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September 07, 2023
September 07, 2023
AnnouncementCEPT Conservation Site School
CHC is pleased to announce a new milestone for the CEPT Conservation Site Schools program: Kalidas Jethabhai House, Dharmaj, as it beco...
Advancing knowledge and action on built environment and human habitats
Welcome to the CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).
CRDF is a multidisciplinary think-do-tank promoted by CEPT University. Through CRDF, the University actively engages in research projects, advisory assignments, and capacity-building initiatives to solve critical problems in the built environment and improve people’s quality of life in towns and cities.
In their research and consulting pursuits, our faculty members make their academic knowledge and professional expertise available to external stakeholders, including government, public sector organisations, NGOs, communities, and businesses.
Learn MoreCRDF is organized around domain-focused centers typically overseen by a senior faculty member associated with CEPT University.
Archived Centers
Our Impact
Engaging with government agencies on policies, processes and capacity enhancement is central to CRDF’s mission of advancing knowledge and action on built environments in Indian cities. Our interdisciplinary research that spans diverse areas from built environment and energy, urban land planning and policy processes, and urban infrastructure, to leveraging geospatial technology for decision-making is aimed at delivering tangible results with far-reaching impact.
17000+
Community relationships build across CRDF's digital platforms
1700+
Personnel trained for Local Area Planning (LAP) & Town Planning Schemes (TPS)
1000+
Cities supported under the Performance Assessment System (PAS) of CWAS
50+
Capacity building programs for sustainable policy and practice
Projects
Support to Kolhapur and Satara for FSSM
HT Parekh Foundation, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, Satara Municipal Corporation
2020 - 2022 |
Capacity Building,Research | CWAS
Leaders in Urban Transport Planning and Management - Capacity Building Program for in-service transport professionals
2012 - Ongoing | Capacity Building | CoE-UT
Advisory support for planning, design & development of BRT system in Ahmedabad, Hubbali Dharwad and Surat
2019 - Ongoing | Advisory Projects | CoE-UT
News
December 03, 2024
December 03, 2024
AnnouncementCHC Team attends Samvaad 2024
CHC is pleased to have been hosted by Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) for Samvaad 2024, held at Jamshedpur from 15 th to 19 th November 202...
November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024
AnnouncementFieldwork Commencement of CyArk Heritage Amplified Grant
From October 14 to 18, CHC-CRDF and CyArk, with support from JPCT, carried out fieldwork at Jaigarh Fort as part of CyArk's Heritag...
October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024
AnnouncementCHC Team at EWAP Conference
CHC discussed the project Wooden Havelis of Gujarat at the EWAP Conference at Oxford on 25th October'2024, Dr. Jigna Desai, Saatvik...
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