CRAterre works to improve the quality of life for individuals and societies, while respecting local cultures and environments. The values of listening, sharing, fairness and solidarity underpin this ideal, to which the members of CRAterre adhere, working in the complementary fields of heritage, materials, housing, regional planning and local development.

The members of CRAterre share professional, individual and collective attitudes that are designed to help the team fulfill its mandate, in line with our stated values.

We adopt an attitude respecting the skills and the know-how of our partners and of the populations for which we intervene and with which we work, with the objective to reinforce their dignity and their autonomy regarding encountered problems.

The scientific rigor of the undertaken studies and the researches to ensure the efficiency of the actions, demand responsiveness, adaptability and a capacity to progress and to constantly improve. Moreover, we recognize the need of a diversity of skills for the realization of each project, which commits us to develop interdisciplinary methods encouraging comparative views and open-mindedness.

This work ethic is also applied internally. More particular, the relations between the members of the association and its collaborators are based on respect, confidence and mutual recognition, equity and solidarity. The search for the balance between personal accomplishment (individual) and collective interest (group) guide the decisions taken by the board of directors as well as the attitude of each person towards the others. This is encouraged by mutual listening and dialogue, the sharing of knowledges, friendliness and mutual help, personal and collective valuation, accompaniement and transmission.

CRAterre's activities are in line with the mandate set out in the association's statutes (1979). CRAterre aims to take a comprehensive approach to issues relating to spatial planning and housing conditions for populations, including energy, materials, structures, architecture, housing and urban planning.