Directorate of Laboratories

Graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tirana, in 2002. Has participated in various training programs both domestically and abroad, obtaining the following certifications:

• Qualification Certificate: “Accreditation of Testing Laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025:2001,” issued by the Accreditation Directorate, in 2004.
• Qualification Certificate: “Familiarization and Use of Computer Software for Processing and Reporting Testing Results,” issued by the Construction Institute in 2006.
• Guidelines for the Selection, Use, and Interpretation of Proficiency Testing as well as Interlaboratory Comparisons, issued by the Accreditation Directorate, in 2007.
• Assessment of the Conformity of Construction Products According to European Directives, UNMZ – Czech Republic, Prague, in 2007.
• Qualification Certificate: “Measurement Uncertainty,” issued by the Accreditation Directorate, in 2010.
• Conference and Visit to the Analog Laboratories of Construction Materials, Ioannina, Greece, Ministry of Urban Development, in 2014.
• Conference and Visit to the Analog Laboratories of Construction Materials, Rome, Italy, Ministry of Urban Development, in 2014.
• Qualification Certificate: “Energy Efficiency in Buildings,” Ministry of Urban Development, in 2017.
• Qualification Certificate: “Familiarization with Standard Requirements,” ISO/IEC 17025:2005, General Directorate of Accreditation, in 2017.
• Training on Providing Opinions and Interpretations, Accreditation Directorate, in 2018.
• Certificate of Participation in 2018 for:

1. 1. Quality control in analytical laboratories.
   2. Use of control charts and control samples for quality assurance within laboratory units.
   3. Validity of the analytical method.
   4. Measurement uncertainty.
   5. Use of corrective and preventive actions for improving quality and performance.
   6. Improvement of service quality through the assessment of customer satisfaction.

• Certificate: Continuing Education Program “Energy Auditing,” Canadian Institute of Technology University College, Faculty of Engineering, in 2019.
• Design License K1059/1
• Real estate valuation license, second level, VP. 1189.

Possesses full competencies in the field of construction and knowledge of construction products.

Has practiced her profession as a Implementation Engineer at “Theos” Ltd., Tirana, during the years 2002-2003.

Implementation Engineer at “Intel” Ltd., Tirana, during the years 2003-2004.

Construction Specialist at the Directorate of Laboratories, Construction Institute, Tirana, in 2004. 

With 19 years of work experience at the Construction Institute, Eng. Mimoza Kola has been the Director of the Directorate of Laboratories since January 4, 2023.

Directorate of Laboratories

The laboratories of the Construction Institute cover testing of materials and products in the construction industry, using standard (EN-compliant) and experimental methods. In support of the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025, the quality and reliability of testing results are ensured, with a quality management system also operating in accordance with these standards.

The testing laboratories of this department are accredited by the Accreditation Directorate, Tiranë.

The laboratories provide qualified services according to client requirements for chemical and physico-mechanical analyses of raw materials and construction products such as cement, lime, construction water, concrete, metal products, mortar, plaster, various aggregates, limestone, asphalt concrete, ceramic products, and tests on concrete and reinforced concrete structures, among others.

Additionally, the laboratories provide technical consultancy services and the provision of opinions and data interpretation; services of an experimental, scientific, educational, and training nature; as well as specialized services in the field of expertise.

The laboratories carry out their activities according to an autonomous quality management system, in compliance with the Quality Manual and the specific documents of the Accreditation Directorate.

Each laboratory, according to its specialization, conducts chemical and other analyses of construction products in accordance with the “List of Products and Prices,” which is approved annually by the Governing Council of the Construction Institute.

The scope of activities of the Directorate of Laboratories.

The scope of activities of the Directorate of Laboratories includes services in the field of construction for quality control and the assessment of conformity/performance of products to ensure and protect public health, safety, and the environment:

• Services in physical, geometric, chemical, and mechanical testing; static tests on structures; and petrographic examinations/descriptions,
• Technical consultancy services and the provision of opinions and data interpretation,
• Services in the field of conformity/performance assessment of construction products,
• Services of an experimental, scientific, educational, and training nature,
• Specialized services in the field of expertise.

• ISO/IEC 17025 Standard — "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories."
• ISO 9001 Standard — "Quality Management Systems. Requirements."
• ISO 10012 Standard — "Measurement Management Systems. Requirements for Measurement Processes and Measuring Equipment."
• ISO/PAS 17002 — Conformity Assessment: Confidentiality. Principles and Requirements.
• ISO/PAS 17004 — Conformity Assessment: Disclosure of Information. Principles and Requirements.
• ISO/PAS 17001 — Conformity Assessment: Impartiality. Principles and Requirements.
• Law — “On General Safety, Essential Requirements for the Conformity Assessment of Non-Food Products.”
• Law — “On the Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies in the Republic of Albania.”
• Law — “On the Protection of Personal Data.”
• Law — “On Copyright and Related Rights.”
• Law — “On Competition.”
• Law — “On the Prevention of Conflict of Interest in the Exercise of Functions.”
• Law — “Labor Code of the Republic of Albania.”
• Law — “On the Regulation of Working and Rest Time.”
• Law — “On Occupational Safety and Health.”
• Council of Ministers Decision — “On the General Rules of Work in the State Administration.”
• Council of Ministers Decision — “On the Rules of Ethics in the Civil Service.”
• Instruction — “On the Preparation of Job Position Descriptions.”
• Council of Ministers Decision — “On the Evaluation of Work Performance.”
• Regulation of the Construction Institute.