NameKulkarni Kishor Sitaram
Date of Birth27.06.1984
E-mailkishorsk@cbri.res.in, kishorsk1@gmail.com
Present DesignationSenior Scientist & Assistant Professor (AcSIR)
DivisionArchitecture, Planning and Energy Efficiency (APEE)

Educational Attainments

Degree / DiplomaMain SubjectUniversity/Institution with DistinctionCountryYear of Passing
B.E.Civil EngineeringShivaji University, Kolhapur, MaharashtraIndia2005
M.E.Civil-StructuresShivaji University, Kolhapur, MaharashtraIndia2007
Ph. D.Civil EngineeringNITK, Surathkal, KarnatakaIndia2014

Specialization

a) Main Area of SpecializationCivil-Structures, Building Energy Efficiency
b) Sub-area of SpecializationIndustrialized Building, Concrete Technology, Fire Damaged Concrete Structure, Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation, Building Physics, Thermal Comfort, Building Ventilation, Life Cycle Assessment, Building Retrofitting, Low Energy and Low Carbon Building, Building Information Modelling

Countries visited in connection with higher studies, research training, employment and other scientific assignments:

Country visitedPurposeFromTo
MalaysiaPaper Presentation in the 3rd International Symposium on One Health, One World, Putrajaya MALAYSIA9/12/202413/12/2024
NepalConstruction Progress Monitoring of School and Health Buildings in Lalitpur, Karvepalan and Sindhupalan chowk district of Nepal08/05/202314/05/2023
NepalConstruction Progress Monitoring of School and Health Buildings in Ramechhap district of Nepal07/12/202217/12/2022
NepalPreliminary site investigation/ survey of the selected schools in Ramechhap district of Nepal14/04/201924/04/2019
JapanPaper Presentation in 2nd International Engineering Symposium (IES-2012), at Kumamoto University, Japan04/03/201209/03/2012
U.K.Research Interaction at University of Dundee, Scotland, UK15/03/201115/04/2011
Publications and Patents
  • Publications:

