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Creation of CETIAT

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Official inauguration of CETIAT and installation of its headquarters in Paris

Installation of the Orsay laboratory (Paris region) dedicated to applied research and prototype testing

Inauguration of the Lyon-Villeurbanne laboratory

First heat pump test platform

Inauguration of a solar collector test unit using artificial lighting

Accreditation of the hygrometer calibration laboratory by the French bureau of metrology (BNM)

Construction of a test platform for solid fuel boilers

Creation of the ERICA platform to study thermal processes integrating radiant energies, in collaboration with IFTH (French textile & clothing institute)

Major investment by CETIAT in numerical simulation code for fluid mechanics

New CETIAT organisation with operational management common to both laboratories

Construction of a new laboratory and consolidation of all CETIAT activities in Villeurbanne

Creation of the website and organisation of the first CETIAT annual conference

First edition of FAN, international conference on fan noise co-hosted by CETIAT and CETIM

Recognition of CETIAT by the French bureau of metrology (BNM) as an associate laboratory in the field of anemometry

Award of ISO 9001:2000 quality certification for all activities

Creation of CERTITA in partnership with ATITA, CSTB and LNE

Construction of the BELENOS laboratory in Nîmes to study and test solar thermal systems, jointly managed with LNE

First edition of FIRE (conference on energy recovery in industry)

Installation of the pioneer micro-flowmeter calibration bench in Europe

Initiation of the PROMEVENT project to ensure the reliability of the inspection protocol for ventilation installations

Convenorship of a working group on energy efficiency in industry at the request of the French Directorate General for Enterprise (DGE)

Creation of ALLICE (industrial alliance for competitiveness and energy efficiency) in partnership with Cetim, CEA Liten, CTCPA and ENEA Consulting

Inauguration of a new test platform for air handling units