What Envirobat Occitanie does

Envirobat Occitanie is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901), founded in 2018 and headquartered in Montpellier, with a second office in Toulouse. It functions as a regional resource center and professional network for sustainable building and planning across the 13-department Occitanie region, employing 22 staff and serving a network of 320+ member organizations plus a broader audience of approximately 6,000 newsletter subscribers.

The association's core offering centers on three regionally developed assessment and accompaniment frameworks — Bâtiments Durables Occitanie (BDO) for buildings, Quartiers Durables Occitanie (QDO) for neighborhood-scale operations, and ECRAINS as an additional accompaniment approach. Each framework evaluates environmental performance against an exacting referential and awards medals (Or/Argent/Bronze) at Conception, Réalisation, and Usage phases via public evaluation commissions. Complementary services include a 20+ course certified training catalog (Organisme de Formation), the Bâtibuzz collection of exemplary project case studies, a médiathèque of documentary resources, approximately 75 events per year (evaluation commissions, technical meetings, the Réno Vers le Futur renovation conference, Enviro'apéros networking evenings, webinars), and coordination of the regional Nouveau Bauhaus Européen (NEB) community. Notable accompanied projects include the straw-insulated École Joseph Delteil in Grabels, the Collège du quartier Paléficat in Toulouse (3,500 straw bales), Quartier La Cartoucherie (100% on-plot stormwater infiltration), and the Collège Ada Lovelace in Nîmes (155 kWc photovoltaic).

The revenue model combines four streams: recurring membership fees (enterprises, associations, local authorities, training organizations, individuals), paid training courses (members receive discounts), project accompaniment tied to the BDO/QDO commissions, and — most significantly — co-financing from public institutional partners including ADEME, Région Occitanie, DREAL Occitanie, Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne, Agence Régionale de Santé Occitanie, and the European Life Waste2Build project. The association is governed by a board led by President Sylvain Giessner and Director Illona Pior, and is a member of the national Réseau Bâtiment Durable and Collectif des Démarches.

Name

Envirobat Occitanie

Legal name

Envirobat Occitanie

Website

https://envirobat-oc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Envirobat Occitanie is a French non-profit regional resource center and professional network, founded in 2018 and based in Montpellier, that operates the BDO and QDO environmental assessment frameworks for sustainable buildings and neighborhoods across the 13-department Occitanie region, serving 320+ member organizations and accompanying 400+ projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Building Assessment and Training

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Certification Support (Stage 1/2) & External Audit сопровождение (EUAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

EMS Training & Competency Development (EUAHAIAH), Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO), Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Sustainable building assessment
• Environmental certification frameworks
• Professional training services
• Regional construction network
• Urban planning evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier, Occitanie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Professionals, companies, associations, local authorities, and individuals pay membership fees to join the Envirobat Occitanie network. Members gain access to resources, events, and discounted training.
2. Training courses: Envirobat Occitanie is a certified training organization (Organisme de Formation) offering a catalogue of 20+ training programs on topics including renovation, water management, low-carbon materials, and project accompaniment. Members receive discounted rates.
3. Project evaluation commissions: Envirobat Occitanie organizes public BDO and QDO evaluation commissions where project teams present their work for assessment. Commissions are free to attend, but the accompaniment and evaluation process supports the BDO/QDO démarche.
4. Co-funding from public institutions: The association's activities are co-financed by regional and national public bodies including ADEME, Région Occitanie, DREAL Occitanie, Agence de l'eau Adour-Garonne, ARS Occitanie, and the Life Waste2Build European project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Envirobat Occitanie is a non-profit regional resource center and professional network that operates the BDO (Bâtiments Durables Occitanie) and QDO (Quartiers Durables Occitanie) assessment/certification frameworks, plus the ECRAINS accompaniment methodology, to evaluate and support sustainable building and neighborhood projects in the Occitanie region. It delivers a certified training catalogue of 20+ courses, evaluation commissions, approximately 75 events per year, and a médiathèque of documentary resources, serving public project owners, architects, engineering firms, construction companies, and training organizations.

Product overview

Envirobat Occitanie is a regional resource center and professional network for sustainable building and planning in the Occitanie region of France. Rather than a single software product, it operates as a multi-service ecosystem comprising two core certification/accompaniment approaches — Bâtiments Durables Occitanie (BDO) and Quartiers Durables Occitanie (QDO) — plus the ECRAINS approach, which together guide project owners through environmentally demanding building and neighborhood projects. The offering also includes an annual training catalog of 20+ courses, a médiathèque of documentary resources, the Bâtibuzz collection of exemplary project fiches, approximately 75 annual events including evaluation commissions, a network of ~320 members, and the regional Nouveau Bauhaus Européen community. These services collectively support professionals in reducing the environmental footprint of buildings and neighborhoods across Occitanie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bâtiments Durables Occitanie (BDO): Certification approach for sustainable buildings in Occitanie
• Quartiers Durables Occitanie (QDO)
• ECRAINS