 Journals

  1. Aryan Tyagi, Sagar Tomar, Kishor S. Kulkarni, Shilpa Sharma, Alisha Raut & Sumit Malwal, (2025), Predicting river sediment deposition using machine learning and InVEST-SDR modeling- A hydroelectric perspective. Earth Sci Inform 18 (29), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-024-01566-2
  2. Sagar Tomar, Asheesh Sharma, Aabha Sargaonkar, Sumit Malwal, Shrey Gupta, Kishor S. Kulkarni & Rajesh Biniwale, (2025), Modeling sediment flow analysis for hydro-electric projects using deep neural networks, Earth Science Informatics, 18, (127), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-024-01671-2.
  3. Ajay Chourasia, Kishor S. Kulkarni*, Sagar Tomar, Mickey Mecon Dalbehera, Ashish Kapoor, Govind Gaurav & R. Pradeep Kumar, (2025),  Machine learning-based rapid visual screening for building damage assessment: study of Joshimath town of Garhwal Himalaya, India, Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, 10 (5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-024-00519-y
  4. Akash Deep, Sagar Tomar, Kishor Sitaram Kulkarni*, Suvir Singh, (2024), Comprehensive Review of Techniques for Assessing Fire-Exposed Concrete: Principles, Applications, and Integration Strategies, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering.
  5. Akarsh Padmalal, Kishor S. Kulkarni*, Pradeep Rawat, and H. K. Sugandhini, (2024),  Efficacy of Accelerated Carbonation Curing and Its Influence on the Strength Development of Concrete, Buildings, 14(8), 2573.
  6. Kishor S Kulkarni*, Garima Singh & Renu Premi, (2024), A detailed investigation on thermal performance and energy savings of cool roof systems for composite climates of India, Advances in Building Energy Research.
  7. Ajay  Chourasia, Mickey Mecon Dalbehera, Ashish Kapoor,Kishor S. Kulkarni, Govind Gaurav, Satyavrat Singh and R. Pradeep Kumar, (2024), Damage assessment of buildings due to land subsidence in Joshimath town of Northwestern Himalaya, India, Natural Hazards,
  8. Kishor S Kulkarni*, Sana D. Sayyad and M. Reyazur Rahman, (2023), Assessment of residual compressive strength of geopolymer concrete exposed to elevated temperature using Artificial Neural Network approach, Journal of Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation (JNDE), Vol. 20, No. 3, 50-57.
  9. Kulkarni K.S.*, Babu Narayan, K.S. & Yaragal, S.C. (2023), Decision Tree Model for Predicting Exposure Temperature and Retention Period-Dependent Behavior of Blended Concrete. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng., 47, 3277–3289.
  10. Garg, H., Ringe, R.P., Das, S.; Parkash, S., Thakur, B.; Delipan, R., Kumar, A., Kulkarni, K.,  Bansal, K., Patil, P.B,  et al. (2023), UVC-Based Air Disinfection Systems for Rapid Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 Present in the Air, Pathogens, 12, 419.
  11. Santhosh M. Malkapur, Sudarshan D. Shetty, Kishor S. Kulkarni &  Arun Gaji (2022), Studies on Energy Efficient Design of Buildings for Warm and Humid Climate Zones in India, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 260. Springer.
  12. Rosaliya K., Kulkarni Kishor S.*, and Prasanna V. R., (2022), Life Cycle Carbon Emission Assessment for a Residential Building, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 222. Springer.
  13. Aanchal Sharma, Ashok Kumar, Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2021), Thermal comfort studies for the naturally ventilated built environments in Indian subcontinent: A review, Journal of Building Engineering, 44, 103242.
  14. Rosaliya K., Kulkarni Kishor Sitaram, Prasanna V. R, C. S.  Meena, Ashok K., Raffaello C., (2021). Estimation of carbon footprint of residential building in warm humid climate of India through BIM, Energies, 14(14), 4237.
  15. Kapoor, N.R.; Kumar, A.; Alam, T.; Kumar, A.; Kulkarni, K.S.; Blecich, P. A, (2021), Review on Indoor Environment Quality of Indian School Classrooms. Sustainability, 13, 11855.
  16. Kumar, A.; Singh, P.; Kapoor, N.R.; Meena, C.S.; Jain, K.; Kulkarni, K.S.; Cozzolino, R. (2021) Ecological Footprint of Residential Buildings in Composite Climate of India—A Case Study. Sustainability, Vol. 13, pp. 1194.
  17. Alam, T., Balam, N.B., Kulkarni, K.S., Siddiqui, I.H., Kapoor, N.R., Meena, C.S., Kumar, A., Cozzolino, R. (2021) Performance Augmentation of Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collector: A Review. Energies, Vol. 14, pp. 6203.
  18. Saboor Shaik, Kirankumar Gorantla, Venkata Ramana M., Shantiswaroop Mishra, and Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2020). Thermal and cost assessment of various polymer-dispersed liquid crystal film smart windows for energy efficient buildings, Construction and Building Materials, 263, 120155.
  19. Gandhi, M.; Kumar, A.; Elangovan, R.; Meena, C.S.; Kulkarni, K.S.; Kumar, A.; Bhanot, G.; Kapoor, N.R., (2020) A Review on Shape-Stabilized Phase Change Materials for Latent Energy Storage in Buildings, Sustainability, 12 (22), 9481.
  20. Sayantani Lala, Kshitij Jain, Ashok Kumar, Anuj Kumar, E. Rajasekar and Kishor Kulkarni, (2020), Design Aids for Supplementary Lighting Design in India, Inst. Eng. India Ser. A, 101(4), 643–656.
  21. Kishor S. Kulkarni, Subhash C. Yaragal and K. S. Babu Narayan, (2019). Core recovery: a damage diagnosis tool for thermally deteriorated concrete, Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 10(2), 126-137
  22. Anshul Gaur, Abhishek Singh, Ashok Kumar, Kishor Kulkarni, Sayantani Lala, Kamal Kapoor, Vishal Srivastava, Anuj Kumar and Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay (2019). Fire Sensing Technologies: A Review, IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(9), 3191 – 3202.
  23. Kishor S. Kulkarni, Subhash C. Yaragal,K. S. Babu Narayan, and Harsha Vardhan (2017). Assessment of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete by Drilling Resistance Test and Sound Level, Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing, ,53(11), 805–815.
  24. Kishor S. Kulkarni, Ashok Kumar, Navjeev Saxena (2017). An Integrated Approach Towards a Model Village: Case Study from Belagavi District, Journal of Environmental  Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 48-54.
  25. Kishor S. Kulkarni, Sayantani Lala, Kshitz Jain and Ashok Kumar (2019), Technologies Transforming waste to wealth for construction sector: An Overview, Special Issue Nirman Sarika, BMTPC, 8(3), 7-11.
  26. Ashok Kumar Sayantani Lala, and Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2017). Impact of Increased Heights and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) on Housing Environments, BMTPC- Special Issue of  Nirman Sarika (World Habitat Day), Vol. 6, Issue 3, July-September, 2017 pp. 58-63.
  27. Yaragal, S. C., Babu Narayan, K. S., Venkataramana, K., Kulkarni, K. S., Gowda, H. C., Reddy, G. R. and Sharma, A. “Studies on Normal Strength Concrete cubes subjected to elevated temperatures.” Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 1(4), 2010, 248-262.
  28. Kulkarni, K. S., Yaragal, S. C. and Babu Narayan, K. S. “Forensic engineering of fire damaged structures- state of art.” International Journal of Forensic Engineering, 1(3/4), 2013, 342 – 354.
  29. Mujamil K, Vinay D, Sikandar M Ali, Shridhar B. M. and K S Kulkarni, Mechanical Properties of Reactive Powder Concrete for Different Curing Regimes, International Journal of Earth Science and Engineering, 8(6), 2015,  2698-2702.
  30. Kushal Krishna Bastwadkar and Kishor Kulkarni, Effect of Embedded Length and Bar Diameter of Reinforcement on Bond Strength Behavior of High Strength Concrete Subjected to Elevated Temperatures, Civil and Environmental Research, 8(1), 2016, 50-56.

