Session Highlights

  • GBCI Rating System- Understanding the GBCI rating system and its impact on sustainable buildings. Key features and benefits of obtaining GBCI certification.

  • Designing for Sustainability Approach to designing sustainable buildings, independent of any rating system. Key design deliberations for energy efficiency and eco-friendly architecture.

  • Case Study on IIT Kanpur In-depth case study on IIT Kanpur's GRIHA-rated project. Insights into sustainable design implementation and challenges in a high-performance academic setting.

Details

  • Date

    February 15, 2025

  • Time

    11.00 AM - 1.00 PM

  • Platform

    Online LIVE Broadcast

About the Speaker

Tanuja Kanvinde

Partner, Kanvinde, Rai & Chowdhury

Tanuja is a partner at the studio practice of Kanvinde, Rai and Chowdhury based in New Delhi. Through her professional journey, she has had the privilege of being mentored by some of the Modern Masters of the country like Padalkar, Joseph Allen Stein, Morad Chowdhury and Achyut Kanvinde. Tanuja i s a graduate of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru. She is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects. Tanuja has been actively involved in academics and has been a Visiting Professor at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi for over 2 decades. She has been on the jury of several National Architectural and Interior Design Competitions. She has been an invited guest speaker at many seminars and conferences. She is the President-Elect, Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), National Executive Council for term 2019-2021. As a Chairperson of the IIID Delhi Regional Chapter from 2012-15 and as a Chairperson, IIID National Awards Committee and IIID Education Committee for the term 2015-19, she has played a key role in promoting the profession by curating several Seminars, Lectures and National Awards. She is the co-author of the monograph Achyut Kanvinde - Ākār - on the works of the modernist Master Achyut Kanvinde published by Niyogi Books in the year 2017.

Abhishek Jain

Senior Associate Director at Environmental Design Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Abhishek Jain has over 16 years of experience in sustainable architecture. He leads green building projects in India, specializing in LEED & GRIHA certifications and energy efficiency. A graduate of IIT Delhi with an M.Tech. in Construction Engineering & Management, Abhishek is committed to promoting eco-friendly design and sustainability in the built environment.

Raman K

Director of Market Development at GBCI India

Raman K oversees the promotion and growth of GBCI services across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. He is responsible for advancing USGBC membership and managing the execution of Greenbuild India events, driving the adoption of green building practices in the region.

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