Teaching High Performance Buildings for Net Zero

A Multi-Format Immersive Learning Programme
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), supported by Infosys Limited, invites you to transform your approach to building design with our comprehensive, fully-funded* course on HPBs.

Course Overview

The Faculty Development Programme aims to integrate the lens of socio-ecological justice and climate responsive design principles in Architecture education and pedagogy to respond to today’s challenges.

Designed under four broad themes of Humanities, Theory, Design, and Technical, the programme will train and build skills to design for net-zero.

Your learning journey includes:

  • Pre-workshop webinar
  • 3-day in-resident workshop
  • Post-workshop webinar and support
  • Access to self-study materials

    This immersive multi-format learning includes critical dialogues, debates, and perspectives sharing, and fostering of collective transformation in architectural pedagogy.

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Course structure:

Pre-workshop preparation
Self-learning Modules on Net-zero Building Fundamentals, Climate Analysis, and Building Physics

  • Nexus between Climate Justice, Built Space and Architecture Education
  • Architecture and Climate Change - Role of an Architect in the praxis of Climate Change
  • High Performance Buildings - Holistic decoding and interpretation - A non-technocratic socialised interpretation
  • Responsible Building Design
  • Thermal Comfort opportunities
  • Vernacular Architecture and Climate Change
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings
  • Responsible Natural Resource Management
  • Inclusive Urban Design and Planning
  • Redesigning Design Studio Brief
  • Sustainable Cooling Technologies
  • Climate Action- Theoretical radical approaches for Climate Change Mitigation
  • Rethinking Principles of Architecture and Repositioning Architect’s role
  • Building Design Sustainability Assessment
  • Classroom Learning Aids Demonstration

Learning Formats

All programmes are available in multiple learning formats, designed to suit different learning styles and professional schedules.

Learning Formats

All programmes are available in multiple learning formats, designed to suit different learning styles and professional schedules.

Workshop

Practical, case-based workshops provide hands-on experience with HPBs design principles, and methods of performance analysis.

Webinars

Live virtual sessions provide interactive opportunities with experts to share and clarify complex concepts.

Meet your Faculty

Learn from renowned experts who combine academic excellence with practical industry experience to provide world-class education.
Vivek Gilani

Vivek Gilani

Kirti Makhija

Kirti Makhija

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Each course can be run exclusively for individual teams. Write to rakhi.sahay@iihs.ac.in