INTRODUCTION DOCUMENT

PSI ENERGY

JULY 2015

H-6,
SOUTH EXTENSION PART 1,
NEW DELHI 110049
Email: in.psi.de@gmail.com

ABOUT US
PSI (Partnerships for Sustainable India) Energy is a sustainable habitat and green buildings
consultancy service based in New Delhi.
With a commitment to work closely with the Architectural/Engineering/Construction team, we assist
with

Master planning based on sustainability performance indicators

Building energy performance assessment via energy simulations
o For ECBC implementation
o For NBC implementation
o For GRIHA / LEED / IGBC rating
Passive architectural design analysis
Fenestration design and optimization
Day-lighting and artificial lighting optimization,
Water efficiency measures,
Alternative material selection,
Integration of renewable energy systems, and
Other related sustainability measures.

We strive to provide sustainable habitat design solutions that are rooted in response to local context.
We also conduct certification-based, training programs for university students and industry
professionals on green building and sustainable habitats design (including design, thermal comfort,
lighting, HVAC, solar energy systems, GRIHA, ECBC, etc.)

OUR ENDEAVOUR
We strive to constantly dwell in the question
"What does it take for a habitat to achieve complete resource independence in its local, environmental
context?"
This includes

Active-energy independent (net zero),

Water independent,

Waste independent,

Material independent,

Food independent

Socially / Communally co-dependent,

And so on

For us, a 'Habitat' is a comfortable and thriving ecosystem that includes dwellings and humans as
minority constituent components, and strives to include meta-issues such as ecology, economy and
society.

CORE TEAM
B . A r c h ( S P A , N e w De l h i ) , P G D - A CM ( N I C MA R - P u n e )
Gaurav Shorey
Green Building & Sustainable Habitat Consultant; Visiting Faculty at School of Planning &
Architecture (New Delhi); Member - Technical Advisory Committee for GRIHA, GRIHA for
Large Development & SVA-GRIHA; Faculty for GRIHA training programs; Certified ECBC
Master Trainer (BEE).

Nishesh Jain

B . A r c h ( S u s h a n t S ch o o l o f A r t an d A r c h i t e ct u r e ) , M. S c . - E n v.
D e s . ( U n i v e r s i t y o f B at h , U. K . )

Thermal Comfort, Building Energy and Lighting simulations expert, Renewable energy
systems expert; Visiting Faculty at School of Planning & Architecture (New Delhi); Certified
ECBC Master Trainer (BEE).; Certified GRIHA Evaluator and Certified GRIHA Trainer (TERI).;
Academic researcher with national and international publications.

Mehak Chopra

B . A r c h ( V a s t u K a l a A c ad e m y ) ,
( U n i v e r s i t y o f E d i n b u r g h . U. K . )

M. S c .

A d v.

Sus.

Des.

Compliance, Documentation and Training expert for Green Ratings, Thermal Comfort
simulations expert, Visual Comfort simulations expert, Certified GRIHA Evaluator and
Certified GRIHA Trainer (TERI).

Aastha Aggarwal

B . A r c h ( A p e e j a y I n s t i t u t e o f M a n a g e m e n t T e ch n o l o g y ) , M. P l an .
E n v. P l a n n i n g ( S P A , N e w De l h i )

Green campus master planning team-lead, IGBC AP, Spatial Analyst, GIS Expert

Maaz Akbar Khan

B . A r c h ( J a m i a M i l l i a I s l am i a , N e w D e l h i ) , M. A r c h ( B u i l d i n g
S e r vi c e s ) - P u r s u i n g ( Ja m i a Mi l l i a I s l am i a , N e w D e l h i )

Daylighting and artificial lighting simulations expert with a passion for building physics

Prem

Prakash A d v i s o r e n e r g y a u d i t s

Mittal
Energy audits expert (Director, A-Z Energy Engineers Pvt. Ltd)
Certified Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Energy Auditor (EA Certificate -[EA-6851])

Additionally we work with multiple partners across disciplines who are experts in the field of
sustainable design, energy audits, retrofits and renewable energy systems and have multiple years of
experience.
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OUR WORK
We have experience with working on energy efficiency, water efficiency, GRIHA & ECBC-compliant
projects since 2006.
Our team includes ex-TERI people who have collectively worked on over 200 projects, across India,
where ECBC/GRIHA is applied.
Current projects:
1. MNRE-sponsored Green Campus Master Plan for Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, U.P.
2. MNRE-sponsored Green Campus Master Plan for SPA, New Delhi.
3. Super-specialized orthopedic surgery Hospital, New Delhi
4. IIT-Delhi Engineering Blocks 99B & 99C, New Delhi
5. IIT-Delhi Extension campus, Sonipat, Haryana
6. PSG College of Information Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
7. PSG Medical College cum Hospital building, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
8. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi - Hostel and Residential Complex Audit and
Retrofit
9. Building for INS Utkrosh, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
10. Institute for Buddhist Studies, Sherda, Sikkim
11. Super Luxury 1-acre farmhouse community, Bijwasan, New Delhi
12. Residential School Near Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
13. Residential School in Bhutan
14. Ministry of Agriculture Building, Bhuvaneswar, Odisha
15. Farmhouse in Chattarpur, Delhi
Some green-rating projects in which our team has been involved in the past include:
Name of the Project

