The main task of the Digital Resource Center is to collect data on the energy consumption of buildings, as well as to monitor their energy efficiency based on an energy audit. In addition, the center also provides necessary trainings in the design, construction and operation of energy efficient and low carbon housing. In order to create all the necessary conditions for the further full-fledged operation of the center, UNDP project is also going to provide office furniture and modern equipment for conducting energy audits, including a thermal imager, a portable heat transfer coefficient measurement system, an electrical energy quality analyzer, an electromagnetic field level meter and others expensive devices.

The support has been provided within the UNDP and the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan joint project “Market transformation for sustainable rural housing in Uzbekistan” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project objective is to provide Uzbekistan’s rural population with improved, affordable and environmentally friendly living conditions. The project seeks to transform the rapidly growing rural housing sector in Uzbekistan towards a more sustainable and low-carbon development pathway by designing, piloting and scaling-up a green mortgage market mechanism, which will boost the demand for low-carbon housing among the Uzbek rural population.