Summary of work done by Alberto Treves in planning, design, construction and maintenance of educational facilities. Recent projects span from Ghana to Honduras, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Georgia and a research project for the World Bank.

1. Alberto Treves
An overview of the most recent work
Consultant, Team Leader
School Infrastructure

2. Georgia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Ghana
Environmental safeguards applied to
planning, design, construction and
maintenance
Country-wide
maintenance and
operations strategy
Facilities
inventory -
functional
aspects
Evaluation of public
works program
Perú
Uruguay
Argentina
Planning, design
and construction
cost control
Research
Environmental
sustainability
educational
projects

3. Project: Evaluation of Public Works Program
Client: Social Impact - USAID
Counterpart: Ministry of Education
Evaluation and recommendations on:
a Planning criteria, site selection, architectural
programing and community consultation process.
a Design models, materials used and costs.
a Construction techniques.
a Water, drainage, and electricity infrastructure.
Ghana

4. Project: Environmental sustainability of capital
projects in education
Client: World Bank
Counterpart: Environmental global practice - WB
Research and recommendations on:
a Sustainable school design definition.
a Coordination between social and
environmental safeguards.
a Training on sustainable construction.
a Sustainable operation and maintenance.
Research

5. Project: Environmental aspects of school construction
Client: World Bank
Counterpart: Facilities Office/ PIU - Ministry of Education
Rational use of resources:
a Site conditions. Demand studies. Remediation needs.
a Site-specific design review and costs analysis.
Sustainability of investments:
a Works supervision training and controls.
a Materials selection. Maintenance procedures.
Honduras
Nicaragua

6. Project: 160 Secondary schools in rural areas
Client: World Bank
Counterpart: Ministry of Education
Project execution phase:
a Processes and procedures.
a Needs assessment.
a Design review, cost control
Argentina

7. Project: Design and cost review. Full time schools
Client: World Bank
Counterpart: Project Implementation Unit
Results:
a Design standards and criteria for new
construction and renovations.
a Construction cost analysis.
a Low-cost or no-cost operations and
maintenance recommendations.
Uruguay

8. Project: Functional aspects of facilities
inventories
Client: World Bank
Counterpart: Facilities Office of
Ministry of Education
PerúInstruments and methodology

9. Project: Country wide maintenance and operations strategy
Client: Millennium Challenge Corporation – Georgia
Counterpart: Facilities Office of Ministry of Education
Achievements:
a Defined of a vision for a high-performing school environment.
a Established programs for: school operations, preventive
maintenance, major planned maintenance, functional renovations
and expansions.
a Proposed federal and regional technical/ administrative
structures and information systems.
a Lead stakeholders consultation and workshops.
a Reviewed international best practices.
a Conducted estimate of budgetary needs.
Georgia

10. In brief, this has been my
experience from late 2013 to
present . Additionally,
I have been working as an
international consultant for over 30
years, having completed more than
1,000 projects on four continents.
Also worked in:
Argentina, Belize, Colombia, Chile,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Republic
of Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait,
México, Nicaragua, Gaza, Panamá,
Paraguay, Sierra Leone, United Arab
Emirates, United States, and Venezuela.
Recent clients include:
African Development Bank, Council of
Educational Facility Planners International –
CEFPI, Millennium Challenge Corporation,
World Bank, Interamerican Development Bank,
Regional Center for School Construction in Latin
America – CONESCAL, UNESCO, USAID, and
other government and private organizations.
Looking forward to the
next assignment ….
AlbertoTreves@Ed-
Space.com