Conferences

  1. Kishor S Kulkarni*, Surender K Negi, Ajay Chourasia and Pradeep Kumar R, (2024), Predicting Building Risk in Land Subsidence-Prone Areas: The Role of Decision Tree Regression Model in Urban Safety, The 3rd International Symposium on One Health, One World, 10-12 December 2024, Putrajaya MALAYSIA.
  2. Surender K Negi, Kishor S. Kulkarni*, Ajay Chourasia and Pradeep Kumar R (2024), Sustainable Built Development and Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study from Leh, Ladakh, India, The 3rd International Symposium on One Health, One World, 10-12 December 2024, Putrajaya MALAYSIA
  3. Chandrashekhar S. Sharma, Rajat Kumar, Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2024), Influence of BOF Steel Slag on the Physico-Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Composite Mortar Exposed to CO2 Acceleration, International Conference on New Horizons in Civil Engineering. Innovative Civil Engineering Materials & Systems (NHCE-ICEMS 2024), MIT, Manipal, December 12 – 14, 2024.
  4. Pradeep Rawat, Aditya Arya, Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2024), Enhancing Cement Mortar Early Age Strength and Sustainability through Fly Ash Incorporation and Carbonation Curing, International Conference on New Horizons in Civil Engineering. Innovative Civil Engineering Materials & Systems (NHCE-ICEMS 2024), MIT, Manipal, December 12 – 14, 2024.
  5. Humaira Athar, Deepika Saini, Kishor S. Kulkarni, L.P. Singh, Usha Sharma, Srinivasarao Naik B & Madhusudhan Bolla (2024), Mineral Carbonation of Artificial Lightweight Aggregates Developed from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerated Ashes Through Autoclaving Process, 18th NCB International Conference and Exhibition on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials, 27 – 29 November 2024.
  6. Akarsh Padmalal, Kishor S. Kulkarni*, Pradeep Rawat & Srinivasarao Naik B. (2024), Evaluating the Feasibility of Acceleration Carbonation Curing for Sustainable Construction, 18th NCB International Conference and Exhibition on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials, 27 – 29 November 2024.
  7. Anakha Ajith, Samar Singh Virdi, Singh, G., Kishor S. Kulkarni, S K Negi and Ajay Chourasia (2024), Resilient Design: Climate Responsive Buildings in Warm and Humid Terrain of India, National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), 8-10 November 2024, Indian Association of Structural Engineers, New Delhi
  8. Anish Kumar, Diksha Mehra, Pravesh Chamoli, Kishor S. Kulkarni*, Anup Kumar Prasad, S K Negi and Ajay Chourasia, (2024), Climate-conscious Design: Rethinking Building Design for the Future in Hot and Dry Region of Rajasthan, National Conference on Futuristic Structural Engineering (StructE NatCon 2024), 8-10 November 2024, Indian Association of Structural Engineers, New Delhi
  9. Kishor S Kulkarni, Ankita Paul and Garima Singh, (2024), Energy & Cost Analysis of Building Envelope for the Warm and Humid Climatic Regions of India, 3rd International Conference, on ‘Challenges and Opportunities for a Resilient Future’ (‘ICoSoAPD 2024’), DIT, Dehradun, 22-24 April 2024.
  10. P Manjula Unii, Kishor S Kulkarni and Shanmuga Priya T, (2024), Thermal Comfort Monitoring of Building in Composite Climate Zone of India, Kerala Technological Congress (KETCON 2024), APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram,  16-18 February 2024.
  11. Akarsh Padmalal, Kishor Kulkarni, Sugandhini H K (2024), “Effect of Accelerated Carbonation Curing on Concretes Mechanical and Durability Characteristics“, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE)-2024, MANIT), Bhopal, India, 23-25 February, 2024.
  12. Pradeep Rawat, Kishor S. Kulkarni, Reyazur Rahman, Humaira Athar, (2024), “A Study on Fly Ash replacement in Cement Mortar with Accelerated Carbonation”, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (ICSEE)-2024, MANIT), Bhopal, India, 23-25 Feb’2024.
  13. Kishor S Kulkarni, Tabish Alam and Tippana Sai Snehal Kumar (2024), “Simulation study on the performance of various window glazing In buildings ” International Conference on Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development (RAID-2024), NIT Calicut, India, 12-13, February 2024.
  14. Tabish Alam, Kishor Kulkarni, Muhammed Shahzad, Garima Singh, (2024), The role of window glazing in Low energy building: A Comprehensive Review, International Conference on Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development (RAID-2024), NIT Calicut, India, 12-13, February 2024.
  15. Garima Singh, Kishor S Kulkarni, (2024), “Nature-based solutions for sustainable built infrastructure in the Indian Islands”, International Workshop on Impacts of Climate change on small island developing state (SIDS), 28-29 February 2024. 
  16. Tabish Alam, Deepak Arya, Nagesh B. Balam, Kishor S. Kulkarni, (2023), Thermohydraulic Performance Due Tabulators of Multiple Hemi-Circular Geometries in Solar Thermal Collector, 9th International Conference on Advances  in Energy Research (ICAER) at IIT Bombay, December 12–14, 2023. 
  17. Kishor S Kulkarni, and Sharvari A. Patil, (2023), “Digital Image Correlation Technique for the Strength Assessment of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete”, International Conference on ‘Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures (CARRS 2023)’, IIT Hyderabad, 11-13 December 2023.
  18. Kishor S. Kulkarni, Apoorva Ajit Upadhye, Parmeshwar Hiremath, (2023), “Evaluation of Thermally Deteriorated Geopolymer Concrete Using Impact Echo Technique”, Proceeding of International conference on ‘Climate Resilient Construction and Building Materials’ (ICCRCBM-2023), NITK Surathkal, India, 3-5 March 2023.
