LABOR provides consultancy services for the application of renewable energy sources based plants, energy saving measures, bioclimatic solutions and energy diagnosis to buildings during the design or renovation, as well as the energy certification of existing and new buildings.

LABOR also specialises in the research and development of innovative solutions for solar thermal and photovoltaic devices integrated into buildings. In the laboratory, a testing system for the measure of the outdoor efficiency of solar thermal and photovoltaic or combined devices is operated.

The services offered can be classified as follows:

• Energy consultancy for the design and realisation of low energy consumption buildings.
• Energy certification of buildings on the basis of the design and improvements feasibility study.
• Design and architectural integration of solar thermal and photovoltaic plants.
• Characterisation of prototypes of solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic panels and hybrid collectors (thermal and photovoltaic).
• Prototype optimisation and engineering.
• Design and realisation of control systems in the building automation.

LABOR believes it is an ideal partner for consultancy studies and design in the field of renewable energies applied to buildings, with particular care to energy saving. The competences of LABOR also address to companies requesting qualified partners for carrying out the development of new products and research organisations needing external support for the engineering and optimisation of their own systems.

Areas of expertise: energy auditing and diagnosis, energy certification, energy efficiency in buildings, energy saving measures, bioclimatic solutions, solar energy, insulation, architectural integration, control systems, building automation, dissemination of information, promotion of technology.