Researching and Improving Solarisation Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities in Low-Resource Areas

An Advancing Workflows project to support Build Health International in developing the technical guidelines for solar energy installations in healthcare facilities in LMIC, with the objective of building on existing project work and capturing key considerations for solar work in low-resource areas and approaches previously used in the field.

Project Outcomes

Build Health International’s (BHI) projects have been empowering healthcare facilities across the world to provide life-saving services in some of the most challenging and resource-deprived settings. The organisation has identified a need to better capture and collate its expertise in order to enhance the renewable energy space with contextual projects that achieve a lasting and consistent impact.

The project sets out to develop the technical guidelines for solar energy installations in healthcare facilities in Low and Medium Income Countries (LMICs) across the world, with the aim of strengthening the documentation and implementation of this work in practice. It builds on existing project work and captures key considerations for solar work in low-resource areas and approaches previously used in the field.

Through the development of the solarisation package, BHI’s project process is streamlined and enhanced, magnifying its impact through robust design and technical excellence, contributing meaningfully to the provision of critical life-saving services in resource-constrained healthcare settings across the world.

Key technology/tools used: Google Suite, AutoCAD 2027, Building Services Technical Frameworks & Skills, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Skills.