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Avlokita Agrawal
Associate Professor
avlokita[at]ar.iitr.ac.in
01332-284776
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Sustainability in Built Environment, Passive Design, , Sustainability Audits, Traditional Architecture, Thermal comfort , Life Cycle Analysis, Thermal comfort through passive features, Sustainable Tourism development around existing water bodies like dams
BioSketch
Educational Details
IIT Roorkee
2010
PhD, Energy Efficiency in Building through passive Techniques, Simulation tool for Analysis
IIT Roorkee
2003
Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture
Professional Background
Executive Advisor on Corporate Affairs and Policy matters
01 Apr 2012 - 31 Oct 2012
Honeywell International Pvt Ltd.
Head, Green design division
01 Mar 2010 - 30 Apr 2012
Asahi India Glass
Senior Energy Analyst
01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jan 2010
Green Build Energy Pvt Ltd.
Lecturer
01 Jan 2003 - 01 Jan 2005
MITS Gwalior
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Development of sustainability assessment tool for guiding Sustainable Tourism Development around Large dams in India 01 Mar 2018 Development of sustainability assessment tool for guiding Sustainable Tourism Development around Lar 11 Cr CWC, Ministry of Water resources N K Goel, D S Arya, ML Sharma, R S Jekka, R D Garg and others
1. Lessons from Green Residential Development- Case of East Kidwai Nagar and East Moti Bagh 01 Jan 2018 1. Lessons from Green Residential Development- Case of East Kidwai Nagar and East Moti Bagh 10.92 Lakhs NBCC -
Designing a Prototype Settlement for a contemporary Sustainable Town as per the prescriptions of Vaastushastra " 20 Mar 2022 Vaastushastra 10 lakhs IKS Division of AICTE Prof. Pravesh Vyas, Lal Bahadur Rashtriya Sanskrit university
Developing Self-powering Residential Houses for South, South East and East Asia 23 Sep 2018 Energy Efficiency $24,600 GCRF Networking Grants Pro. Shuli Liu, Prof. Jie ji, Prof. Henry Feriadi, Prof. Indrika Rajapakshe, Prof. Ashish Shukla
Life Cycle and Performance Assessment of Cold Mix Roads 01 May 2020 Sustainability of Infrastructure technology 23.5 lakhs NRIDA Prof. G D R N Ransingchung
Understanding and exchanging current practices and education pattern of Sustainable Buildings in India and Germany 01 Jan 2022 Sustainable Architecture Study trip exchange conceptualized and proposed as part of course- Sustainable Architecture 16200 Euro DAAD
Restoration of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi 01 Jan 2019 Digital Restoration 5 lakhs Kashi Vishwanath Development Agency
Redevelopment of Sainik Vishram Griha, Kathgodam 01 Jan 2016 Architectural Design 4.5 Lakhs KRC Ranikhet
Condition Assessment of Bharatpur House in New Delhi 01 Jan 2021 Digital Restoration and Condition Assessment 8.85 lakhs Govt of Rajasthan
Comprehensive plan for Sustainable Tourism Development around Singda Dam, at Imphal Manipur 01 Nov 2021 Sustainable tourism development of Dams 1.39 cr WRD Manipur




Books
Shekhawati: Colourful Urbanism in Semi Desert of India
Year: 2016 ,
Avlokita Agrawal | QIP IITR
Contribution: Sole controbutor , Volumes: 01
Publications
  1. Shekhawati-Panorama of Haveli Architecture, A+D, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2007, pp 26-32.
  2. Developing an evaluation framework for   Sustainable Transport in Campuses” co-authored with Chainika Das and Prof. M Parida. Published in Spandrel Monsoon Issue 2014 on Future Cities.
  3. Manoj Panwar, Avlokita Agarwal, Veruval Devadas (2018), “Analyzing land surface temperature trends using non-parametric approach: A case of Delhi, India”, Urban Climate 24: 19–25.
