRCC e Inventário de Carbono. A empresa atua de forma integrada, oferecendo estudos técnicos e soluções que orientam projetos arquitetônicos desde a concepção, com foco em regeneração ambiental e bem-estar dos usuários.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Efficiency Analysis (Análise de Eficiência Energética) Specialized consulting on energy efficiency best practices, ensuring optimization of lighting, HVAC, and building envelope systems for real estate developers and construction companies.
• Thermal and Luminous Comfort Studies (Estudo de Conforto Térmico & Lumínico) Technical studies that evaluate thermal and luminous comfort in environments, ensuring natural well-being in compliance with the Brazilian Performance Standard NBR 15.575.
• Certification Consulting (Consultoria em Certificações) Consulting for obtaining sustainability certifications such as GBC Condomínio, GBC Life, GBC Biodiversidade, and Fitwel for real estate development projects.
• HVAC Design (Projeto de Climatização) HVAC project design focused on efficiency and comfort, including air conditioning and ventilation systems.
• Regenerative Landscaping Design (Projeto de Paisagismo Regenerativo) Landscaping design that uses vegetation as a tool for restoring the local ecosystem, focusing on native, endemic, and endangered species to promote biodiversity and climate resilience.
• Lighting Design (Projeto Luminotécnico) Lighting design focused on delivering efficient and comfortable illumination, using indirect and diffuse lighting techniques.
• PGRCC (Construction Waste Management Plan) Construction waste management plan providing guidelines for recycling and erosion control during construction projects.
• Carbon Inventory (Inventário de Carbono) Carbon inventory service for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions of building projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 63% reduction in water usage through gray water reuse systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with a strong sustainability and high-performance building practice. Closely comparable on integrated design, environmental simulation, and certification consulting for premium real estate developments.
• Atelier Ten: High-performance building design consultancy specializing in sustainability, lighting, and MEP engineering for complex real estate projects. Highly comparable niche specialty practice to Bloco Base, with award-winning track record in sustainable architecture.
• Introba: Sustainable engineering consultancy (formerly Integral Group) focused on high-performance buildings, with services in energy modeling, commissioning, and certification. Comparable to Bloco Base on sustainability consulting depth and integration with HVAC/lighting design.
• CTE (Centro de Tecnologia de Edificações): Brazilian construction technology and sustainability consulting firm offering integrated services for the built environment, including energy efficiency, environmental comfort, and certification support. Most directly comparable domestic peer to Bloco Base, operating in the same geographic and service market.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, architecture, and sustainability consultancy with active Brazil presence. Comparable on green building certification, energy efficiency, and sustainable design services for real estate developers.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm with a dedicated sustainability practice and established Brazil presence. Overlaps with Bloco Base on green building certification, energy modeling, and ESG advisory for real estate developers.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with sustainability and buildings practices serving commercial real estate clients worldwide, including Brazil. Overlaps on certification consulting, energy modeling, and ESG advisory.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and sustainability consultancy with significant Brazil operations. Competes with Bloco Base in sustainability and certification consulting but serves a much broader portfolio of clients across mobility, water, and resilience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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