Products and services

• Bâtiments Durables Occitanie (BDO) A regional certification and accompaniment approach for sustainable building projects in Occitanie, evaluating environmental performance across multiple criteria and awarding medals (Or/Argent/Bronze) at Conception, Réalisation, and Usage phases. Serves as a regionally developed alternative to conventional labels and certifications, with an exacting référentiel and a supportive approach. Targeted at project owners, architects, and engineering firms delivering sustainable buildings in the region.
• Quartiers Durables Occitanie (QDO) A regional certification and accompaniment approach for sustainable neighborhood and urban planning projects in Occitanie, complementing the BDO framework for district-scale operations. Evaluates environmental performance of multi-building developments and provides medals and project support.
• ECRAINS (Démarche) An accompaniment methodology for sustainable building projects, with training provided to become an ECRAINS accompanist. Targeted at professionals who support project teams in environmental performance.
• Formation Catalog (Organisme de Formation) A catalog of 20+ certified training courses on sustainable building and planning topics, including renovation, water management, biodiversity, climate adaptation, low-carbon materials, and project accompaniment. Members receive discounted rates. Targeted at construction professionals, architects, and project owners.
• Bâtibuzz (Opérations Exemplaires) A collection of exemplary project case-study fiches documenting sustainable building and planning operations across Occitanie, covering reuse, low-carbon materials, and climate adaptation. Serves as inspiration and technical reference for professionals.
• Événements (Annual events program) Approximately 75 events organized annually including BDO/QDO evaluation commissions, technical meetings, webinars, conferences (Réno Vers le Futur), and networking evenings (Enviro'apéros) for sustainable building professionals. Held in Montpellier, Toulouse, Albi, Nîmes, and other venues across Occitanie.
• Réseau d'Adhérents (Member network) A network of approximately 320 member companies and organizations engaged in sustainable construction and planning, providing access to resources, events, project accompaniment, and discounted training courses. Membership is open to enterprises, associations, local authorities, training organizations, and individuals.
• Nouveau Bauhaus Européen (NEB) en Occitanie A regional community under the European New European Bauhaus initiative, co-led with Région Occitanie, connecting professionals and citizens around sustainable, aesthetic, and inclusive territorial design. Includes the Festival du Nouveau Bauhaus en Occitanie, webinars, and connection to European funding opportunities through the Horizon Europe NEB Facility program.
• Médiathèque (Documentary resources) A media library of downloadable resources including guides, rules, protocols, and references for sustainable building and planning, available on the Envirobat Occitanie website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 320 member organizations in the network
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Life Waste2BuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Waste2Build is a European project co-financing Envirobat Occitanie's activities, particularly those related to circular economy and material reuse in the building sector.
• Réseau Bâtiment DurablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvirobat Occitanie is a member of the Réseau Bâtiment Durable (Sustainable Building Network), a national network of regional actors engaged in sustainable construction.
• Collectif des Démarches Quartiers Bâtiments DurablescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvirobat Occitanie is a member of the Collectif des Démarches, a national collective of regional sustainable building and neighborhood assessment frameworks (including BDO, BDM, QDO, etc.).
• Nouveau Bauhaus Européen (NEB) / NEB FacilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvirobat Occitanie serves as the NEB Local Chapter in Occitanie. It co-hosts the Festival du Nouveau Bauhaus en Occitanie with the Région Occitanie, organizes NEB-related webinars, and connects local actors with European funding opportunities through the Horizon Europe NEB Facility program.
• ARS OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvirobat Occitanie is commissioned by ARS Occitanie to accompany healthcare and social-care establishments in Occitanie in reducing water consumption and pollutants, in partnership with the Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse and Agence de l'Eau Adour-Garonne.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment): CSTB is the French national scientific and technical center for building, providing research, evaluation, and certification services across the construction sector. It is a broad incumbent whose standards and frameworks overlap with Envirobat's regional work.
• Réseau Bâtiment Durable: The Réseau Bâtiment Durable is the national network of regional sustainable-building actors, of which Envirobat is itself a member. It acts as an umbrella organization coordinating and amplifying the work of regional centers including Envirobat.
• HQE Association: HQE is the leading national certification body for sustainable buildings in France, operating the HQE certification referenced in many public procurements. Envirobat positions BDO/QDO as alternatives to HQE, making it a primary reference competitor and indirect substitute.

Regional players

• Cerway: Cerway is the international operating arm of the HQE certification, deploying HQE internationally. It represents the international extension of a directly competing framework and is relevant for projects that cross the Occitanie boundary.

Direct peers

• Novabuild: Novabuild is the Pays de la Loire regional cluster for sustainable construction, operating a comparable network, training catalogue, and BDO-style assessment framework. It is the most direct regional peer to Envirobat Occitanie in terms of mission, services, and member-network model.
• Ekopolis: Ekopolis is the Île-de-France platform for sustainable construction, providing professional resources, training, and project accompaniment for building professionals. It operates the same association model as Envirobat, focused on a different region.
• Association BDM (Bâtiments Durables Méditerranéens): BDM is the sister Mediterranean sustainable-building assessment framework, also a member of the Collectif des Démarches alongside Envirobat's BDO/QDO. It offers comparable building/neighborhood evaluation, training, and project accompaniment in the PACA/Languedoc region.
• Collectif des Démarches: The Collectif des Démarches is the national collective of regional sustainable-building and neighborhood assessment frameworks (BDM, BDO, QDO, etc.). Envirobat is a member, making the collectif both a peer ecosystem and a coordination platform for its methodologies.

Emerging players

• IFPEB (Institut Français pour la Performance Énergétique du Bâtiment): IFPEB is a French think-tank and project office focused on building energy performance and decarbonization. It produces research, tools, and convenes stakeholders on topics adjacent to Envirobat's training and resource center activities.

Others

• ADEME: ADEME is the French ecological transition agency and a primary public co-funder of Envirobat Occitanie. It is an institutional enabler/partner rather than a direct competitor, but its funding priorities directly shape Envirobat's strategic direction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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