Measurements & diagnostics
Pau, Acoustics · Air permeability · Ventilation · EPC · Drone

In Pau, ARKENOR carries out the regulatory acceptance measurements of buildings — air permeability (RE2020), acoustics, ventilation, energy performance certificate — as an independent third party, with compliant certificates.

Updated 21 July 2026

Pau · New Aquitaine

Regulatory measurements & diagnostics in Pau.

Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau combines a substantial older building stock, public facilities undergoing renovation and the energy and geosciences sectors of the Béarn. At handover, the renovation of the public and social housing stock makes up the bulk of the campaigns, with work carried out in occupied premises that strongly constrains measurement slots. In Pau and across the Béarn we carry out regulatory acceptance measurements, RE2020 air permeability, acoustics, ventilation and DPE, as an independent third party.

Our measurements

Six families of measurements & diagnostics in Pau.

RE2020 air permeability testing

QUALIBAT 8711

Airtightness testing (Q4Pa-surf air permeability): an intermediate test at the weathertight-shell stage to correct defects before lining, and a regulatory RE2020 acceptance test on the finished building.

Acceptance acoustic testing

NF EN ISO 16283

Airborne sound insulation (DnT,A / DnT,A,tr), impact sound (L'nT,w), equipment noise and reverberation: verification of the NRA housing requirements and the ERP order, carried out as an independent third party.

RE2020 ventilation airflow testing

QUALIBAT 8741

Functional checking of ventilation systems (airflow rates, pressure drops, ductwork airtightness) required by RE2020 at the handover of new dwellings.

Housing and commercial energy performance certificate (DPE)

certified assessor

Legally binding energy performance certificate (DPE), issued by a certified assessor, for sale, letting and monitoring under the tertiary-sector decree.

Drone aerial inspection

DGAC drone pilot

Inspection of roofs and façades, aerial thermography, photogrammetry and mapping by drone (DGAC-registered drone pilot), on sites that are difficult to access.

Electromagnetic field (EMF) measurements

NF EN 50492

Low frequencies at 50 Hz (electric field kV/m, magnetic field µT) and radiofrequencies from 9 kHz to 300 GHz (V/m), following the UTE/NF C99-132 and ANFR protocols. A criterion recognised in HQE and NF Habitat certification.

Why ARKENOR

What the local competitor does not cover.

Independent third party

Acceptance measurements kept separate from design: an objective, enforceable certificate for the client.

Drone inspection (DGAC)

Aerial thermography and photogrammetry by a DGAC-registered drone pilot, for hard-to-reach sites in Pau.

Upstream → downstream chain

From calculation (ARKEMEP) to measurement (ARKENOR) and independent third-party certification (IRICE, Cofrac 5-0655).

Coverage area

Measurements & diagnostics in Pau and the surrounding area.

Our teams travel from Aix-en-Provence to Pau and the neighbouring municipalities of the 64 department.

Pau
Billère
Lons
Jurançon
Bizanos
Gan
Lescar

FAQ

FAQ, measurements & diagnostics in Pau

Yes. ARKENOR conducts acceptance measurements (air permeability, acoustics, ventilation) as an independent third party, separate from the design engineering office, which guarantees the objectivity of the certificate towards the client/developer and the technical inspector.
Yes. RE2020 measurements are carried out under QUALIBAT 8711 (air permeability) and 8741 (ventilation system checking) qualifications, recognised for regulatory certificates at handover.
On-site measurements are scheduled according to the progress of the works and the location. An intermediate air permeability test is slotted in from the weathertight-shell stage; acceptance measurements are programmed before handover. We confirm the date once we receive the works programme and the drawings.
They are scheduled around occupancy, not the other way round. An airtightness measurement requires control of the openings and interior conditions during the test, which means coordinating with occupants or working outside periods of use. On acoustics, some measurements are sensitive to background noise and require quiet slots. We frame these constraints at the time of order, because they determine the lead time far more than the technical duration of the test.

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