Development of Green Building Guidelines Development of Green Building Guidelines and Standards ...

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), on behalf of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites qualified interested firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming solicitation for the Development of Green Building Guidelines Development of Green Building Guidelines and Standards for Ghana and Standards for Ghana. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on behalf of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) requires the services of an institution to deliver the technical assistance. The objective of this technical assistance is to support the achievement of targets set by the Government of Ghana under various Conventions through the development of the Green Building Standards for Ghana which will ensure an environmentally responsible construction sector and green buildings. The Green Building Standards will also promote positive economic, environmental, health and social benefits through incorporating energy efficiency, efficient water systems and integrated waste management within the design and construction sector. Buildings will include public and urban and rural residential settlements. Based on the introduced green building standards and their operationalization, Ghana will stimulate a green building and construction sector and thereby contribute to its NDC targets by significantly reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions. Some of the expected outcome, outputs and activities are; • Development of communication documents. • Introduction of project coordination mechanism. • Assessment of building groups and regulations in Ghana, and diagnosis of technological needs. • Identification of international best practices, technologies, and sustainable local building materials. • Development of green building standards. • Development of effective mechanisms and tools for the implementation of building standards i.e.monitoring, verification, and enforcement (MV&E) framework & User manuals. The complete details of the requirement will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to bidders after this request for EOI is closed.