Passive Design

Shreya Gupta Shreya is an architectural professional whose work and studies explore cities, buildings, and people across time and space. She focuses on resilience and circularity in urban systems through strategy and policy. She also writes, reads widely, and experiments with built-environment solutions rooted in traditional wisdom and contemporary needs. [...]

Shoumik Desai Shoumik has a total of eight years of experience in the field of architecture, research, and teaching sustainability. He has worked on various scale projects from urban design, architecture, interior design, thermal comfort, energy auditing, and post-occupancy evaluation. His area of expertise includes passive design, cooling systems, and mechanical systems. [...]

Komal Jain Komal is working as a sustainability analyst. She currently helps corporates identify their key social and environmental goals, and also develops sustainable solutions for performance green building design, construction, and operations that align with those goals. Additionally, she conducts corporate assessments on energy, water, carbon, waste, hazardous materials, environmental impacts, and more. [...]

Aaditya Krishna Aaditya is a Master’s student in Building Performance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore, with a background in Architecture. A member of the winning SDI Product Division team, he focuses on sustainable innovation and performance-driven design, and aims to support impactful, energy-efficient solutions through the TRG.

Ojasvi Kandhia Ojasvi is an alumna of Solar Decathlon and graduate of DY Patil, with a strong background in sustainability and BIM. Her thesis, 'A Net Zero IT Park: Redefining Sustainability in Urban Environment', showcases her passion for eco-friendly design. She is also an active participant in NGO events.

Abraham Philip Abraham is currently working in GBCI India as Manager in Technical Development. His responsibilities include certification, research, and development work on LFC (LEED for Cities and Communities) and PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) programmes with an active focus on energy management and decarbonisation.

Altamash Khan Altamash is a sustainability consultant with a Master’s in Environmental Architecture. He is currently teaching at ADYPU-SOA in Pune and freelances on sustainability projects, while also mentoring students for the SDI Competition. He has a proven track record as an SDI finalist.

Siddique Kazi Siddique is a Mechanical Design Engineer specialising in Public Health Engineering and Fire-Fighting systems. His work focuses on efficient plumbing, building automation, and sustainable system design for residential and commercial projects.

Vardan Soi Vardan is an architect with expertise in building science and energy performance. He aims to integrate climate-responsiveness with the conventional design approach and reduce the environmental burden of buildings while maximising comfort, health, and wellbeing. He has the ability to conduct integrated sustainable design in its true form by quantifying high-performance design [...]

Vismaya Paralkar Vismaya is motivated professional with over 5 years of experience, known for a diligent work, relationship building and punctuality. She possesses strong understanding of building physics, sustainable design, and energy-efficient practices. Experience in business development, mentorship, webinar management, consultant recruitment, and impact data reporting (Energy, Water, Carbon emissions, and Finance), green certification [...]