  19. Kishor S Kulkarni, Bandi Kalyan Kumar, (2023), “Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Technologies in Construction Industry: A Step Towards Net Zero”, 2nd International Conference on Future of Energy with Science and Technology, 18-19 July 2023.
  20. Parameshwar N. Hiremath, Faizan Imtiyaz, K. S. Kulkarni, Jayakesh. K, Anoop I. Shirkol, (2023), “Durability Studies on Different Grades of Concrete Added with Epoxy Resin and Silica Fume under various Environmental Conditions”, Proceeding of International conference on ‘Climate Resilient Construction and Building Materials’ (ICCRCBM-2023)’ NITK Surathkal, India, 3-5 March 2023.
  21. Kishor S Kulkarni, Swetha M.S. (2023), “Determination of the Optimal Building Envelope for an Indian Climatic Condition from the Perspective of Energy Saving and Value Engineering”, Proceeding of Workshop & Exhibition on ‘Innovative and Sustainable Construction Materials & Technologies (ISCMT-2023)’, CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, 5-6 January 2023.
  22. Siva Shankar, Kishor Sitaram Kulkarni and Dr. T.Shanmuga Priya, (2023), “Analytical Investigation on Beam-Column Joint Connection in Prefabricated
    Structures”, Proceedings of Second National Conference on ‘Special Concrete’, VIT, Vellore, 23-24, March 2023.
  23. Manjula Unni, Kishor Kulkarni, Mukesh Kumar and Shanmugapriya T. (2022), “Thermal Comfort Monitoring and BIM Based Simulation of a Prefabricated Building in Composite Climate Zone of India”, 2nd International Conference on ‘Changing Dimensions of the Built Environment (i-Converge 2022)’, 15 – 17 September 2022.
  24. Ashok Kumar, Sayantani Lala, Kishor Kulkarni and Ar. Vijay Raj Deopa (2017), “Housing at the Centre for Sustainable future of cities”, ‘22nd Annual Convention and National seminar on “Housing for All in Urban and Rural Areas’,  NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi
  25. K S Babu Narayan, Subhash C. Yaragal and Kishor Kulkarni, “Potential use of drilling resistance test as a non-destructive testing tool in failure forensics”, Fifth International Workshop on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading (PROTECT2015), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, on 29-30 June, 2015.
  26. Kulkarni, K. S., Yaragal, S. C. and Babu Narayan, K. S. “Performance of High Strength Concrete subjected to elevated temperatures.” 2nd International Engineering Symposium (IES-2012), 5-7 March 2012, at Kumamoto University, Japan, C1-1-1-C1-1-6.
  27. Kulkarni, K. S., Yaragal, S. C. and Babu Narayan, K. S. “Colorimetry as a simple tool for assessment of fire damaged concrete.” National Conference on Contemporary Civil Engineering & Practice (CCERP 2012), 20-21 April 2012, at MIT Manipal, India,
  28. Kulkarni, K. S., Babu Narayan, K. S. and Yaragal, S. C., “Effect of elevated temperature on the compressive strength and surface porosity of HPC.” UKIERI concrete congress on Innovations in Concrete Construction 2011 at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar, India.
  29. Yaragal, S. C., Babu Narayan, K S, Venkataramana, K., Kulkarni, K. S., Gowda, H. C., Reddy, G. R and Sharma, A.  “Prediction equations for residual strength assessment of normal strength concrete cubes subjected to elevated temperatures.” of the NITK-KU Joint seminar, 11 March 2010, NITK, Surathkal, India.
  30. Kulkarni, K. S., Yaragal, S. C. and Babu Narayan, K. S. “Statistical analysis for mechanical properties on normal strength concrete subjected to elevated temperatures.” International Conference on Earth Sciences and Engineering (ICEE 2010), 21st August 2010, at Hyderabad, India.
  31. Kulkarni, K. S., Babu Narayan, K. S. and Yaragal, S. C. “Assessment of fire damaged reinforced concrete structures.” International conference on Innovative World of Structural Engineering (ICIWSE-2010), 25 -27 December 2010, Aurangabad, India.
  • Tech. Reports: Five
  • Scientific Books / Book Chapters:
  • Ashok Kumar, Sayantani Lala, Kishor Kulkarni, S. K. Negi and Navjeev Saxena, (2018), “Conceptual Development of Industrialized Building System (IBS) for Mass Housing”, Institute of Steel development and Growth (INSDAG) 2017-18 Yearbook,
  • Scientific Guidelines:
  • CSIR Guidelines on Ventilation of Residential and Office Buildings for SARS-Cov-2 Virus Version 2.0 (2022)
  • Proceedings:
  • Proceeding on ‘Innovative and Sustainable Construction Materials & Technologies (ISCMT 2023)’ January 2023
  • Proceeding on Science for Self Resilient India and Global Welfare Theme Habitat, 6th India International Science Festival 2020, December 2020.
  • International Conference Abstract Proceedings on Building Energy Demand Reduction in Global South (BUILDER 19), December 13-14, 2019.
  • Patents filed / granted:
  • Air Disinfection and purification system for Indoor Applications (Application Number: 2021111028079)
  • Copyrights:
  • App for determining the appropriate thickness of glass used in buildings in different regions of the country (Dairy Number- 18464/2019-CO/SW, Copyright office, GoI)
  • Processes/ Technology Developed:
  • Dry Construction Technology
  • Innovative Cool Roof Technology
  • Air disinfection and purification system for Indoor Applications
  • UV-C disinfectant system for HVAC ducts ( Jointly with CSIR- CSIO, Chandigarh)
  • Technology Transferred as Inventor/ Concerned Scientist: 04 Nos.
  • “Innovative Cool Roof” to M/s. Litagg Industries Pvt Ltd, Gujarat, India; on 24.01.2024
  • “Low-Carbon Cement Concrete Composites using Sustainable Chemical Admixtures” to M/s. Litagg Industries Pvt Ltd, Gujarat, India; on 24.01.2024
  • Energy Efficient Water Cooled Condenser type air Conditioner,  to M/s Salleria Engineers, Buddha Nagar, U.P, India; on 24.11.2023
  • Standalone UV air disinfection System for Rooms and Spaces to M/S Rapid Control Pvt. New Delhi, India; on 24.11.2023