Star Rating

1. The Doon School, 5 Masters houses, Dehradun

2. Govardhan Eco-Village

5*

3. Police Training School, Tasgaon, Maharashtra

4*

4. SP Infocity, Manesar

3*

5. The Doon School, Art School Complex, Dehradun

2*

6. Hindustan Unilever Headquarters

2*

7. Commonwealth Games Village

2*

8. Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Centre & Pratyaksha Kar Bhavan (MCD

2*

Civic Center), New Delhi

*(provisional rating final rating shall be awarded on submission of the post-occupancy audit report)

A detailed list of projects is included in the end.

OUR STRENGTHS

Combined project experience of over 200 (Two Hundred) energy efficiency and green building
projects

Un-beatable team in terms of expertise and experience

Clients spanning government and private sectors

Multiple scale green building projects (residences to campuses), spanning every conceivable climate
zone of India, and every conceivable terrain type

SERVICES
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANCY

DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT: Using specialized computer simulation software for optimizing
the resource demand of a building via Visual comfort optimization and thermal comfort
optimization addressing
o Passive Design Analysis
o Visual Comfort Optimization
o Thermal Comfort Optimization
o Water Consumption Optimization (based on calculations)
SUPPLY SIDE MANAGEMENT: Looking at alternative sources of supply for resources such as
energy and water.
o Renewable Energy Systems sizing and feasibility
o Water recycling and supply systems
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: Work on strategies for proper waste management, following the
principles of waste to wealth.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
o Feasibility studies
o Detailed project reports
o Project and system design
o Project management

DETAILED PROJECT LIST

PAST PROJECTS

CURRENT PROJECTS

Grey Cells showcases projects carried out in

Green Cells showcases projects being carried

individual capacity and/or as part of TERI

out currently by PSI Energy.

RESIDENTIAL
PROJECT
1.

ACTIVITIES

Commonwealth Games Village 2011, New

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy

Delhi

(VCA#, WCA^)

The Doon School, Masters Houses (Main

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy For

Field, Hathikhana, Rose Bowl), Dehradun

Griha Rating (TCA*, VCA#, WCA^)

3.

High-end residential farmhouse, bijwasan

Sustainable building design consultancy

4.

Multi-Family Residential High Rise in Noida

Green rating (TCA*, VCA#)

5.

Farmhouse in Chattarpur, Delhi

SVAGRIHA rating; sustainable design consultancy (TCA*,

2.

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

INSTITUTIONAL/COMMERCIAL
PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

1.

CPWD, Climate works foundation

Building Specification review and revision as per GRIHA

2.

Fortis hospital, Shalimar bagh, Gurgaon

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy (TCA*,

VCA#, EA*** )

3.

4.

5.

6.

Huda City Centre Metro Station, Delhi

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy (TCA*,

Metro Rail Corporation

VCA#)

Information Technology Park for Shapoorji

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy For

Pallonji, Manesar

GRIHA Rating (VCA#, WCA^)

Headquarters Of The Unilever (Hindustan

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy For

Unilever Limited), Andheri (East), Mumbai

GRIHA Rating (TCA*, VCA#, WCA^)

Government Office Building, Bhubaneswar

Sustainable building design and passive design analysis

(TCA*, VCA#)

7.

The Doon School, Art School Complex,

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy For

Dehradun

GRIHA Rating (TCA*, VCA#, WCA^)

8.

9.

10.

11.

Ansals Institute Of Technology (Proposed

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency Consultancy For

Building), Gurgaon

GRIHA Rating (TCA*, VCA#, WCA^)

Educomp Raffles University, Greater

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*, VCA#, RETA,

Noida

WCA^ , Waste Management)

Residential School Near Pondicherry,

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*, VCA#, RETA,

Chennai

WCA^ , Waste Management)

Residential School in Bhutan

Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*, VCA#, RETA,

WCA^ , Waste Management)

12.

The Ministry Of Health And Family

Consultancy For GRIHA Rating (TCA*, VCA#)

Welfare (For Six AIIMS-Like Institutions

Across India)
13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

Super-special Orthopedic surgery Hospital,

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

Delhi

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

IIT-Delhi Engineering blocks, 99B, 99C, and

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

Lecture Theater block

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

IIT-Delhi Extension Campus, Sonipat,

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

Haryana

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

Academic Building for Engineering college

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

in Coimbatore

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

Hospital Building, Coimbatore

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

18.

Agri and Food Testing Lab, Mohali

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

19.

Buddhist Institute for Higher Learning,

GRIHA, Sustainable Design And Energy Efficiency (TCA*,

Sherda, Sikkim

VCA#, RETA, WCA^ , Waste Management)

RESEARCH
PROJECT
1.

Development of analytical tool for calculating acoustic transmission of various construction materials with
MACH Acoustics, UK

2.

Assessment of uncertainty in building energy simulations with University of Bath, UK

3.

Indoor and outdoor air quality assessments in Delhi, internally and with University college London , UK

4.

Achieving thermal comfort by using ceiling fans in a naturally cooled building in hot and humid climate of
India

5.

Modelling occupant comfort by the use of ceiling fans in a forced naturally cooled building in hot and
humid climate of India and validating the results with a CFD study

6.

Urban Ecology Of Delhi: Relationship between Birds and trees in Urban Green Spaces.

TRAINING
PROGRAM
1.

ORGANISATION

3-day Certificate Training Program on Designing

With Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)

Net-Zero Buildings and Solar Rooftop Systems

MASTER PLANNING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

PROJECT
1.

ACTIVITIES

Sustainability master plan for a local body in

Sustainability master plan and 05 DPRs on energy

Agra, Uttar Pradesh under the MNRE Green

efficiency improvements

Campus Scheme
2.

School of Planning and Architecture - Hostel

Energy Audit and Retrofit

and Residential Complex, Delhi

3.

Sustainability master plan for School of

Sustainability master plan and 05 DPRs on energy

Planning and Architecture - Hostel and

efficiency improvements

Residential Complex, Delhi

* TCA = Thermal Comfort Analysis
# VCA = Visual Comfort Analysis
** RETA = Renewable Energy Technology Application

^ WCA = Water Conservation Analysis

*** EA = Energy Audits

PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH PUBLICATION
Singhal, A.K., Nigam, D., Majumdar, M., Mahore, S., Shah P., Radhakrishnan, T., Basu, T., Singh, A.,
Alam, M. and Shorey, G., 2009. Information Booklets on energy efficient existing buildings and new
buildings for house owners and builders.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE, GoI).
Shorey, G., 2009.An Exploration of Sustainability in the Provision of basic urban services in Indian
Cities. Sustainable Urbanism International &Aroghyam. TERI press,Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE, GoI).
Shorey, G., 2007.Research report on Building energy efficiency scenario in India, including detailed
analysis of the building industry and the energy sector.Building Energy Efficiency, pp. 174-184. Asia
Business Council.
Vij, A., Zia, H., Majumdar, M., Shukla, P., Kumar, P., Kochhar P., Chauhan R., Poddar R.P., Rajkumar,
S., Singh S., Garg T. and Shorey, G., 2010. Set of five manuals on GRIHA for evaluators and trainers. TERI
press, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE, GoI).

JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Jain, N., Ramallo-Gonzlez, A. P. & Natarajan, S., 2014.Understanding the effect of aggressive energy
efficiency regulation on an unprepared building sector using uncertainty analysis.Ahemdabad, India,
30th International PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) Conference.
Jain, N. &Shorey, G., 2015.Achieving thermal comfort by using ceiling fans in a naturally cooled
building in hot and humid climate of India.Hyderabad, BS15 - 14th International Conference of the
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). (Accepted)
Nix, E., Das, P., Jain, N. Davies, M., 2015.Strategies for Reducing Poor Indoor Air Quality and Adverse
Temperature Exposure in Delhis Households: A Multi-objective Assessment. Building Services
Engineering Research and Technology (BSERT) (In Publication)

MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Jain, N. &Shorey, G., 2014.Integrated Design Process & Sustainability.Architecture Update,
September, pp. 54-55. Mumbai: Economic Research India Limited.
Jain, N., 2014. Sustainable transportation systems.Architecture Update, January, pp. 58-59. Mumbai:
Economic Research India Limited
Jain, N., 2012. Waste water management. Architecture Update, September, pp. 70-71. Mumbai:
Economic Research India Limited
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TRAINING CREDENTIALS
OUR MEMBERS ARE/HAVE BEEN VISITING FACULTY TO
1. Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (Ministry of HRD)
Since 2010, PSI Energy team members have guided students under the research-bvased
seminar and dissertation programs
Since 2012 PSI team members have conducted electives on green building subjects such
as visual comfort simulations, thermal comfort simulations, Indian national codes and
standards for green buildings, et cetera.
2. Ansal University, Gurgaon
PSI Team members were involved in designing a post-graduate curriculum for
sustainable habitats design

OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TRAINERS TO

1. ECBC Training Programs for the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
2. Over thirty three-day training and certification programs for architects and engineers on
sustainable habitats (design and engineering) and GRIHA rating under the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) Solar Buildings Program.
3. Over fifty two-day training programs on a similar vein also under the MNRE.
4. Over two hundred one-day training and awareness programs on ECBC (Energy Conservation
Building Code as formulated by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power) and GRIHA.
5. Our members have also served as faculty for specialized training programs for:
a. UN-HABITAT, South Korea
b. CPWD
c. CRPF
d. MES
e. State PWDs
f.

University faculty and students (IITs, SPA, RECs, TERI University, regional colleges of
architecture and engineering, etc.)

g. Schools (The Modern School, The Vasant valley School, St. Marks School, The Banyan
Tree School, G.D. Goenka World School)

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