Indo-US Workshop on Building Energy Efficiency

December 21-22, 2018 The Workshop was organized by CSIR-CBRI, at Roorkee, as part of the Indo-US Project on “Improving Building Energy Efficiency”. The workshop started with the Opening Remarks given by Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, Director, CSIR-CBRI, wherein he emphasized on the severe discomfort problems being faced by the people living in different parts of the…

7A. Skill development, upgradation and training program for field engineers, technical and non-technical manpower

Task 7A. Skill development, upgradation and training program for field engineers, technical and non-technical manpower Task Leader(s): Dr. A. K. Mittal Objective: Skill development and conducting training programs Workshop and conferences disseminating the developed knowledge Description of Task: Full time / part time training of personals from different Central and State Government, Autonomous Bodies, Public and…

6B. Development of compatible repair materials for stone masonry in heritage structures

Task 6B. Development of compatible repair materials for stone masonry in heritage structures Task Leader(s): Dr. (Mrs.) Rajni Lakhani Objective: Development of polymeric repair materials using water dispersible polymer blends along with additives. Polymer-cement interactions for heritage structures. Performance evaluation of the consolidants/ water repellent for weak mortar and developed materials by long term durability studies.…

5D. Identification of fungi on select heritage structure and development of suitable anti-fungal chemical from medicinal plants

Task 5D: Identification of fungi on select heritage structure and development of suitable anti-fungal chemical from medicinal plants. Task Leader(s): Dr. R. K. Verma Objective: Identification of deteriorating fungi from heritage structure. Development of anti-fungal chemical from medicinal plants for control of fungi on selected heritage structure. Description of Task Identification of fungi using their…

4C. In-accessible foundation studies of Cultural Heritage sites using non-invasive techniques

Task 4C: In-accessible foundation studies of Cultural Heritage sites using non-invasive techniques. Task Leader(s): Dr. P.K.S. Chauhan Objective: To delineate the in-accessible foundation details of two cultural heritage sites Description of Task GPR: GPR is ideally suited to sites where depth information is required. It can be applied to a variety of even ground conditions…