SERA works at the interface of Research, Public administration and Business consulting, in order to promote innovation for a sustainable future. Among others, focus is on energy and buildings, sustainable site development, smart cities, and energy in spatial planning. We assist our clients in achieving real improvements in terms of energy efficiency and user comfort, CO2 reduction, and reduction of environmental loadings in general. Therefore, creating or improving a sound data basis and checking procedures are always an important part of our work.

We support Public administration in implementing European law, as well as Businesses with strategic decisions how to improve the efficiency of utilizing energy and natural resources. In International cooperation and development, SERA’s work focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, especially on Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) aiming at ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Both have a key role in achieving other Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, we are actively involved in reviews and evaluations. Even in projects that are going very well, there is usually room for improvement, and we support teams to continuously improve their performance.

SERA’s knowledge base is our active participation in research projects and our constant collaboration with universities.