Nand Kumar

Scopus Publications

Quantifying corridor induced noise transfer in school classrooms: A field-based approach
Sunita M Doddamani, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Results in Engineering, 2026
• Quantified corridor-classroom noise transfer using 341 paired measurements across schools. • Identified architectural determinants: corridor typology, openings, courtyards, floor levels globally. • Developed CNTI predictive framework linking architecture parameters with noise transfer. Excessive classroom noise in schools is attributed not just to external sources but also to internal planning, especially in circulation spaces like corridors, where student activities and movement prevail. The existing acoustic standards limiting such background noise are not quantified, particularly in the scenario of noise transfer from corridors into classrooms under occupied conditions. This study quantifies corridor induced noise transfer into classrooms of schools during occupied conditions and develops a predictive framework based on architectural parameters. Hence, in this work, noise transfer induced in school classrooms due to corridor is quantified through classroom-corridor noise difference (ΔL Aeq ). A total of 19 schools, resulting in 341 paired corridor-classroom field measurements, with varying corridor typologies, spatial configurations, and floor levels are conducted. ΔL Aeq is assessed with focus on corridor typology, presence of openings on corridor-facing classroom walls, corridor geometry, floor level, and courtyard area using correlation analysis, inferential tests, and principal component analysis. Subsequently, ΔL Aeq is formalised into a Classroom Noise Transfer Index (CNTI). Architectural parameters based predictive model (regression) is proposed and cross-validated, with a root mean square error of 2.45 dBA, implying prediction accuracy well within acceptable limits for occupied school conditions, which are naturally ventilated. The gap between compliance-based acoustic criteria and descriptive noise surveys is bridged by the proposed framework, which also provides a practical tool for predicting and mitigating corridor-induced noise in school classrooms.
Site level determinants of facade noise exposure in naturally ventilated urban schools: A hybrid measurement based framework
Sunita M. Doddamani, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Journal of Building Engineering, 2026
Public Engagement Processes in Urban Development Programmes in India A Critical Review
Bansari Sharma, Manish Sharmab, Ashwani Kumar, Nand Kumar
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 2026
Acknowledging Sherry Arnstein’s view (1969), the idea of engaging public is like eating spinach, no one is against it since it is good. Public engagement has been widely discussed, debated and considered theme of importance since then. The paper attempts to understand and assess the current status of public engagement with regard to urban development programmes in India, its significance and challenges in Indian context. The research fulfils the study gap of producing a methodology to assess public engagement for urban development programmes in Indian context based on criteria from literature. Such studies bring significance of assessing public engagement during the implementation of development programmes, while evaluating the impact and reach of said initiatives. The inferences of the study have been derived with regard to government’s intention as documented for the urban development programmes like Swaccha Bharat Mission (SBM), Smart Cities, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY). The opportunities these interventions offered for the public to engage have been assessed using acceptance and process criteria and emphasizing the significance and challenges of public engagement. A common observation which is persistent across all indicator themes is that public engagement extended through any of these four urban programmes is much less than the maximum value achievable. The study reveals there is negligible clarity in communicating the method of decision making in public domain and mechanisms of structured decision making is also virtually absent. The finding implies need for improvement in engagement methods and implementation mechanisms. The need for robust engagement initiatives in India and improvement in existing processes in place is also validated and supported by literature evidence.
Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastics in a Small-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant in India
Ayushi Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Nand Kumar, Amit Kumar
Advances in Science Technology and Innovation, 2026
Rural Housing Sustainability in India: A Comprehensive Evaluation
Priya Tyagi, Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Advances in Science Technology and Innovation, 2026
Municipal Cleaning Services: A Synopsis of Scope, Operations, and Monitoring Practices
Ashwani Kumar, Shubham Rana, Amit Kumar, Nand Kumar
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2026
Multi-objective optimization for visual, thermal, and cooling energy performance of building envelope design in the composite climate of Jaipur (India)
Pushpendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Energy and Environment, 2025
Climate-responsive passive envelope features such as windows, louvers, and shading have significant impact on a building's energy and economic performance. This paper presents a multi-objective optimization (MOO) approach to enhance energy, visual and thermal performances of a building by considering a wide range of numerous design possibilities. A residential apartment building located in a semi-arid composite climate (Köppen climate classification: Bsh) of Jaipur, India is considered for the analysis. The multi-objective optimization approach involves three steps: firstly, developing a base simulation model using Rhinoceros software, and then performing multi-objective optimization by Octopus plugin, and finally applying multi-criteria decision-making to select the optimal values of thermal conductivity, window-to-wall ratio of south and west façades, solar heat gain coefficient, visual light transmittance, window sill height, louvers depth, distance between slits, slits angle, external shade depth, and shade (slits) count. The optimized results reported a six-fold Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI) improvement, 72% cooling energy demand reduction, and 34% thermal comfort enhancement from the worst-case scenario. The presented approach can aid designers in selecting optimal envelope features during building design, refurbishment, and renovation or for green field development.