  4. “A systematic review on parametric dependencies of transpired solar collector performance” Co-authored with Maitiniyazi Bake, Ashish Shukla and Shuli Liu, Published in International Journal of Energy Research, 2018;1–27
  5. “Assessment of Sustainable Development in Technical Higher Education Institutes of India” Co-authored with Nikhat Parvez, Published in Journal of Cleaner Production 214C (2019) pp. 975-994
  6. “Effect of Form Design on the Thermal Behavior of a Modular Fired Clay Brick”, Co-authored with Naman Mirajkar, In: Chakrabarti A. (eds) Research into Design for a Connected World. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 134. Springer, Singapore
  7. “Exploring the Possibilities of Using Biomimicry to Improve the Thermal Behaviour of Walling Units” Mirajkar N., Agrawal A. (2019) In: Chakrabarti A. (eds) Research into Design for a Connected World. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 134. Springer, Singapore
  8. “A Solid waste management on a campus in a developing country: A study of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee”, Parvez, N., Agrawal, A. and Kumar,  Recycling, 2019, Vol. 4, pp. 28. doi:10.3390/recycling4030028, MDPI
Honors And Awards
Honors
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
The president of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal for conduct and excellence in academi
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Director’s Gold Medal for the best all rounder amongst the under graduating students of B. Archit
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Dr. Jaikrishna Gold Medal for the best student in B.Arch / B.Tech course for having outstanding p
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Institute Silver Medal for having highest marks amongst the students graduating from architecture
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Institute silver medal for having best project in engineering and architecture from the under gra
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
M A Rao cash prize of Rs. 1000/- for having all round best performance in studies and sports in a
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Sarojini Naidu Cup for work and play
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Madan Gopal Agrawal Cash prize of Rs. 1000/- for obtaining highest marks in Architectural Design
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Homi N. Dallas cash prize of Rs. 500/- for obtaining highest marks in architectural design in B.A
INSDAG
2005
First prize for Best Innovative use of Steel in Architecture, at National Student Award Competiti
Indian Institute of Technology roorkee
2003
Creative Thesis Design Gold Medal, awarded by A+D Spectrum Foundation, 2003
UP Architects Association
2003
H K Agrawal Memorial Award, awarded to the best student of passing out batch of Architecture in U
MemberShips
Certified Measurement and Verification professional (CMVP(R))
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
BEE
04 Aug 2020 - Present
ECBC Master Trainer
Council Of Architecture (COA)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
IBPSA India
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
IBPSA International
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Sustainable Architecture ( AR 407 )
Autumn
Sustainable built Environment ( AR 604 )
Spring
Quantity, Pricing and Specifications ( AR 207 )
Spring
Vaastushastra ( ARN 513 )
Spring
History of Indian Architecture ( ARN 204 )
Autumn
Indian Knowledge Systems ( IHS-325 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Site development of sustainable educational campuses
01 Jan 2014 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nikhat Parvez
Modelling Urban Physics for Sustainable Development
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. V Devadas, Scholar: Manoj Panwar
Development of walling block to reduce heat transfer through building envelope
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Naman Mirajkar
Alternate Compliance Approach for Energy Efficient Envelope Design Features in India
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Kuladeep K Sadevi
Development of assessment tool for Solid Waste Management''
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Akhilesh Kumar
Empowering cultural collective memory dissemination through cognitive learning environments and gloc
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Srushti Goud
early design decision making for building design
01 Jan 2016 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: aman batish
to be decided
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Vaibhav Jain
Associate Scholars
Divyanshi Sharma
Dayalbagh Technical University Agra
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Miscellaneous
Events
ECBC Master trainer programme
01 Jan 2015 - Present
BEE, UNDP
Architectural Science Association
01 Jan 2019 - Present
none
“NZEB Portal Launch and Stakeholder Meeting on ECBC Technical Update, ,”
04 Aug 2020 - Present
BEE, UNDP
Advanced training on Green Buildings
04 Aug 2020 - Present
AIS Glass
National Seminar on ‘National Building Code of India: New Directions for Revision’
01 Jan 2015 - Present
BIS and SPA
CMVP Training and examination workshop
01 Jan 2011 - Present
AIS Glass
Energy Plus workshop
01 Jan 2007 - Present
self
ECBC Awareness workshop
01 Jan 2007 - Present
BEE
Paithrukam 04 “Aesthetics in Indian Architecture”
01 Jan 2005 - Present
self
Application of Traditional Architectural Knowledge in Contemporary Indian Architecture
01 Jan 2004 - Present
MITS Gwalior
Form, Colour and Graphics in Product Design
01 Jan 2004 - Present
MITS Gwalior
Water Conservation Methods and Practices
01 Jan 2004 - Present
MITS Gwalior
Visits
Coventry University
2018-01-01
Global Challenge Research Funding (GCRF) collaboration workshops
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana
2019-01-01
Global Challenge Research Funding (GCRF) collaboration workshops
USTC Hefei, China
2020-08-04
Global Challenge Research Funding (GCRF) collaboration workshops
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
2008-01-01
Exchange program funded through NFRC
TH OWL Lippe
2022-04-10
Study Trip
HTW Berlin
2022-04-10
Study Trip
TU Aachen
2022-04-10
Study Trip
Administrative Positions
Faculty Advisor, Sports
01 Jun 2015 - 31 Jul 2017
Institute Sport Council
Chief Warden
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Jul 2018
Kasturba Bhawan , IIT Roorkee
Faculty in-charge - Annual Sports fest- Sangram
01 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2018
Institute Sports Council
Faculty Incharge- SRISHTI- Annual Hobbies Club Exhibition 2019. 2020
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
Hobbies Club IIT Roorkee
Faculty Advisor Cultural Council
31 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
Institute Cultural Council
Reviewer, International Journal of Engineering Research, Kuwait Journals
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Incharge- JEE Women Counselling Cell IIT Roorkee
01 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
IIT Roorkee
Member, Panel for Glass and Glazing, CED 46:P20 of BIS
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Books Authored
  1. Published a Monograph on “ Shekhawati: Colourful Urbanism in Semi Desert of India” under funding from QIP Centre, IITR