Solar energy is one of the major means to achieve a sustainable energy solution for any commercial development. But how many existing and currently designed buildings and houses allow efficient solar energy generation? What is or could be the role of solar component in their energy mix? What could be the contribution of this component in CO2 reduction measures? And how could we advance the market acceptance and preference for buildings that are more suitable for solar generation and as a result may have considerably lower “life cycle costs”? There is one basic answer to these questions: solar suitability of all existing and future buildings should be assessed and documented, and the results of this assessment should be presented in the format easily usable by a broad group of construction and real estate professionals and the general public. Commercial solar suitability studies conducted by Green Power Labs provide building professionals – developers, architects, engineers, commercial property owners and managers – with comprehensive information on the role solar energy can play in building’s energy mix: solar suitability of building surfaces – roofs and walls, amount of energy that can be generated on these surfaces, applicable technologies and their costs, and finally return on investment and positive environmental impact.

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