Awards and Distinctions (including fellowships of the learned societies):.

Name of AwardAwarded byAwarded forYear
BHAVAN FellowshipIUSSTF, and DST, New DelhiCapacity Building, Research2020
Student ExchangeUKIERI SchemeResearch2011
Best Paper AwardCafet Innova Technical Society, Hydrabad, IndiaBest Paper2010
Travel GrantCSIR, IndiaTravel Grant for Participating in Int. Conference2012
Professional Experience:

Teaching: 15 Years

Research & development:  10 Years

Any other: 

Technical Talks/ Keynote addresses:

  1. Delivered Invited lecture on ” CO2 Utilizations in Building Construction” in the workshop on ”Decarbonizing Indian Cement Sector through CCUS” organised by NITI Aayog, New Delhi on 16 January 2025
  2. Delivered Keynote lecture on “Sustainable Built Development and Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study from Leh, Ladakh, India”, in the 3rd International Symposium on One Health, One World (OHOW 2024), at University Putra, Malaysia on 10 December 2024.
  3. Delivered Guest lecture on “Strength of Materials and Its Key Application”, at MIT WPU, Pune, India on 22 October 2024.
  4. Delivered Expert lecture on ” Sustainable Development Goal 9: Role of Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”, at Manak Mahotsav 2024 organised by BIS, Dehradun, 4th October 2024.
  5. Delivered Guest Lecture on “Assessment of Fire Resistance and Fire Damage to a Building: Theory and Practices” at Walchand College of Engineering, 1st October 2024.  
  6. Delivered Lecture on  “Structural Designs of Building – Basic Concepts and Codal Provision” in CSIR-CBRI training program for “Safe Construction Practice in Earthquake Engineering” on 19th-23th, August, 2024, Sponsored by Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, HP.
  7. Delivered Lecture on  “Use of Design Builder software for Green Retrofitting” in CSIR-CBRI training program on “Repair and Retrofitting of Structures” 23th-27th, September, 2024 For Engineers of Coal India Ltd. 
  8. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Life Cycle Assessment: Carbon Footprint of Building” in the Sustainability Sensitizing Workshop for Mainstreaming Sustainability for Climate Smart Habitats, at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC), Ludhiana, 24 May 2024.
  9. Delivered Invited lecture on “Optimizing Energy Efficiency: Strategies and Innovations in Building Design and Management” in CSIR-CBRI training programme on Innovative Building Construction System, on 15th March 2024.
  10. Delivered invited lecture on “Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Built Infrastructure in the Indian Islands” in International Workshop on “Impacts of Climate Change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)” during 28-29 February 2024.
  11. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Building on time-tested Knowledge” in International Symposium ‘Civil Engineering’ –From Time Tested to Testing Times!’ at NITK, Surathkal, 17th November 2023.
  12. Delivered Keynote Lecture on “Post-disaster building damage assessment“, in AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Sponsored Faculty Development Program Applications of Advanced Technologies in Disaster Management, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore, 20 November 2023.
  13. Delivered Lecture on  ” Construction Material: Quality & Testing” in CSIR-CBRI training program for “Master Trainers for Masons” on 20th-24th, November, 2023, Sponsored by Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, HP.
  14.  Delivered Lecture on “Construction Material: Quality & Testing” in CSIR-CBRI Training program on “Master Trainers for Masons” on 25th-29th, September, 2023, Sponsored by Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, HP.
  15. Delivered Expert Lecture on ” Innovative Technologies for Rural Development” in the Short Term Training Programme on “Appropriate Technologies Interventions for Rural Development” from 14th September, 2023 at NITTTR, Chandigarh.
  16. Delivered Lecture on ” Use of Design Builder Software for Green Retrofitting” in CSIR-CBRI Advance Training program on “Repair & Retrofitting of Buildings” on 13th July 2023 sponsored by Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, HP.
  17. Delivered Lecture on “Green Retrofitting Strategies for Building” in CSIR-CBRI Training program on “Repair & Retrofitting of Buildings” on 8th May 2023 sponsored by Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, HP.
  18. Delivered invited lecture on “Architecture and Planning of  Energy Efficient Buildings”, in Value Added Program on Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Systems (RET-S2) organised by VIT, Vellore, 18th February 2023.
  19. Delivered presentation on ‘Heat Energy Flows in Buildings’ in  CSIR-CBRI One Week One Lab Jigyasa – School Students and Scientist Interaction programme on 11th January 2023.
  20. Delivered invited lecture on “Testing of Materials, Mixing, Compaction & Curing of Concrete” in Two Days Residential Capacity Building Programme On  Good Construction  Practices For Engineers/ Technologists of JK Cement, organized by CSIR-CBRI, 10th August 2022.
  21. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Forensic Engineering of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete Using Drilling Resistance Test”, in Faculty Development programme on ‘Latest Development in Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced’ at AIET, Mangalore, Karnataka, 27th November 2021.
  22. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Risk of Infection and Ventilation Design”, in CSIR-CBRI Webinar Series 16.0 on “Energy Efficient Building Technologies for Hot & Cold Climate”, 17-18, November 2021.
  23. Delivered Presentation on “Estimation of Carbon Footprint of Residential Building in Warm Humid Climate of India through BIM” in Colloquium organised by CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, 14th October, 2021
