Consultancy Office

Syria

Engineering

Finished or Exempted (For male)

1. Review the current practices and products in use for the heating and cooling of homes in Syria and associated energy consumption. Including the current use of solid waste for heating in Syria (as part of the Syria Solid Waste Management Project).
2. Given the scarcity of energy availability in country, identify energy efficient and/or alternative energy products that are available in-country or can be imported or manufactured in-country.
3. Propose environmentally sustainable, culturally sensitive, and affordable heating and cooling product options for use in the Syrian context. Ensure economic feasibility of all proposed solutions.
4. Pilot and test the development of a prototype product to be deployed Syria, and then scaled up if viable. Where feasible, identify local partners to support with the evaluation, testing and finalising of prototype development (potential for a Phase II once a product has been identified).
5. Facilitate stakeholder consultations and validate the heating and cooling options, including for prototype development.
6. Develop a comprehensive list of sustainable, feasible, affordable and market ready products that can be deployed immediately in Syria.
7. Assessment of the Barri House in Syria, for its energy efficient properties and viability for replication across Syria. Review of existing documentation and analysis of key outcomes/challenges and areas for improvement.
The consultant will play a key role in assessing and understanding the housing energy conditions, improvement needs and availability of environmentally friendly and sustainable heating and cooling products for homes. The consultant will be responsible to closely coordinate with AKAH Syria team, AKAH Head Office team and local stakeholders for optimal and scalable solutions. The consultant will be responsible for facilitating and providing technical support to field team in collecting and collating data for engineering and technical assessment. While identifying the improvement options, the following key criteria shall be considered:
a. Local and national cooking, heating, and cooling practices/codes.
b. Local natural hazards and climatic conditions.
c. Maximize use of natural resources and locally available materials.
d. Address current practices and corrective measures in energy consumption.
e. Ensure products are environmentally, socially and culturally sensitive.

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Syria (AKAH) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which is a group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, and the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programmers without regard to faith, origin, or gender.
A new agency, the Aga Khan Agency for the Habitat (AKAH), works to ensure that people live in physical settings that are as safe as possible from the effects of natural disasters and that residents who do live in such high-risk areas can cope with disasters in terms of preparedness and response, and that these settings provide access to social and financial services that lead to more significant opportunities and a better quality of life. The new agency merges the activities of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services with its prize-winning water and sanitation programs and low-cost habitat products, such as smoke-free stoves; the humanitarian arm of AKDN, FOCUS, which promotes disaster mitigation and resiliency and intervenes after disasters; the AKDN’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative, which focuses on disaster preparedness in remote areas; and the environment- and habitat-related activities of the Aga Khan Foundation, including the Prince Sadruddin Fund for the Environment and the Foundation’s highly regarded rural support programs.

Mar 14, 2024

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