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 MoreEngaging 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.
Community relationships build across CRDF's digital platforms
Personnel trained for Local Area Planning (LAP) & Town Planning Schemes (TPS)
Cities supported under the Performance Assessment System (PAS) of CWAS
Capacity building programs for sustainable policy and practice
Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB)
2024- Ongoing |
Advisory Projects | CUPP
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
2024- Ongoing |
Advisory Projects | CUPP
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)
2022- Ongoing |
Advisory Projects | CUPP
Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Tamil Nadu
2024- Ongoing |
Advisory Projects | CUPP
April 27, 2025
SMC Community Hall, Bhatena, Surat
February 26, 2025
CEPT University
The Building Energy Performance Laboratory at the Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE), CRDF, CEPT Univ...
With the "Wooden Havelis of Gujarat" exhibition, held at CEPT University from 21st–23rd March 2025, we mark the culmina...
CEPT University hosted the International Symposium on Digital Technologies in Architecture and Design Education, spotlighting the trans...
The Center for Water and Sanitation organized the second edition of the Global South Academic Conclave on WASH and Climate at CEPT betw...
