Thermal Comfort and Affordable Housing Training

Facilitated by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the project Climate Smart Buildings (CSB) has been launched under the “Indo-German Energy Program” (IGEN), to enhance climate resilience and thermal comfort in buildings. CSB is jointly managed by GIZ and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), India.

Under the project “Development of Training Module on Thermal Comfort in Affordable Housing” within CSB, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, CRDF, CEPT University is offering training programs on thermal comfort for affordable housing. These training programs will acquaint the larger audience with the nuances of thermal comfort through a multi-layered understanding of the phenomenon and low or no-cost interventions. It will lend depth to the knowledge of professionals and technical officials at various levels of government involved in implementation of relevant policies and codes for affordable housing.

The training programs contain following sessions such as

Importance of thermal comfort
Building codes, international standard and practice
Case Studies to demonstrate application of thermal comfort in affordable housing

Eligibility

Central, state and urban local body senior officials preferably having a degree in engineering or architecture and serving in (a) Urban Local Bodies (b) State government and (c) Central government departments engaged in the development of affordable housing under various government schemes.
Central, state and urban local body officials dealing with implementation of codes and policy related to thermal comfort, energy efficiency and affordable housing
Professionals interested in understanding the basics of thermal comfort needs and its applicability in affordable housing such as architects, civil engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers or professionals from allied fields
Professionals interested in enhancing their understanding of thermal comfort needs and its applicability in affordable housing
Faculties of higher education institutes and other professionals

Training workshop details

CARBSE will conduct a total of 24 training workshops in the following formats:

1. Six ‘RACHNA for Officers’ trainings: One-day, In-person event (Module no. 1-6)
2. Six ‘RACHNA for Practitioners’ trainings: Two-day, In-person event (Module no. 7-12)
3. Six ‘RACHNA for Officers’ trainings: One-day, online event (Module no. 13-18)
4. Six ‘RACHNA for Practitioners’ trainings: Two-day, Online event (Module no. 19-24)
5. Six ‘Training of Trainers’: three day, In-person event (Module no. 25-30)

Please note the following details:

1. After completion of the training workshop, participants will receive an e-certificate of participation.
2. In case of unavailability of seats in the selected module, an alternate module will be offered.
3. For all in-person training, travel and accommodation costs will be borne by the participants.

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Registration

The registration links for all workshops can be accessed by clicking on the desirable module:

RACHNA for Officers: One-day Basic Module
In-person delivery: Module no. 1-6

Module Number	Date	Day	Venue	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 01)	10 May 2022	Tuesday	Hotel Novotel, Ahmedabad	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 02)	31 May 2022	Tuesday	Bhubaneswar	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 03)	7 June 2022	Tuesday	Jaipur	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 04)	9 June 2022	Thursday	Hyderabad	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 05)	15 June 2022	Wednesday	Ranchi	Application
RACHNA for Officers (in-person; Module No. 06)	20 Jun 2022	Tuesday	Thiruvananthapuram	Application

RACHNA for Practitioners: Two-day Advanced Module
In-person delivery: Module no. 7-12

Module Number	Date	Day	Venue	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 07)	20 – 21 April 2022	Wednesday – Thursday	Delhi	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 08)	3 – 4 June 2022	Friday – Saturday	Mumbai	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 09)	17 – 18 June 2022	Friday – Saturday	Lucknow	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 10)	22 – 23 June 2022	Wednesday – Thursday	Chennai	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 11)	1 – 2 July 2022	Friday – Saturday	Kolkata	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (in-person; Module No. 12)	8 – 9 July 2022	Friday – Saturday	Bengaluru	Application

RACHNA for Officers: One-day Basic Module
Online delivery: Module no. 13-18

Module Number	Date	Day	Venue	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 13)	22 July 2022	Friday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 14)	29 July 2022	Friday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 15)	5 Aug 2022	Friday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 16)	12 Aug 2022	Friday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 17)	19 Aug 2022	Friday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Officers (Online; Module No. 18)	26 Aug 2022	Friday	Online	Application

RACHNA for Practitioners: Two-day Advanced Module
Online delivery: Module no. 19-24

Module Number	Date	Day	Venue	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 19)	08 – 09 Apr 2022	Friday – Saturday	Online	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 20)	27 – 28 June 2022	Mon – Tue	Online	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 21)	29 – 30 June 2022	Wed – Thu	Online	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 22)	4 – 5 July 2022	Mon – Tue	Online	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 23)	6 – 7 July 2022	Wed – Thu	Online	Application
RACHNA for Practitioners (Online; Module No. 24)	16 – 17 Aug 2022	Tue-Wed	Online	Application

Three-day Training of Trainers Program
Please note that the filled application form for modules 25-30 must be submitted via email to carbse@cept.ac.in. Please attach supporting documents- ‘Letter of Intent’ and ‘Letter of Support from the employer’ in the application.

In-person delivery: Module no. 25-30

Module Number	Date	Day	Venue	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 25)	11 – 13 July 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Ahmedabad	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 26)	18 – 20 July 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Mumbai	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 27)	25 – 27 July 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Ahmedabad	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 28)	1 – 3 Aug 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Bengaluru	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 29)	8 – 10 Aug 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Ahmedabad	Application
Training of Trainers (in-person; Module No. 30)	22 – 24 Aug 2022	Mon-Tue-Wed	Chennai	Application

In case of questions, please write to us at carbse@cept.ac.in

Thermal Comfort and Affordable Housing Training

Thermal Comfort and Affordable Housing Training

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