diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/core/environment.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/core/environment.py
index e8e3552..b45b610 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/core/environment.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/core/environment.py
@@ -19,10 +19,25 @@ class ServerEnvironment(object):
     def __str__(self):
         return self._environment_str
 
+    @property
+    def is_development(self):
+        return self._environment_str == self.DEVELOPMENT
+
+    @property
+    def is_staging(self):
+        return self._environment_str == self.STAGING
+
+    @property
+    def is_production(self):
+        return self._environment_str == self.PRODUCTION
+
     @property
     def is_onpremise(self):
         return self._environment_str == self.ONPREMISE
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self._environment_str == other._environment_str
+
 
 class ServerEnvironmentBuilder(object):
 
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/core/test_environment.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/core/test_environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..befd62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/core/test_environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+from cartodb_services.refactor.core.environment import *
+from nose.tools import raises
+from cartodb_services.refactor.storage.mem_config import InMemoryConfigStorage
+
+class TestServerEnvironment(TestCase):
+
+    def test_can_be_a_valid_one(self):
+        env_dev = ServerEnvironment('development')
+        env_staging = ServerEnvironment('staging')
+        env_prod = ServerEnvironment('production')
+        env_onpremise = ServerEnvironment('onpremise')
+
+    @raises(AssertionError)
+    def test_cannot_be_a_non_valid_one(self):
+        env_whatever = ServerEnvironment('whatever')
+
+    def test_is_on_premise_returns_true_when_onpremise(self):
+        assert ServerEnvironment('onpremise').is_onpremise == True
+
+    def test_is_on_premise_returns_true_when_any_other(self):
+        assert ServerEnvironment('development').is_onpremise == False
+        assert ServerEnvironment('staging').is_onpremise == False
+        assert ServerEnvironment('production').is_onpremise == False
+
+    def test_equality(self):
+        assert ServerEnvironment('development') == ServerEnvironment('development')
+        assert ServerEnvironment('development') <> ServerEnvironment('onpremise')
+
+
+class TestServerEnvironmentBuilder(TestCase):
+
+    def test_returns_env_according_to_configuration(self):
+        server_config_storage = InMemoryConfigStorage({
+            'server_conf': {
+                'environment': 'staging'
+            }
+        })
+        server_env = ServerEnvironmentBuilder(server_config_storage).get()
+        assert server_env.is_staging == True
+
+    def test_returns_default_when_no_server_conf(self):
+        server_config_storage = InMemoryConfigStorage({})
+        server_env = ServerEnvironmentBuilder(server_config_storage).get()
+
+        assert server_env.is_development == True
+        assert str(server_env) == ServerEnvironmentBuilder.DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT