Team

Rajan Rawal is an architect. He is a senior advisor at Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) and a CRDF Professor at CEPT University. He was Executive Director of CARBSE between 2006 and 2021. He worked with Vastu Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design before joining the Faculty

of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He taught design and construction courses as part of the undergraduate program. He teaches & energy efficient built environment, energy policy, energy modelling and simulations at the postgraduate level. His work emphasis is on ‘energy performance of buildings and cities’ and ‘architectural science education. He is a member of various technical core committees of Bureau of Energy Efficiency – Ministry of Power, NITI Aayog, National Building, GRIHA Council, Green Building Certification Institute and India Green Building Council. Prof. Rawal represents India at International Energy Agency EBC Annex. 69 on low energy building and thermal comfort, Mission Innovation Challenge 7 on affordable heating and cooling. And Global Building Performance Network (GBPN). He was an organising council member of the Global Cooling Prize. He is the founder member secretary of the India chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and also serves at IBPSA world as Chair Education. He serves Alliance for Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE), Development Alternatives (DA), Journal of Building Research and Information (BRI), Dept. of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Mysore and Institute of Environmental Design managed by Parisar Trust, Vallabh Vidyanagar, as an honorary member of various boards and committees. He has a number of research publication and research projects to his credits. Prof. Rajan Rawal has been honoured with Fellow status by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in 2020, the first Indian architect to receive such an honour. He was recognised as ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer in 2021. He can be reached at: rajanrawal@cept.ac.in ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-6069 ResearchGate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rajan_Rawal

Manish Salvi is working as an Admin and Account Executive at CARBSE. He looks after accounts, administration and facility management related works at CARBSE. He is a commerce graduate from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.Before joining CARBSE he has worked for 2 years as Account Assistant with Liverpool Retail

India Ltd, Ahmedabad and one-year as Admin and Account Assistant at Kampus Landing Abroad Education, Ahmedabad.

He can be reached at:manish.salvi@cept.ac.in

Sammit Pancholi has completed his M.Tech in Building Energy Performance from CEPT University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering from Nirma University, Gujarat. He is interested in contributing to improving the overall energy efficiency scenario. As a part of his research thesis, he worked on

analyzing the operational performance, climate, and economic impact of split air-conditioning systems at CEPT University, analyzing the operational performance, climate, and economic impact while comparing them to an alternate super-efficient system and thereby quantitively outlining the benefits of using super-efficient air-conditioners. He is currently a Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) CEPT University.

He can be reached at: sammit.pancholi@cept.ac.in

Tej Chavda is Research Associate at the Center for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE). He completed his M. Tech in Geomatics program at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He holds Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Charusat University. His first-semester project in the studio was

Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan in Jodhpur ward, Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation highly appreciated his findings and inferences and the project was selected for the final round of the ESRI Young India Scholarship. Along with this, He was awarded the second position in URISA (Urban and Regional Information System Association’s University Student and Young Professional Digital Competition–2020). His areas of concern while working on this project were the social and behavioral aspects, awareness, and respective responsibilities of the residents towards a successful implementation of the Abhiyan, a nationwide mission. His area of interest are GIS for decision support systems, Spatial Statistics, Digital Image Processing, Web-GIS, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Spatial Analysis, Programming, Interpolation, and Big data Analysis.

He can be reached at: tej.chavda@cept.ac.in

Pankaj S. Kumbhar holds ITI in HVAC from Government College karad Maharashtra. He joined Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) as Research Associate in July 2020. He has more than 10 years of experience in HVAC project and services. Prior to joining CARBSE, he

was working as a Service supervisor in cosmic refrigeration pvt ltd pune. His areas of interest are HVAC Research and development.

He can be reached at: pankaj.kumbhar@cept.ac.in

Sneha is a Research Associate at Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE). She holds a Bachelor's degree in Construction Technology from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. As part of her final year thesis she worked on the Indoor Environment Quality of municipal schools in Ahmedabad.

She has a keen interest in environmental conservation and energy efficiency.

She can be reached at: sneha.asrani@cept.ac.in

Nikhil Bhesaniya works as a laboratory technician at Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) CEPT University. He holds B.Sc. degree in Physics from Saurashtra University and pursuing M.Sc. degree in Condensed Matter Physics from S.P. University at Vallabh Vidyanagar. His area of interest includes

solid state physics, material science and thermodynamics.

He can be reached at: nikhil.bhesaniya@cept.ac.in

Roshani Ponkiya works as a laboratory technician at Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE) CEPT University. She holds B.Sc degree in physics from Bahauddin Science College, Saurashtra University and M.Sc degree from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Her areas of interest include solid state

physics, material science, optics and thermodynamics.

She can be reached at: roshani.ponkiya@cept.ac.in