Architecture Planning & Energy Efficiency (APEE)

RESEARCH AREAS

Architecture & Planning

• Green & Smart Buildings
• Cost-effective and Affordable Housing
• Urban and Rural Planning
• Vernacular, Sustainable & Landscape Architecture
• Life cycle, Distress Diagnosis Assessment & Rehabilitation of Buildings
• Pre-fabrication of Building Components
• Radio Frequency Permeability through different construction materials/components Energy and thermo-economic of building

Energy Efficiency

• Solar Assisted Heat Pump Technology for Heating Applications
• Heat Transfer Through Building
• Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery
• Air Quality in Buildings
• Building Energy Efficiency
• Climate Responsive Buildings
• Active and passive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
• Energy & Thermo-Economics of Buildings

ONGOING PROJECTS

Government Funded

• Risk Assessment of Towns in Indian Himalyan Region: Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
• Structural Safety Audit of 34 nos. EMRSs
• Sub-surface deformation study and monitoring of narendra nagar landslide area using acoustic emission sensor system
• Technical Advice and Vetting of Str. DWGs of Chintal Sthals and Shiv Udhyan at Kedarnath Dham in Kedarnath Trek and Kedar Valley, Uttarakhand for NSCD (National Science Centre, Delhi)
• Third party quality Assurance for Construction of NIT Campus at GOA.
• Seismic Vulnerability Assessment & Retrofit of Health /lifelines Buildings in Himachal Pradesh (INDIA).
• Post earthquake Reconstruction of health sector projects in Nepal: Design and project Management for Reconstruction / Retrofitting of health buildings in earthquake areas of Nepal.
• Post-Earthquake Reconstruction of Schools in Nepal: Planning, Design and Project Management for Reconstruction/retrofitting of 70 schools and 2 libraries in seven earthquake-affected districts of Nepal.
• Mainstreaming passive solar heated buildings in Indian Himalayan region: Integrating science with traditional practices to enhance climate resilience

Industry Funded

• Testing and Rectification Measures for Cracks in Transfer Structure Raft at Tapovan Vishnugad HPP (4x130MW)
• S&T Interventions for buildings, Area Development and Landscaping Work at NTPC-Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Electric Project

CSIR Funded

• Development of Durable and Energy Efficient Climate Resilient Buildings for India. -Task 1.1: Compendium for Climate-Resilient Traditional and Fusion Construction Technologies of India
• Development of Durable and Energy Efficient Climate Resilient Buildings for India. -Task 1.2: Development of climate-responsive building suiting different climatic regions of India
• Development of Durable and Energy Efficient Climate Resilient Buildings for India. -Task 1.3: Design & field implementation of hybrid space conditioning system for climate-resilient buildings
• Development of Durable and Energy Efficient Climate Resilient Buildings for India. -Task 1.3: Design & field implementation of hybrid space conditioning system for climate-resilient buildings
• Design and Development of a Novel Hybrid Radiative Sky Cooling System: Harnessing the Night Sky for Low Carbon Cooling
• Design and Detailing of MSME Sensor Fabrication Laboratory at CSIR-CEERI Pilani
• Rejuvenation and Exhortation of Traditional Constructional Technologies and Techniques in Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand
• Low Carbon Building Construction Materials Derived from Traditional Knowledge of North Western Himalayan Region

Last updated on January 31, 2025

For further details contact:

Nagesh Babu Balam
Head
Architecture Planning & Energy Efficiency Group
  : +91-1332-283358
+91-1332-272272
nagesh.balam [at] cbri.res.in