The Institution of Engineers (India)

Kozhikode Local Centre

Akash First Floor, Cherootty Nagar Housing Colony, K.P Chandran Road, Kozhikode-673004

All India Seminar on

Architectural Technologies for Building Engineers
Date: 14,15 October 2017
Venue: Conference Hall, Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut

INVITATION

The Chairman and members of the Arch. Engg. Division Board and the Organizing Committee
of the All India Seminar on Architectural Technologies for Building Engineers have pleasure
to invite you for the Inaugural Session of the Seminar and Technical Sessions to follow.

PROGRAMME

14,October,2017 (Saturday)
09.00-10.00am : Registration
INAUGURAL SESSION : 10.00 - 11.00 am
Welcome & Scope of Seminar : Convenor
Presidential Address : Prof (Dr.) K.P Mohandas, Chairman IE(I) Kozhikode Local Centre
Inauguration and Key Note Address : Dr. M.S Mathew Professor & Head, Civil Engg. Dept. IIT,Palakkad
Felicitation : Mr. H.K Mittal, Chairman ARDB, IE(I), Kolkatta
: Dr. A.K Kasthurbha, Head, Arch. Dept, NIT Calicut
Vote of Thanks : Mr. C. Jithesh, MIE, Hon.Secretary, IE(I) Kozhikode Local Centre

TEA BREAK
11.30-1.00 pm
TECHNICAL SESSION-1 : THEME : EMERGING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES
1 : Stabilization of Soil For Building Purposes
Dr. S. Chandrakar ,Professor, Civil Engg. Dept., NIT Calicut
2 : Application of Metallic Fasteners for Joinery in Timber Structures
Dr. P. Gireesan, Deputy Chief Engineer, Kerala Water Authority
3 : Palm Tree Reinforced, Stabilised and Rammed Mud Wall
Er. Sivasankara Menon, Sivsakthy Constructions & Vastuvidya Centre,
Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad
4 : Hygroscopicity - Modified Passive Solar Design of Building Envelope for Hot-Humid Regions
P.C.Madhuraj, Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Manipal Institute of
Technology, Manipal University, Manipal
J.Sudhakumar, Professor, NIT Calicut
LUNCH BREAK
2.30-3.30 pm
TECHNICAL SESSION-2 : THEME : ENERGY SYSTEMS AND GREEN BUILDING CONCEPTS
1 : Energy Use Index for Computing Energy Efficiency of Buildings
Er. K. Raman Battathirippad, Nambudirippad & Associates, Pattambi
2 : IoT Based Automation System for a Residential Building
Dr.Laila B Das, Professor, ECE Dept., NIT Calicut
B. Prudviraj
3 : Mixed Use Building as a Energy Efficient Practice
Ar. Raseena A K, Assistant Professor, D.G. College of Architecture
4 : Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV): A Clean Energy Source in the Modern World
Dr. Ravi K, Asst, Professor, Department of Civil engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam
5 : The Effect of Green Spaces in Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect : A Case Study of
Calicut, Kerala
Dr. Mohammed Firoz C, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
Fathima Nidha, Student,Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
6 : Energy system and green building
Maneesha K.S and Swathy krishnan, Students, final year B.Tech. Civil, SIMAT, Vavanoor
7 : Next Generation Eco-friendly Housing : A Green Building Concept
Sonu Kumar and Raja Babu, M.Tech. Students, IIT Delhi
8 : Evaluation of a Green Home for thermal comfort during daytime using CBE Thermal
Comfort Tool
Visakha K A, Former B Arch Student, Dept. of Arch. & Planning, NITCalicut
Nina Lazar, Research Scholar, Dept. of Arch. & Planning, NITCalicut
Dr Chithra K, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Arch. & Planning, NITCalicut
TEA BREAK
3.30-5.00 pm
TECHNICAL SESSION-3 : THEME : TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
1 : A New Method for Sustainable Architecture by Applying Traces from the Architecture of the
Animal Kingdom
Dr Chithra K, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Arch. & Planning, NITCalicut
 2 : Influnce of Tradition and Culure on Built Forms : A Case Study of Agraharams in Kalpathy
Abhijith M Sebastian, Architect, and Postgraduate student, Centre for heritage management,
Ahmadabad University
Dr. Mohammed Firoz C, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
Ar. Lakshmi Manohar, Assistant Professor, MES School of Architecture, Calicut, Kerala
3 : Integration of Water and Biodiversity Conservation Through Sacred Groves
Anjana Bhagyanathan, A.K.Kasthurba, Santosh.G.Thampi, Deepak Dhayanithy
4 : Reminiscing the Heritage of A Historic Port Town : Case of Alappuzha, A Coastal Town in
Kerala, India
Radhika Babu, Student, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
Dr. Mohammed Firoz C, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
5 : Urban Farming: Connecting Architecture and Agriculture
Dr. Mohammed Firoz C, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
Fathima Nidha, Student, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
6 : Human interventions and Ecology of Western Ghats - A Review
Sheelu Jones, Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut
Kasthurba A K, Associate Prof& Head, Dept. of Arch. and Planning, NIT Calicut

15, October 2017 (Sunday)

10.00-11.00 am
KEY NOTE ADDRESS ON ARCHEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Sri. K.K Muhammed, Regional Director (Retd.), Northern Circle, Archeological Survey of India
DISCUSSIONS
TEA BREAK
11.00-1.30 pm
TECHNICAL SESSION-4 : THEME : DESIGN METHODOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE
1: Architectural Design - Unique Thinking Process and Approach
Prof. Manoj Datta, Chartered Architect and Design chair, D.G. College of Architecture,
Chelembra, Malappuram
2 : Design Methodology in Architecture for Water Front Development
Linas Fathima. A, M.arch Student at DG college of Architecture Chelembra
Ar. Ganga Krishnan, Presently Head of Department at Bishop Jerome college of Architecture.
Worked as Associate professor at MES School of architecture
3 : Process Based Design in Architecture
Ar. Indu Sreenivasan, Associate Professor, D.G. College of Architecture, Chelembra, Malappuram
4 : Design Methodology for Industrial Architecture
Shilin C.P
5 : Design Methodology in Architecture for Geriatric Care Centres
Ar. Nishan Nabeel and Ar. Anju John
LUNCH BREAK
2.00-3.30pm
PLENARY SESSION
Discussion of Integrating Architectural Technologies for Building Engineers
Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman
Vote of Thanks