  24. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Risk of Infection and Ventilation Design”, in CSIR-CBRI Webinar Series 14.0 on “Indoor Air Quality & Ventilation Concerning Covid-19 Pandemic”, August 26-27 2021.
  25. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Forensic Engineering of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete Using Drilling Resistance Test” in AISTE Approved One Week Online Faculty Development Program Under Lead College Scheme, on “Recent Trends in Concrete Technology” organized by ADCET, Sangli, Maharashtra, 5th to 9th, July 2021.
  26. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Dry Construction Techniques”, in CSIR-CBRI Webinar Series 12.0 on “Advances in Rapid Construction”, 28th May 2021.
  27. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Approach to Solve the Research Problem” in AICTE-ISTE, Sponsored refresher programme on Preparation of Lab Manual and Project Evaluation, at Government Polytechnic, Bagalkot, on 18th April 2021.
  28. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Forensic Engineering of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete Using Drilling Resistance Test” in AICTE, Sponsored Induction Program on “Innovations in Concrete Technology” organized by, YBP, Sawantwadi on 2nd to 8th April 2021 (Phase III).
  29. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Prefabricated Beam-Column Connection For Dry Construction System” Technical Event on Role of Structural Engineer in Infrastructure Development organized by PDEU, Gandhinagar, 27th March 2021.
  30. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Application of Artificial Neural Networks For Modeling Concrete Strength” in AICTE, Sponsored Induction Program on “Innovations in Concrete Technology” organised by, YBP, Sawantwadi on 12th – 18th March 2021 (Phase II).
  31. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Forensic Engineering of Thermally Deteriorated Concrete Using Drilling Resistance Test” in AICTE, Sponsored Induction Program on “Innovations in Concrete Technology” organised by, YBP, Sawantwadi on 12th to 18th  February 2021 (Phase I).
  32. Delivered Presentation on “Revised Climate Classification and Impact on Energy Efficient Design” in Colloquium organised by CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, 8th January, 2021
  33. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Green Building & Green Retrofitting Strategies for Building” in training Course on “Structural Stability Issues of Building And Possible Solutions”  at National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur on 17th -18th  November, 2020.
  34. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Heat Flow in Building and Temperature Monitoring”, in AICTE sponsored One Week STTP programme on Low Carbon Energy Buildings, at Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal Tamil Nadu, 19th September 2020.
  35. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Revised Climate Classification and Impact on Energy Efficient Design”, in CSIR-CBRI Webinar Series 3.0 on  Sustainable Buildings and Future Technologies, 17th July 2020.
  36. Delivered Guest Lecture on “Prefabricated Dry Construction Technology in Building Design” in Webinar series on current trends related to Civil Engineering, 8th July 2020 at A. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mangaluru.
  37. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Climatic classification using clustering method” in Webinar series on “Innovations in Green Building and Sustainable Developments, at RIT, Sangli, on 5th June 2020.
  38. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Prefabricated Dry Construction Technology in Building Design” in Webinar on 29th May 2020 at AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune,
  39. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Heat Flow through Buildings and IoT based Real-Time Temperature Monitoring in Building”, in STTP on Innovation and Upgradation in Infrastructural Technology-2020 (IUIT-2020), 27th May 2020 at TPCTTEC, Nerul, Navi Mumbai,
  40. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Prefabricated Structures”, in student’s technical event organized by Terna Public Charitable Trust’s Terna Engineering College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai,13th April 2020
  41. Presented on “Development of Energy Efficient Light Weight Concrete Using Spent Foundry Sand- An Industrial Waste” in Indo-German Workshop on ”Sustainable Buildings” on July 29th -30th 2019 at CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee in  collaboration with the Fraunhofer, Institute for Building Physics (FIBP), Germany.
  42. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Climatic Classification of India for Building Design” in International Training program on  “Climate Resilient Housing Technologies” on 19th March 2019 at NIRDPR, Hyderabad.
  43. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Climate Scenarios and Data Analysis”  in Workshop on Improving Building Energy Efficiency, on 21st December 2018 at CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee.
  44. Delivered Invited Lecture on “Building Energy Simulation”  in Faculty Development Programme on Climate Responsive Architecture, on 26th July 2018 at College of Architecture Trivandrum, Kerala.
  45. Delivered Invited Lecture on “A Green Building Material for Sustainable Habitat”  in One day seminar on Manufacturing Fly ash Bricks with New Technology, on 27th July 2017 at Bellary, Karnataka
  46. Delivered a technical talk on “Importance of Proportions and Codes”, in One day Training Program to Practicing Engineers on “Concrete: Quality Control and Good Construction Practices”.
Workshops/ Training Programme organised:

