International Expert on Energy Efficiency Assesment of Typical Apartment Buildings in Kazakhstan

In the course of implementation of two UNDP\GEF Projects in Kazakhstan (UNDP\GEF Project “Removing barriers to energy efficiency in municipal heat and hot water supply”, 00051578 and UNDP\GEF Project “Energy Efficient Design and Construction of Residential Buildings”, 00074950) there have been piloted the demo initiatives that aimed at approbation of energy efficiency measures in the existing residential multi-apartments with district heating system. Such measures are an energy audit, a development of designing estimates for modernization of building furnaces and envelopes heating (building face and roof), a replacement of windows for energy saving ones, as well the other measures resulting in reduction of energy consumption by the buildings, foremost the heat energy for heating needs. 

By now, the UNDP\GEF Project “Removing barriers to energy efficiency in municipal heat and hot water supply” (00051578) has held the energy audits in three typical apartment buildings in Karaganda (Central Kazakhstan) and Almaty (South-Eastern Kazakhstan). These allowed identifying the energy saving potential and measures necessary to achieve heat saving for each of these buildings. The first taken measure was an installation of automated heating system manifold with heat and weather meters. Such an equipment has been successfully operated over one heating season, the achieved heat saving is 6 % of nominal consumption level. The furnaces of two other buildings have been equipped at the end of heating season and a monitoring for its operability will start in the next heating season.

The further energy efficiency measures in these three buildings are handling the works on warmth-keeping the building faces, roofs and basements and replacement of windows for energy saving ones. Currently, the Kazakhstan market is presented with different materials and technologies to provide these measures: for warmth-keeping – from traditional rock-wool to ceramic heat-reflecting paint, for glazing – from standard glazing units to low-emissivity glass. Several warmth-keeping and glazing technical solutions (engineering proposals) have been prepared for these three buildings.

Owing to lack of practical experience on renovation (thermal modernization) of existing multi-apartments in Kazakhstan, there is a need to engage a consultant that will be able to make an analysis of made energy audit in there buildings and to assess the proposed technical solutions  of building warmth-keeping in order to achieve the adequate energy consumption level pursuant to  energy audits results.

The International Consultant will be engaged on a competitive basis for two UNDP\GEF Projects.

Objectives:

To make a verification of energy audit results made for three residential multi-apartments in Kazakhstan (in Karaganda in the mkrn. Stepnoi 4, h. 8 and at 26 Mustafin str; in Almaty in the mkrn. 12, h. 2 and to make an assessment of proposed technical solutions on building thermal modernization in order to achieve the energy consumption level pursuant to energy audits results.

Scope of work:

• To study the energy audit reports of three typical apartment buildings submitted to the consultant and to make an assessment of correctness in applied methodic, measuring and calculation techniques in order to identify the energy saving potential and measures to be taken.
• To study the technical documentation of design solutions on thermal modernization\warmth-keeping of building envelopes and to make an assessment of sufficiency of these solutions to provide the claimed energy consumption level (by energy audits results).
• To visit three pilot residential buildings (two in Karaganda, one in Almaty) jointly with personnel of above UNDP\GEF and experts that conducted the energy audit and developed the designing estimates. The aim of such visits are a verification of energy saving quality characteristics in these buildings and an confidence estimation  of energy audits results and proposed measures on achievement of energy saving level at these pilot buildings.

To prepare the final report containing the following:

• Energy audit analysis made for three pilot projects in residential buildings describing the strong and weak sides of the applied methodic, measurement technique, etc.
• Confidence estimation  of energy audits results, incl. energy saving potential and efficiency\expediency of the proposed energy saving measures and solutions.
• Content estimation of these energy saving measures (technologies, technical solutions, etc.) in terms of sufficiency, efficiency and cost-efficiency to be achieved pursuant to energy audits results.
• Recommendations on technical\technological solutions  fir pilot residential buildings in order  to achieve the energy efficiency.
• Recommendations with the view to improve the energy audit in residential multi-apartments under Kazakhstan conditions.

Responsibility:

• Reports to project managers of both UNDP\GEF Projects.
• Ensures timely and quality execution of the Terms of Reference.
• Ensures unconditional carrying out of requirements of the IC.

Reports and other materials should be submitted in English or in Russian in MS Word (2007 and later) on the format of UNDP\GEF Projects, used font: Arial, size: 12.

• Team-working
• Good communication skills
• Ability to meet the deadlines

Education: 

• University degree in the field of architecture\ construction\ building designing,

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of work experience by diploma profession.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in assessment of current and perspective energy efficiency level (energy audit) in residential multi-apartments (work experience should be out of Kazakhstan and preferable in Western or Eastern European countries or in countries with cold weather).
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in designing\preparation of technical  and technological solutions to level up the energy efficiency in residential multi-apartments with DHS  (work experience should be out of Kazakhstan and preferable in Western or Eastern European countries or in countries with cold weather).Deep expertise of building technical documentation, incl. energy audit reports and designing estimates for energy efficiency solutions.

Language:

• Knowledge of Russian is an important advantage,

Application Procedure:

• Cover page, explaining why he/she consider himself/herself the most suitable candidate for the work.
• Financial proposal
• Personal CV including past experience in relevant field\area.
• At least 2 (two) references.
• Other documents confirming the work experience, knowledge and skills

Important Note!

Please refer to www.eep.kz/ vacancies or www.undp.kz /vacancies/Individual Contracts to  download the Terms of   References, Procurement Notice & Financial Proposal template. Cover page, CV, references and other documents should be emailed to kzeep@mail.ru, Financial proposal should be emailed to climate.kz@undp.org For more details please contact ainur.amirkhanova@undp.org