Nidhi Gupta Email & Phone Number

Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Ongoing1. Leading the team on 'Indoor Air Quality' component as a part of the 'USAID Cleaner Air and Better Health' (Partners - CEEW, Vital Strategies, ASAR, ELDF) (2021-26) 2. 'Development of a Demand Response Implementation Roadmap for Sri Lanka utilities' and 'EEBC Review and Implementation' as a part of the USAID Sri Lanka Energy Program (Lead - Chemonics), (2021-26)3. Leading the team o. Energy efficiency component on USAID's South Asia Regional Energy Partnership program (Led by RTI International) (2022-2026)- Technical assistance to Indian Railways, EESL and NTPC on Net Zero Strategy and Implementation - Technical assistance to Governments of Bhutan and Maldives on Appliance Standards and Labelling - Enabljng Regional Sustainable Public Procurement 4. Sustainable Procurement Expert on Project with Brookfield (2023) 5. Low Carbon Building Expert on Structuring Implementation of Decarbonisation for Building and Energy Sectors in Maharashtra (funded by C40) (2024-2026) Completed1. Development of a City Decarbonisation Roadmap Facilitating Net Zero Transition of the Energy and Building Sector of Maharashtra (Supported by SED Fund and C40) (2022-23)2. Feasibility Study for Affordable Housing for Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (Supported by KfW, Partners - GFA, ICLEI) (2022-23)3. Development of Ecolabelling Framework for India, technical assistance to MoEFCC, supported by UNEP PAGE. (2022-23)4. Lead Author on a study - Scaling Green Public Procurement in the Building Sector. (World bank) (2024) Speaker at International, National & Regional events on topics such as, Sustainable Public Procurement, Ecolabelling, Policy to Implementation, Beyond Net Zero, Building-Grid Integration, demand flexibility, Indoor Air Quality, etc.

New Delhi Area, India

Program Development and Implementation1. MAITREE (Market Integration and Transformation for Energy Efficiency) : http://maitree.edsglobal.com/ (USAID) (2019 - 2022) a) Sustainable Public Procurement program (Partner - UNEP) b) Grid Interactive NZEBs (Partner - NSGM) c) Greening Rural Housing, MoRD's PMAY-G (Partner - GGGI) d) Building Green : Approach & Insights for Market Transformation (Partner - USGBC) e) ZerO-In : Building - Grid - Cities, Transition to Net Zero 2. E3 (Energy Efficient Enterprise) Certification Scheme for Brick Industry Manufacturers, National Brick Mission (BEE, GIZ, GKSPL) (2019-2020) 3. Dispatchable Airconditioning (Innovate UK grant, Program partners - Heriot Watt University, Auroville Consulting, SCENE, FIRE) (2020 - 2021)4. Net Zero Energy Knowledge Hub (nzeb.in ) USAID5. Development of Implementation & Financing Mechanisms for Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Commercial, Public & Industrial Buildings Sector in Sri Lanka. (Supported by The World Bank, Program Partners - ESI, RMA) (2021-2022)6. Sustainable Public Procurement Criteria Development (Airconditioning servicing and maintenence) (UNEP) (2021-2022)Speaker at International, National & Regional conferences (key opportunities): - Keynote at the Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific at MITS Gwalior, Dec'19 on "Towards and Beyond Net-Zero"- Indian Conference on Lifecycle Management (ILCM) Nov'19 at Gujarat Forest Research Training Institute; Topic: "Life Cycle Thinking for Market Transformation: MAITREE (Market Integration and Transformation for Energy Efficiency) program experience"Session : Adopting LCT into Policy Making to Transform India’s LCA Landscape

