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 CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).
CRDF is a multidisciplinary think-do-tank promoted by CEPT University. Through CRDF, University engages actively 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 the research and consulting pursuits, our faculty members make available their academic knowledge and professional expertise 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
ANCHOR Institute for Pilot on Formulation of Local Area Planning and Town Planning Schemes
October 2019 - Ongoing | Advisory Projects | CUPP
Events
Symposium
Empowering National Development: Leveraging Earth Observation Intelligence
October 14, 2024
Balwantrai N. Brahmbhatt Hall, CEPT University
Announcement
'Safety Handbook' for Conservation Works at Historical Sites
May 09, 2024
FP-103, Auditorium, CEPT University
News
July 14, 2024
July 14, 2024
RecognitionCHC at the World Heritage Young Professional Forum 2024
Saatvika Pancholi, Senior Conservation Architect at the Center for Heritage and Conservation (CHC), represented the centre at the prest...
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
AnnouncementCoE-Infra to support GPYVB for the 2024 Fair
The annual Bhadarvi Poonam fair in Ambaji city, scheduled from September 12th to 18th, 2024, is set to attract millions of devotee...
May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
AnnouncementWorkshop on Digital Preservation of Built Heritage Studies
The workshop, organised by CHC, CEPT Archives and CEPT IT Department on 26th April 2024, concluded with a discussion about formulating ...
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