Namrata Dhamnakar

Namrata is an Architect with a post-graduation in Environmental Design of Buildings from Cardiff University, U.K. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Architecture and Planning(DEAP) at BNCA, Pune, India. With more than 16 years of academic and industry experience, Namrata has her expertise on subjects like climate responsive building design, green building ratings systems, building performance simulation, Indoor Environmental Quality(IEQ), Post occupancy environmental evaluation studies and Urban Climate Design and Modelling.  She is also the Founder Director of Sprout, a sustainability consultancy firm. At BNCA, Namrata is also the founder member of CUBE (Centre for Use of UAV in the Unbuilt and Built Environment), a department which undertakes Research, Consultancy and Capacity Building in the field of UAV (drones) for architectural and allied domains. Namrata is also the Co-Lead for India flying Labs and Head, Management and Quality Assurance at the MKSSS’s Institute of Sustainability and Development Studies. Namrata is also a core committee member of Indian Green Building Council, Pune Chapter. Namrata is currently pursuing her PhD from TERI School of Advance Studies in the area glare perception of students and faculty in teaching-learning environments.