  1. Organized Four Day Training Programme on Simulia ABAQUS Software (Extended research edition) at CSIR-CBRI on 6th – 9th February 2023.
  2. Organised Industry Connect programme on ‘Climate Change and its impact on Urban Ecosystems’, on 20th July 2022, sponsored by MoST and MES GoI, New Delhi.
  3. Training programme on “Building Energy Performance Simulation” Organized  by CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee and School of Architecture and Design, DIT University, Dehradun, India, 3rd – 12th September 2021, Sponsored by SERB, New Delhi.
  4. Organised 6th India International Science Festival 2020 on Science for Self-Reliant India and Global Welfare (Theme – Habitat (Urban & Rural)) in association with CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), July 22nd – 25th 2020, CSIR, New Delhi.
  5. International (Indo-UK) Conference on “Building energy demand reduction in Global South (BUILDER 19) at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 13th -14th December 2019, Sponsored by, DST, New Delhi.
  6. Workshop on Improving Building Energy Efficiency, 21st– 22nd December 2018,IUSSTF, New Delhi & DST, New Delhi.
  7. National Workshop on Utilization of Bamboo as Building Material in NE Region, 17th September 2018, Sponsored by, North Eastern Council & Ministry of DoNER
  8. Organized One day workshop on “Utilization of Manufacturing Sand In Construction Industry- A Necessity Towards Sustainable Development”, 29th  September, 2015, Sponsored by UltraTech Cements Ltd., NECC Minerals.
  9. One day Training Program on “Concrete: Quality Control and  Good Construction Practices”, 27th February 2015, UltraTech Cements Ltd.
  10. Workshop organized on Pedagogies in Engineering Education, 17th  -19th  July 2008, Sponsored by TEQIP.
Member of Technical Committee 

  • Member of BIS Committee – Functional Requirements in Buildings Sectional Committee, CED 12.
  • Member of BIS Committee – Sustainability of Built Environment Sectional Committee, CED 58
  • Member National Steering Committee for Indian Carbon Market (NSCICM)
  • Member of technical committee for Revision of the Star Rating Scheme for Buildings and Preparation of the Shunya Labelling Programme for Buildings
  • Member of BIS Committee –Planning and Housing Sectional Committee, CED 51
  • Member of BIS Committee- Metal Doors, Windows and Shutter (CED 11.2)
  • Member of BIS Committee –Pre Construction Services Sectional Committee, SSD 06

