Sustainable Construction in Conflict-affected Context: a design assistance tool to enhance humanitarian impact assessment and performance

Abstract

The humanitarian sector is committing towards a green transition of their operations, in order to contribute to the global fight to climate change. To implement such change a scale within construction operations, a sustainable construction and design-assistance tool has been developed to support humanitarian staff and local actors in adopting appropriate solutions all along the project life cycle. Tailored onto complex construction projects as, for instance, healthcare facilities, the tool pilot has been organized around five project phases. There are: 1) site analysis; 2) concept design; 3) developed design; 4) verification of design, procurement and implementation; 5) handover and operational phase, With a first rolled out planned within the ICRC, the tool is intended to reach the broader humanitarian audience.