Exploring influential parameters affecting residential building energy use: advancing energy efficiency through machine learning
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Jørn Toftum, Rune Korsholm Andersen, Ravita Lamba, Kedar Mehta
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2025
BIPV in India: Opportunities, challenges, and pathways for urban planning and smart cities
Kedar Mehta, Ravita Lamba, Sunanda Sinha, Nand Kumar
Solar Compass, 2025
As India urbanizes rapidly, sustainable energy solutions have become a priority to meet rising energy demands and mitigate environmental impacts. Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) offer a promising approach to harness solar energy within urban infrastructure, transforming buildings into renewable energy assets. Unlike conventional rooftop PV systems, BIPV maximizes urban space utilization while enhancing architectural aesthetics and energy efficiency. However, the adoption of BIPV in India remains limited due to factors such as regulatory barriers, lack of standardized designs, and high initial costs. This study uses SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and TOWS (Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths) analyses to assess the potential, opportunities, and challenges of BIPV in India’s urban planning. It then discusses policy implications and offers practical recommendations for implementation in Indian cities. Key findings of this study indicate that BIPV adoption in India can significantly contribute to urban sustainability by reducing carbon emissions, improving energy self-sufficiency, and lowering long-term operational costs. The SWOT and TOWS analysis reveal that while BIPV presents opportunities for smart urban integration, challenges such as high initial investments and lack of awareness must be addressed through targeted policies and incentives. Additionally, global case studies highlight successful BIPV implementations, providing valuable lessons for India’s urban planning strategies.
Multi-objective optimization of glazing and shading configurations for visual, thermal, and energy performance of cooling dominant climatic regions of India
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba, Kedar Mehta
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2025
Correction to: Development of site suitability framework for urban greenspace: a case study of Sikar city, Rajasthan, India (Environmental Earth Sciences, (2024), 83, 22, (634), 10.1007/s12665-024-11898-3)
Akanksha Sangwan, Vijay Anand, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Mahesh Kumar Jat, Rayees Ahmed
Environmental Earth Sciences, 2025
A Comprehensive Understanding of the Research Themes, Trends and Future Directions of Vernacular Architecture Using Bibliometric Analysis
Sourovee Dutta, Nand Kumar
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2025
Optimizing rural housing design quality: indicators and parameters for comprehensive assessment
Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2025
Architectural Analysis of Rural Housing: A Case of Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, 2025
Healing the healers: how empathy, active coping and mindfulness drive well-being and happiness of healthcare employees
Deepti Singh, Apoorva Tiwari, Ritika Mahajan, Nand Kumar
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2025
Urban Sprawl’s Multifaceted Impact on Rurban Areas: Insights from Indian Cities
Priya Tyagi, Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Sustainability and Urban Quality of Life Research Policy and Practice, 2025
Existing State of Group Housing Shortages and Household Quality of Life in India
Parul Bhyan, Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Sustainability and Urban Quality of Life Research Policy and Practice, 2025
A framework to assess urban water resilience in developing countries like India: Looking beyond water utilities and networked cities
Manish Sharma, Bansari Sharma, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
Water Policy, 2025
Enhancing rural well-being: A comprehensive analysis of housing design quality and typologies in india’s composite climate
Priya Tyagi, Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2025
Next-Generation Solar Energy Systems: An Economic Insight to Agri-PV System
Kedar Mehta, Ravita Lamba, Pranjali Sharma, Wilfried Zörner, Nand Kumar
5th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation Sefet 2025, 2025
Finding the gaps in design strategies and technological advancements for net-zero energy buildings development in India
Pushpendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Energy and Environment, 2024
Development of site suitability framework for urban greenspace: a case study of Sikar city, Rajasthan, India
Akanksha Sangwan, Vijay Anand, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Mahesh Kumar Jat, Rayees Ahmed
Environmental Earth Sciences, 2024
Investigating rural housing quality indicators in the Indian scenario for inclusive imageability
Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2024
A Comprehensive Investigation of Rural and Low-Rise Housing Design Quality: a Thematic and Bibliometric Analysis
Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2024
EXAMINING THE LOCATIONAL APPROACH TOWARDS OPTIMAL SITING OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS IN INDIA
Nand Kumar, Sanjay Choudhary, Harshita Kaur, Virendra Kumar Saharan
Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2024
A review of nitrogen flow in the anthroposphere to identify key control sectors
Shubham Rana, Amit Kumar, Nand Kumar, Mahesh Kumar Jat
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2024
Multi-objective Optimization for Visual, Thermal, and Energy Performance of Glazing and Shading Assemblies in Temperate Climate Zone of India
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Green Energy and Technology, 2024
Multi-objective optimization-based methodological framework for net zero energy building design in India
Pushpendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Computing and Security Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Computing and Security Icabcs 2023, 2024
Multi-objective Optimization Approach for Envelope Design in Naturally Ventilated Building of Jaipur City: A Case Study of Residential Building
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Green Energy and Technology, 2024
Classification of Sustainability Assessment Parameters for Residential Buildings Materials Using Relative Importance Index
Parul Bhyan, Priya Tyagi, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, 2024
Epistemological Approach to Ascertain Human Comfort in Rural Houses in the Indian Context
Priya Tyagi, Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, 2024
MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF BUILDING ENVELOPE FOR DAYLIGHT AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE IN HOT AND DRY INDIAN CLIMATE
Pushpendra Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba, Pushkar Nachan
Proceedings Ises Solar World Congress 2023 Swc 2023, 2024
Multicriteria GIS-Based Approach to Locate Suitable Rainwater Harvesting Sites in Bhilwara City
Satyam Kumawat, Nand Kumar, Shubham Jaiswal, Aditya Anand
Sustainable Development and Geospatial Technology Foundations and Innovations Volume 1, 2024
EFFECT OF BUILDING FORM ON DAYLIGHT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR EDUCATIONAL BUILDING IN COMPOSITE CLIMATE
Pushpendra Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba, Pushkar Nachan
Proceedings Ises Solar World Congress 2023 Swc 2023, 2024
Indicative Direction in Construction Materials for Indian Suburbs
Priya Tyagi, Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 2024
Monitoring of Municipal Solid Waste Operations in Urban Areas: A Review
Ashwani Kumar, Yash Choudhary, Amit Kumar, Sudhir Kumar, Nand Kumar
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2024
Systematic literature review of life cycle sustainability assessment system for residential buildings: using bibliometric analysis 2000–2020
Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2023
A mathematical model for temperature-reducing potential of urban greenspaces
Akanksha Sangwan, Sudesh Choudhary, Vijay Anand, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Mahesh Kumar Jat, Rayees Ahmed
Earth Science Informatics, 2023
Allocating weightage to sustainability criteria's for performance assessment of group housing developments: Using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
Parul Bhyan, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Journal of Building Engineering, 2023
Establishing Conceptual Components for Urban Resilience: Taking Clues from Urbanization through a Planner's Lens
Manish Sharma, Bansari Sharma, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
Natural Hazards Review, 2023
Defining the Urban Greenspaces in the Indian Context
Akanksha Sangwan, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
Architecture and Urban Planning, 2023
Towards Creating Inclusive Villages: The Types of Rural Settlements in India
Isvs E Journal, 2023
Amorphous Nature of Green Spaces in Indian Urban Planning
Akanksha Sangwan, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 2023
Multi-objective optimization-based methodological framework for net zero energy building design in India
Pushpendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba
Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Computing and Security Volume 1, 2023
A Parametric Optimization for Decision Making of Building Envelope Design: A Case Study of High-Rise Residential Building in Jaipur (India)
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba, Vishakha Nirwal
Green Energy and Technology, 2023
Measuring urban water resilience at household level: A comparative study through a framework for developing countries
Manish Sharma, Bansari Sharma, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
Urban Water Journal, 2023
Lightweight building materials
Vallary Gupta, Aditya Saxena, Sunita Doddamani, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Lightweight and Sustainable Composite Materials Preparation Properties and Applications, 2023
Life cycle assessment of lightweight and sustainable materials
Parul Bhyan, Priya Tyagi, Sunita Doddamani, Nand Kumar, Bhavna Shrivastava
Lightweight and Sustainable Composite Materials Preparation Properties and Applications, 2023
Reforming Significance of Historic Buildings with Energy Efficiency Studies: Methodological Framework for Indo-Saracenic Buildings in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Shweta Choudhary, Satish Pipralia, Nand Kumar
Advances in Science Technology and Innovation, 2022
A Comprehensive Review on Noise Reducing Materials for Habitable Spaces
Sunita Doddamani, Bhavna Shrivastava, Nand Kumar
Applied Science and Engineering Progress, 2022
Urban water resilience in landscape of digitally connected built environment: An assessment matrix for cities of developing nations
Manish Sharma, Bansari Sharma, Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar
Ecs Transactions, 2022
Analysis of Urban Development Plan Formulation in India with Special Reference to Public Participation
Bansari Sharma, Swasti Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Nand Kumar, Satish Pipralia
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 2022
A quest for networked city in developing countries by spatial assessment of the status of urban water system: A case of jaipur city
Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2019
Need for integrated approach for energy efficiency assessments and material evaluation of historic buildings
Shweta Choudhary, Satish Pipralia, Nand Kumar
Materials Today Proceedings, 2019
The quest for environmental sustainability in educational institutions
Nand Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Sunil Sharma
International Journal of Engineering and Technology Uae, 2018

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