ToR - Onboarding Consultant for - Development of Design templates & guidelines for energy efficient built environments

Title	Onboarding Consultant for - “Development of Design templates & guidelines for energy efficient built environments”.
Timeline	03 Months
Expected area of expertise	·         Designer, preferably within the architectural/ product design background
	·         Experience in drafting, 3D modelling, visual graphics writing, documentation, architecture research
Email and website	https://forms.gle/LaBhB428UmVn8paC9
	(Contact Procurement for Form Link)
Closing Date	17th Nov, 2024

About SELCO Foundation:  

SELCO Foundation's mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy  as a catalyst to link environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic  development as the primary focus, the organization strives to create equitable societies  where all communities have access to essential services. SELCO Foundation's Agri & Allied  program focuses on empowering farmers and rural communities through sustainable  agriculture practices, thereby creating an impact in terms of improved energy-efficient  technology, increased crop yields, enhanced livelihoods, and reduced carbon footprint. To  know more about SELCO Foundation, visit www.selcofoundation.org. 

About Built Environment 

The aim of the built environment program is to democratize access to design of livable  habitats to address poverty and climate challenges in a climate-stressed world by  integrating energy optimization through an ecosystem approach. 

Underserved communities are usually at the receiving end of the worst impacts of climate  change coupled with improper ventilation, natural lighting and thermal conditions; the cost  of building resilience and comfort is generally high. The overall energy performance of built  environments is influenced by people, units and climate. Hence, innovations need to  integrate energy optimization in the application of technologies and the environment of  built spaces.

Summary of the project:  

Built environments are often designed and developed organically or customized to fit the  needs of the end user and context. Energy efficient and climate adaptive built environment  solutions cannot be replicated and scaled if it requires technical customization. At the same  time, a rigid solution can also reduce the willingness and applicability of these solutions in  different contexts with different end users. This highlights a need for certain extent of  standardization/ templatization / productization of these solutions (whichever applicable).  Standardizing and templatizing building design is both an intriguing and challenging task.  However, it is essential to enhance the replicability, flexibility, and adoption of energy efficient and climate-adaptive solutions.  

SELCO Foundation has been working with communities in low resource settings to develop  built environment solutions catering to the local needs, climate and aspirations. The energy  efficient and climate adaptive built environment solutions developed for various livelihoods,  and other sectors like healthcare, housing etc. need to be open sourced for communities and  other stakeholders to access and utilize. These solution templates need to be developed from  the existing portfolio of solutions that are developed by the built environment team.  

We are seeking to onboard an individual consultant to conceptualise and develop functional,  replicable design templates & guidelines to open source. 

To apply  

Interested individuals, with relevant experience (please include portfolio and links of  relevant work) are requested to reach out with a Statement of Purpose giving a brief on how  the opportunity aligns with their goals, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation),  timelines and milestones and submit the same to the google form  https://forms.gle/LaBhB428UmVn8paC9 on before 17th November, 2024. 

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: Onboarding Consultant for “Development of Design templates & guidelines for energy  efficient built environments” 

Note: The application will be evaluated on a rolling basis. 

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Tags Environment and Sustainability Solar Energy Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)