CSE's Urban Cooling Framework has been adopted as the standard methodology for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' (MoHUA) Heat-Resilient Cities project. Cities under the project are now developing their cooling strategies using CSE's approach. CSE is also been assisting the local governments in Kolkata, Jaipur, Gwalior and Bhopal in this sphere.
As part of the Green Campus initiative, CSE has set up a pilot vermicomposting project at the National CPWD Academy on 25 November 2019. CSE invited Vermi-technology expert Dr. Adarsh Pal Vig from the Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar to deliver a seminar and set up the pilot.
CSE’s engagement with CPWD has matured from capacity building to along-term knowledge partnership.
CSE played a watchdog role for ECBC and ECBC-R.Several walling assemblies promoted by the Building Material And Technology Promotion Council were analysed for their thermal comfort, energy an
CSE played a watchdog role for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), India’s flagship scheme for constructing around 2 million dwelling units mainly for the EWS and LIG. Since states have ad
CSE’s training modules such as High Performance Buildings, Passive Design Techniques, etc. capitalize on AAETI being a demonstration centre. Key stakeholders such as CPWD recognized AAETI as
CSE sensitized and trained around 250 representatives from nation-wide colleges and universities on CSE’s Green Campus Initiative which enabled them to benchmark the performance of their camp
CSE contributed to drafting of India Cooling Action Plan in capacity of member to both technical and steering committees.
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has received a Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) grant, which will be utilised to establish a Centre for Sustainable Habitat (CSH). CSE, as part of its ongoing collaboration with the university, will help set up this Centre.
CSE has played a major role in augmenting energy efficiency in built sector over the years.
CSE is acknowledged as the pioneer of research and advocacy on the issue of Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste management in India.
CSE is working with the nodal agencies that govern architecture and planning education in India.
CSE has begun an Initiative to bringtogether colleges and universities from across India to commit to greening their respective campuses.