Prof. Rajan Rawal's 100th publication, a milestone

CRDF and The CEPT Research Group congratulate Dr Rajan Rawal, Senior Advisor, CARBSE, CRDF on reaching a milestone of 100 peer-reviewed publications to his credit.  He works in the area of Habitat and Energy with a focus on building energy efficiency, energy modelling, passive design, building construction technology, thermal comfort, and city-scale energy models. Prof Rawal's PhD topic investigated personal comfort system based on thermally activated furniture. Dr Rawal teaches courses on climate responsive design, building physics, energy policy, energy modelling and simulations at the University.

He has been honoured with Fellow status by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in 2020 – the first Indian architect to achieve such honour, with Fellow status by the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) in 2021 and ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer in 2021. We wish him a fulfilling research journey ahead. Prof Rawal played a significant role in establishing CARBSE at CEPT which is now being considered one of the best building science research infrastructures in the country.