Membership of Professional Societies / Bodies:

  • Life Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) (M-163910-7)
  • Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) (LM-104278)
  • Life Member of Indian Buildings Congress (IBC) (ML-9055)
  • Affiliated Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Institutional Projects:

Title Duration Funding Agency
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS): CO2 Utilization in Building Construction (MMP- HCP048) 2023-2026 CSIR, New Delhi
Pre-Commercialization Feasibility Studies and Building Integration of Multifunctional Dynamic Window Panels (FTT- MLP 012304) 2023-2025 CSIR, New Delhi

Safe & Sustainable Climate Resilient Buildings for India ( MMP- HCP0059)

Task 1.2: Development of climate resilient building suiting to different climatic regions of India

Task 3.3: Field Demonstration & Monitoring of Climate Resilient Building in Cold climate at Leh

 2023-2025 CSIR, New Delhi
Pan CSIR Clean Devices ( MLP 112002) 2020-2022 CSIR, New Delhi
Development of Innovative cool roof with improved thermal & energy performance (FBR-MLP-082002) 2020-2022 CSIR, New Delhi

Mass Housing (MMP- HCP 0015)

WP-2: Performance Evaluation of Precast Panels and Framed Structural system

Task 2.5: Development of Dry Construction Technology in Buildings

Task 2.8: Standardization of designs & layouts of housing units with improved thermal performance

Task 2.7: IOT enabled real time thermal monitoring system for buildings

 2018-2020 CSIR, New Delhi

 

Sponsored Projects:

Title Duration Funding Agency
Vetting of Structural Design and Drawings and Detailed Project report (DPR) for Construction of 19  Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)( GAP 844) 2024-2025 National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), New Delhi
Study on Improvement in Rates and Ratios in Estimation of Gross Value Added Construction for Nagaland State of India ( GAP964) 2024-2025 Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Nagaland, Kohima
Structure Safety and Assessment and Suggestions of Rehabilitation Measures For Police Colony Paharganj, New Delhi ( GAP1123) 2023-2024 Commissioner of Police, New Delhi
Archaeological and settlement study for Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) of proposed Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) Delhi-Panipat corridor in GNCT of Delhi ( SSP 0201) 2021-2024 NCRTC, New Delhi
Study on Rates and Ratios used in the Construction Sector and Capital Formation/ Improvements in Rates and Ratios used in Estimation of Gross Value Added (GVA) of Construction Sector and Capital Formation (SSP0719) 2019-2023 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, New Delhi
Structural safety assessment and suggestions of rehabilitation measures for Paharganj Police Station, New Delhi (SSP-0661) 2022-2023 Commissioner of Police, New Delhi

Improving Building Energy Efficiency (Indo-US Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC)) (GAP 0806)

WP 1:  Development of low-energy design guides for commercial buildings in Indian climate zones

 2017-2021 IUSSTF and DST, New Delhi
Thermo-physical evaluation of traditional and contemporary building envelope constructions for developing adaptive model for thermal comfort of naturally ventilated and mixed mode residential buildings. (GAP 0860) 2021-2024 SERB, DST, GoI, New Delhi
Reconstruction of disaster resilient schools In Nepal: Planning, Design & Construction Monitoring for reconstruction of 70 school buildings and 2 Library in Nepal (SSP 0229) 2019-2025 MEA, GOI and Indian Embassy, Nepal
Design & PMC services for post earthquake reconstruction / retrofitting of health buildings in earthquake affected areas of Nepal (SSP 0870) 2020-2025 MEA, GOI and Indian Embassy, Nepal
Experimental Investigation on application of GGBS and activated GGBS in AAC blocks and its real time thermal performance (SSP 0150) 2020-2023 Tata Steel Limited, Kolkata
Zero Peak Energy Building Design for India (Zed-I) (Joint India/UK DST-EPSRC on Energy Demand Reduction in the Built Environment) (GAP-0657) 2018-2023 DST, New Delhi
Structural safety assessment and suggestions of rehabilitation measures for office building of DM (south east) Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi ( SSP 0599) 2019-2022 Executive Engineer, PWD, Government of NCT of Delhi
Distress diagnosis and suggestions of rehabilitation measures for old hospital block and Type-I quarters of SGMH, Delhi (SSP0908) PWD, New Delhi
Feasibility study for adding one storey above existing single storey office building of special bureau, Lucknow (SSP0598) Deputy Commissioner, Lucknow
Distress diagnosis and suggestions of rehabilitation measures for building of CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (GDA R90807) 2017-2018 CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh
Detailed Condition Assessment of Structures of Stage I of TSTPS, Kaniha (SSP0098) NTPC, Kaniha
Structural Proof Consultancy of Sports Stadium, Udhampur J & K Sports Council
Proof checking/ verifying Structure and services Design for SDRF Project, Jolly Grant, Dehradun BRIDCUL, Dehradun