Ongoing Projects

Study on sustainable space heating solutions in buildings in Himalayan region

February 6, 2020
| Buildings

Global warming is causing a rapid rise in temperature in certain high-altitude zones, which include the Indian Himalayan region (IHR). Glacier melting in Himalayas will affect freshwater flows and have an adverse impact on biodiversity as well as human settlements and their livelihoods.

Urban Living Lab for Sustainable and Smart Cities in India

January 1, 2020
| Sustainable Habitat
| Cities

Under this project, TERI is working on multiple facets of cities, including sustainable mobility, urban flooding management, and data-driven planning and governance.

Webinars Series on Mainstreaming Urban Climate Action

November 1, 2019
| Cities

TERI, in collaboration with the European Union International Urban Cooperation programme, are delivering a capacity building programme on 'Mainstreaming Urban Climate Action'. The programme includes four webinars with resource modules focusing on building the capacity and knowledge of practitioners in urban local bodies (ULBs), policy experts, researchers, scholars, and university students.

Shifting to cycling can result in an annual savings of up to 1.6% of India’s GDP

January 11, 2019
| Transport

Cycling is one of the most sustainable modes of transportation. It has numerous benefits in the form of zero dependence on fossil fuels, zero emissions and pollution, health benefits from increased physical activity, besides being an affordable means of mobility for low-income households.

Green building design consultancy & GRIHA facilitation for proposed KRIDL office building at Jnanabharathi layout, Bangalore

January 7, 2019
| Buildings
| Sustainable Habitat

In this project TERI would facilitate green building design consultancy and GRIHA certification and achieve the best standards in green building design consultancy and GRIHA rating.  The site is located in Bangalore and the office complex has a total built up area of 4984 sq.m. The building will encompass office cabin, conference rooms, meeting rooms, technical and non-technical rooms. The client is intending to achieve the best standards in green building design and rating as per GRIHA rating. The total area considered for rating will be 2613 sq.m.

To develop energy efficient building materials directory for India

December 10, 2018
| Buildings

The objective of this project is to compile a directory/database for energy-efficient building materials and a policy roadmap to guide formulation, enforcement and monitoring of labels, in the residential sector, through market forces.

Health and Air Pollution Policy in India

December 1, 2018
| Environment
| Environment & Public Health
| Cities

The main objective of this project is to produce three policy modules in the areas of health and air pollution policy in India under the direction of the leadership team of the Collaborative Clean Air Policy Research Centre.