Kajal Rajesh Sawant Kajal is an environmental architect and assistant professor at S. B. Patil College of Architecture & Design. She has completed her M.Arch in Environmental Architecture from BNCA, Pune. Her key areas of interest are lighting and daylighting analysis, passive design strategies, building energy simulations, energy efficiency in buildings and energy codes [...]

Mansi Parikh Mansi has 5+ years experience in sustainability and architecture. She has been actively involved in various campus projects with net-zero targets for energy, water, carbon emissions and waste, pan-India. Her area of expertise lies in developing sustainability frameworks for built environments. She also has knowledge and experience in the field of passive [...]

Jnanesh Preethan Jnanesh is a 2024 B.Arch graduate from VTU and works as a Junior Architect at YV Architects, Bangalore. He was a finalist in SDI 2022-23 with Team Poiesis, and was awarded in the Best Movie award. He specialises in sustainable design, blending technology, architecture, and innovation to develop impactful solutions for the [...]

Shubham Solanki Shubham is an architect and has a Master's in Building Energy Performance from CEPT University. She is the co-founder of CoLEAD - An Integrated Sustainable Design Consultancy. She specialises in HVAC systems, Low-energy cooling systems, thermal comfort, passive building optimisation, and Green Building certification.

Arihant Jain Arihant is an architect and a building energy professional with a keen interest in building physics and building automation. He has experience in green rated buildings (India, Middle East & US), energy and daylight simulations, and policy and regulatory aspects. He has also been involved in several research projects in the field [...]

Dhanashri Mankar Dhanashri Mankar is an architect with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Architecture. She works as a Green Building Analyst at Ecofirst Services Limited – A TATA Enterprise. Her expertise lies in building physics, daylight and energy analysis. Areas of Specialisation Community scale solutions  |  Construction detailing |  [...]

Apurva Singh Apurva is an architect with a master's degree in sustainable design. She has a gold medal for her thesis. Currently, she works as a Senior Policy Analyst at Environmental Design Solutions. Her expertise lies in advancing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) strategies and technologies and her responsibilities include managing the Indian Railway Energy [...]

Pradeep Padhamnath Pradeep is an Associate Professor (research) at AGH university of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. He is also the Principal Investigator of Marie Curie Polonez grant, where he researches on sustainable material concepts leading to circular economy. Prior to this, he was heading the Solar Cell Technology Research group at SERIS, NUS. [...]

Piyush Piyush is passionate about green building and net-zero energy design, and integrates local materials and passive design strategies with conventional RCC structures to create sustainable, functional spaces in his own architectural practice.

Samvedna Jadhav Samvedna is an environmental architect, and Assistant Professor at MMIED’s College of Architecture, Pune. She is the Co-Founder and Principal Architect at Design Connect Studio, Pune. She was a member of a finalist team in the 2018 US DOE Race to Zero. She is an IGBC Accredited Professional, GEM Certified Professional and [...]