Auroville, India

Programs and Training - Program coordinator for GIZ sponsored training program, "Planning of Sustainable Industrial Parks" for government officials of Gujarat (GIDC) and Andhra Pradesh (ALEAP & APIIC).- Facilitator for training program "Program on Responsible Energy Management" on behalf of TUFIDCO for Tamil Nadu Municipal government officials - Program designer and Facilitator for 3H Summer School 2018 on Urban furniture and place making. - Facilitator for Auroville Green Practices Workshops.- "Climate responsive design through analytical tools" - Customized training sessions for architects of Tapasya Design Studio Publications - Co-authored briefing paper for Hubli Dharwad City Energy plan 2030. - Co-authored white paper on "Designing for sustainability in Tropical Regions" as a part of the LETCHI platform and supported by ADEME. Project Management & Design Analysis - Center for green practices, Auroville (https://cgpauroville.org/)- IIHS campus (Dustudio project) - Sustainable Design Simulation StudiesSpeaker at International, National & Regional conferences (key opportunities):- International Conference on Comfortable Affordable Housing in the Tropics; Malaysia GBC and ADEME supported LETCHI program, June 2019; Topic : Case studies of Programs and Policy in India of residential housing designed for better comfort and low environmental impact without incurring high incremental cost.- Greenbuild India; Nov 2018; Topic : “Low Energy in Tropical Climates for Housing Innovation” (LETCHI) International collaboration Program- Eye Care and Environment Impact conference, October Summit 2018, Aravind - Pondicherry; Topic: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Healthcare- GRIHA 8th Regional Summit, June 2018; Topic : Low Energy Materials for Interiors.- BIG 5 India; September 2017; Topic : Smart Living in Smart Buildings.

Graduate students supervised to successful completion of research (Master's in Interior Architecture & Design, CEPT): Shishira Hedge; Residential Electricity Consumption in Coastal Karnataka, (Case of Udupi District) (2018)

Mumbai Area, India

- Sustainable Design Assistance (Climate analysis, heat load analysis, solar insolation, shading analysis, daylight analysis, energy analysis to suggest design strategies)- Energy Simulation and Modelling (Evaluation of energy conservation measures and recommendations)- Performance Evaluation & Benchmarking of existing facilities.- Feasibility Studies & Facilitation for Green building rating systems (LEED, GRIHA, IGBC, WELL)- LEED Volume Program adoption for Citibank Asia Pacific retail outlets.- Content Development for Citibank Asia Pacific Sustainability Education - Development of design of Green Dashboard.Manuals / Publications: 1. Development of the detailed reference guide for the IGBC NB Rating System (Indian Green Building Council, New Building Rating System)2. Development of the “Deutsche Bank Manual”, a guideline for Global Deutsche Bank buildings and workspaces to ensure consistent implementation of project sustainability goals.Speaker at International, National & Regional conferences (key opportunities):Big 5 India; September 2016; Topics : 1. Smart Buildings in Smart Cities; 2. Introduction to WELL.

Mumbai Area, India

Graduate students supervised to successful completion of research: • Tasneem Kanchwala; Thermal Performance of Roof Assemblies (2015) • Bhakti Palshikar; Enhancing thermal comfort of atrium of educational institutes in warm and humid climate (2015) • Ketki Joshi; Post Occupancy Evaluation of Mangaldas Market (2016) • Ranjani Parasuraman; Vaastu Shastra in context (2016)

Worked on the following projects:1. Zero energy education park at Bhikangaon, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.2. Hideout, Lounge bar, Interiors3. Corriander, Restaurant 4. Ashok Jain, Bungalow interiors

Worked on the following projects (Nature of work - Design development, detailing, working drawings, site coordination and management) Residential Projects: Grandeur, Highrise residential tower, Mumbai (Client - Lodha Developers) Corporate Projects: i Think Techno Campus, Kanjurmarg, Mumbai (Client- Lodha Developers)Design Competition: Sustainable Building technology Campus, Pune

M.Arch, Masters In Environmental Architecture, Thesis : Life Cycle Energy Analysis Of Building Envelopes

B.Arch, Architecture And Planning

Law

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