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Researcher | Project Manager | Architect

KSHITIJ KACKER

Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF)

IIT Roorkee

Currently, investigating the

"Implications of heat stress within urban climates, encompassing both the present conditions and anticipated future scenarios"

About

BACKGROUND

B.Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture)

Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (GCA) 

Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh

2014-2019

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M.BEM (Master of Building Engineering & Management)

School of Planning and Architecture 

New Delhi | Delhi

2019-2021

Ph.D. (Ongoing)

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 

Roorkee | Uttarakhand

2021-

Research Profile

RESEARCH PROFILE

"Future projections of heat stress and its risk implications in an urban environment under changing climate"

SUPERVISORS

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Prof. (Dr.) Mahua Mukherjee

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Prof. (Dr.) Piyush Srivastava

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Professor, Department of Architecture & Planning, IIT Roorkee

Joint Faculty & Ex-Head, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM), IIT Roorkee

Roorkee 247 667.

Assistant Professor, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM), IIT Roorkee

Roorkee 247 667.

Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS

IDRiM

Gold Medalist

2023

PMRF

2023

DST Workshop - FORESEED

(Organizing Committee)

2023

MBEM (Rank 2)

2021

GATE

2019

NIASA (TOP 10)

(Zonal Level)

2019

B.ARCH (RANK 1)

(State Level Gold Medalist)

2019

INTACH (Heritage Award)

(Top 10 at zonal level)

2018

Workshops

WORKSHOPS

GCA WORKSHOP
Introduction to Project Management
October 2023
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Project Management and Future Research
October 2023
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Introduction to Project Management
October 2023
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Urban Climate Risk Assessment
March 2024
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March 2024
Construction Management and Research
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March 2024
Urban Climate Risk Assessment
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September 2024
Urban Climate

PUBLICATIONS

- Kacker, K., Srivastava, P., & Mukherjee, M., 2024. Heat Stress Risk at an Intra-Urban Level: A Case Study of Delhi, India. Building and Environment, 264, pp. 1-21.

- Kacker, K., Mukherjee, M., & Srivastava, P., 2024. Assessment of heat stress hazard at an intra-urban level: A case of Delhi, India. In A. W. Barbara Widera, Marta Rudnicka-Bogusz, Jakub Onyszkiewicz (Ed.), Proceedings of 37th PLEA Conference (pp. 464–469). PLEA. 

- Kacker, K., Rastogi, A. & Paul, V. K., 2022 Impact of Green Building on Productivity of Offices. Building Simulation and Optimization – University of Bath.

- Mukherjee, M., Srivastava, P., Kacker, K., Pawar, A., & De, B. (2022). Changing Climate and Three Climate Service Products for Building. New Delhi: Space based Information Support for Climate and Environment Studies: Road to the Future. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)/ISRO

- Kacker, K. & Kacker, R., 2021. All Saints Garrison Church. Intach Heritage Awards for Excellence in Documentation of Unprotected Heritage 2018, 1(1), pp. 68-71.

- Kansal, A., & Kacker, K. 2021. Cost Benefit Analysis of Double Skin Facade Over Single Skin Facade in Warm and Humid Climate. Comfort at the Extremes. Muscat.

- Kacker, R., Kacker, K., & Kansal, A. 2021. Low-Cost Architecture and Associated Benefits: Thermal Comfort and Cost. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, 7(11).

- Kansal, A., & Kacker, K. 2020. Framing Bioclimatic Building Design Guidelines for Hot and Dry Climate: Case of Jaipur City. International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology, 8.

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Address:

Climatology Lab,

Department of Architecture and Planning,

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,

Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Pincode - 247667

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