TERMS OF REFERENCE
Position:
International expert on energy efficiency assessment of
typical apartment buildings in Kazakhstan
Project name and number:
UNDP\GEF Project “Removing barriers to energy efficiency
in municipal heat and hot water supply”, 00051578
UNDP\GEF Project “Energy Efficient Design and
Construction of Residential Buildings”, 00074950
Type of contract:
Duration:
IC
21 working days (within 1 month) after IC singing
Introduction:
The long-term objective of UNDP\GEF Project “Removing barriers to energy efficiency in
municipal heat and hot water supply” (00051578) is to remove barriers to energy efficiency in
municipal heat and hot water supply systems in Kazakhstan and to lay the foundation for the
sustainable development of municipal services taking into account local as well as global
environmental considerations. The project components are:
(1) Assistance to the Government of the RoK in review and revision of current legislative
and regulatory framework in municipal heat supply in the part of creation and improvement pf
regulatory frames to provide promotion and incentives to energy efficiency in heat supply;
2) Development and enforcement of new institutional and financial models to leverage the
financing into the energy efficiency in heat supply and capacity building of stakeholders for
further replication and implementation;
(3) Compilation, analysis and dissemination of project results and lessons learnt with aim of
effective replication in Kazakhstan and other CIS countries\municipalities with comparable
situation.
The project pilot sites are Astana and Almaty. UNDP\GEF Project is explicating its activities in
Karaganda. All works regarding the evaluation within this ToR should be performed for all these
three cities.
The long-term goal of UNDP/GEF Project “Energy Efficient Design and Construction of
Residential Buildings” (00074950) is to decrease GHG emissions within residential sector
towards energy efficiency improvements of new residential building stock.
Framework of the project includes the following components:
(1) Improved enforcement, implementation and enhanced monitoring procedures of
mandatory construction norms, building energy codes, rating system, and energy efficiency,
(2) Standardization and certification of energy efficient construction materials and its
components,
(3) Education and outreach to promote energy efficient design, applying best practices and
technologies,
(4) Demonstrate the application of energy efficient building design.
Background:
In the course of implementation of two UNDP\GEF Projects in Kazakhstan 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 season1.
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 under the project components and approved Work Plans (for 00051578 - Component 2.2
(2.3.2), for 00074950 – Component 4 (Activity 1.2).
Objective:
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:
1. To study the energy audit reports of three typical apartment buildings submitted to the
consultant and to make an assessment of correctness of applied methodic, measuring and
calculation techniques in order to identify the energy saving potential and measures to be
taken;
2. 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);
3. 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
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For reference use: the most of residential multi-apartments in Kazakhstan big cities are connected on district heating
systems (HPP and boiler plants), which are supplying heat the buildings and hot water to the population. Connection
of each building to DHS is provided through the furnaces (independent (usually) – for each building or centralized
(more rarely) – for building complex). The most furnaces (both independent (IF) and district centralized (DCF)),
having been installed in the Soviet Time, do not provide the effective heat consumption of residential buildings. These
furnaces have no possibility to regulate parameters of heat medium. Heat supply regulation is handled at heat supply
sources (HPP and boiler plants) only. All of this does not allow effectively to consume heat energy and to provide
adequate comfort level in the buildings with minimal heat consumption for heating and hot water supply. Besides, the
most buildings of soviet construction are differing with big heat losses through building envelope and requiring the
larger heat supply for heating in the winter.
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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 consisting of:
 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.
Expected results:
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Result
Based on the study results of energy
audit
reports in three residential
buildings, a tentative assessment made
for correctness of applied methodic,
measuring and calculation techniques in
order to identify the energy saving
potential and measures to be taken, in the
form of report
Based on the study results of technical
documentation with of design solutions
on
thermal
modernization\warmthkeeping, a tentative assessment made for
sufficiency of these solutions to provide
the claimed energy consumption level
(by energy audits results), in the form of
report
Pilot projects in Karaganda and Almaty
visited jointly with the UNDP\GEF
Projects personnel and energy audit
experts and developers of designing
estimates. Confidence estimation
of
energy audits results and
proposed
energy saving measures at these pilots
made. Draft report submitted to
UNDP\GEF Projects for commenting
Final report with due consideration of
comments (if available) prepared and
submitted to UNDP\GEF projects
Number of working
days
3
Payment*
days
3 days
6 days
9 days
In total 21 days
30% of total amount
after
satisfactory
performance and with
approval
of
UNDP\GEF projects
managers
70% of total amount
after
satisfactory
performance and with
approval
of
UNDP\GEF projects
managers.
* Contract amount should have a breakdown of consultancy fee and all travel-related costs that are
expected to be incurred (tickets to\from and inside of country, DSA, accommodation, visa
issuance).
Duty station: home-based, with one mission to Kazakhstan according the work schedule above (6
days).
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.
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
Knowledge and skills:
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Engineering university degree in the field of architecture\ construction\ building
designing,
As minimum 10 years of work experience by diploma profession,
As 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),
As 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,
Knowledge of Russian is an important advantage,
Team-working, good communication skills