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Profession

Architect and Consultant

Education

Graduation in Architecture, 1989

Position

Managing Director, Xebec Design and Facilities Private Limited
Convener, Confederation of Construction Products and Services (CCPS)
Independant Consultant

Professional Membership

Associate Member, Indian Institute of Architects.
Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Member, International Facility Management Association
Member, Indian Society of Lighting Engineers

Summary of Experience

An architect with 20 years of diverse experience and interests in mainstream architecture, conservation, project management, lighting, energy efficiency, facility management, training, research and writing.

Deepak, other than starting Xebec as a design practice and leading it to evolve into a leading integrated services company in the building industry in India, has over his career served on a range of government and inustry committees, published and edited a respected professional journal, written for mainstream magazines and newspapers, advised various corporates on building materials and construction processes and consulted with NGOs in the field tradition and arts. He continues to be the convener of Confederation of Construction Products and Services, a non-profit body, and conducts regular training programs on a range of topics for others architects and construction professionals. He continues to stay involved with a range of diverse activities.

Key Experience - Academic and Research

Member, CII National Committee on Real Estate & Housing. Ongoing.
Invited to World Flooring Forum, 2010 at Shanghai by China National Forest Producst Industry Association as a sponsored speaker. Complete.
Invited to a Private Sector Consultation Meeting in London organised by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) to review and help finalize a draft discussion paper on FAO voluntary guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources land tenure. Complete.
Invited to the International Solar Energy Society – Asia Pacific – 08 conference in Sydney as a delegate and participant in Developing Country and Buildings conference streams with funding by AusAid. Complete.
Stone Crafts Foundation, Government of Rajasthan, Member Governing Council and Member Working Group. Wrote the background paper and influenced setting up of the foundation. Instrumental in getting the Stone Crafts Manual Project started under the foundation. Ongoing.
Advisor, Jaipur Virasat Foundation, on Vikas and Virasat Initiative, 4-year pilot program conceived as a single, umbrella mechanism to develop a heritage-based economy across the state in partnership with the Government of Rajasthan. Ongoing.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, Adviser, Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC-2007). Helped in developing the technical sections of the code. Complete.
Setup and mangaging the CCPS Real Estate Data Initiative. Successfully completed a pilot project with Municipal Corporation of Delhi involving development of the accepted format and collection of Building Permit data for 6 months. Complete.
Special Invitee to the Reserve Bank of India Technical Advisory Group on Development of Housing Start-Up Index in India. Made presentation to the committee including Mr. Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor, on Building Permit Data collection systems for India. Supported Prof Amitabh Kundu, Chairman of the Reserve Bank of India committee. Complete.
Convener, Steering Committee, CCPS Guidelines for Use of Glass in Buildings – Part 1 Human Safety. Instrumental in developing the guidelines thru the consensus method involving stakeholders from both the governemntal and private sector. Accepted and mandated by CPWD as a model PPP example of standards development; accepted as part of Compulsory Building Bye Laws by the state of Andhra Pradesh; and working with other state governments for inclusion in Building Bye Laws. Ongoing.
Bureau of Indian Standards, Member, Sectional Committee, CED 13 and CED 5. Ongoing.
The Indian Hotels Co. Limited (Taj Group of Hotels), Advisor, Project Wildfire; 2002. Complete.
Started and managed the CCPS Doors and Windows Standardisation Initiative and took it to ites logical conclusion with Committee on Doors and Windows Standardization, setup by CPWD, Government of India, Member. Now a compulsory requirement for all Government of India residences to use standard sized doors and windows. 2005. Completed.
Conducted several training programs on Lighting and Glass use in buildings at CPWD Training Institute, Ghaziabad and other occasions. Complete.
Member, Expert Committee, Interiors Design Curricullum, Indira Gandhi National Open University. Complete.
AIS Glass Solutions, Knowledge Program Advisor, and Trainer, Selection of Appropriate Glass for Buildings, Conducted over 45 training program for Architects and Engineers across the country. Complete.
All India Flat Glass Manufacturers Association, Advisor, Guidelines for Use of Glass, 2002-03. Complete.
Reckitt Benckiser, Report on Wax Polish use in Buildings: 2002, Complete.
Former Publisher and Editor, Construction Journal of India; 1998-2002. Complete.
Article and photo essay on role Border Roads Organisation in the Kargil War. Travelled with BRO and Indian Army Engineers Unit across the Srinagar-Leh road and the Leh-Manali road. Complete.
Editor, Is Delhi Prepared? Earthquake Floods and Fire, a special publication on disaster preparedness of Delhi and its regions. Complete.
Lectures on Architectural Heritage of India at IIT Kanpur; 2002 & 2003. Complete.
Script - Promotional film on Lighting for Indian Society of Lighting Engineers. Complete.

Film on Architectural Heritage of India. Complete.

Lectures on Lighting Design at Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, SNDT Women's Polytechnic, Bombay, Apeejay School of Design, Delhi, TVB School of Habitat Studies, Delhi. Complete.
Indian Society of Lighting Engineers - Formulated and Coordinated the Ist, 2nd and 3rd ISLE Lighting Design Competitions sponsored by Philips, Bajaj Lighting and Crompton Greaves (1991, 1995, 1998); Edited the catalogue of entries for the 1st ISLE Lighting Design Competition, '93; Editing of Proceedings and Technical Papers - SAARC, IDMY and the International Lighting Conference, Prakash 1991. Complete.
Research Associate with Mr. N.S. Johri, Retired Chief Town Planner, UP on revision of Master Plan, Lucknow. Complete.

Key Experience - Heritage

Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF), Advisor - Built Heritage, Complete.
Convener, Conserving Heritage in a Developing Metro: The Jaipur Experience, one day workshop. Complete.
Jaipur Virasat Foundation, Chokri Modikhana, Jaipur Restoration of over 13 traditional homes and havelis on a street in the old city of Jaipur. Complete
Jaipur Municipal Corporation, City Palace, Jaipur, Prefasibility report on restoration and revitalisation of Jaleb Chowk, In association with Asian Heritage Foundation, documentation of the Jaleb chowk and its surroundings in the City Palace Complex, Jaipur; and report for the government outlining the restoration and reuse strategy. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Viceregal Lodge (now Indian Institute of Advanced Study), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Documentation and conservation Report, Rashtrapati Nivas, the former residence of the Viceroy of India, done with Mr. K T Ravindran, Mr. Romi Khosla. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Viceregal Lodge (now Indian Institute of Advanced Study), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Listing of Buildings within the Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Viceregal Lodge (now Indian Institute of Advanced Study), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Site supervision and coordination of restoration works on the roof with Central Public Works as contractors. Complete
Indian Railways, Heritage Structures Inspection Report, Preliminary inspection of Heritage buildings / structures on Kalka - Shimla section, Shimla Railway Station and Bikaner Railway Station for Indian Railways on behalf of INTACH. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Durbar Hall, Patiala, Punjab. Documentation report and structural analysis of Darbar Hall, Quila Mubarak, Phase 1 on behalf of INTACH. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, St. James Church, Kashmiri gate, Delhi. Site supervision and coordination of restoration works with the senior architect Rosemary Sachdeva. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Conservation report, Bade Khan Ka Gumbad, New Delhi. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Nag Vasuki Temple Complex, Allahabad. Complete
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Viceregal Lodge (now Indian Institute of Advanced Study), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Getty Grant report on Rashtrapati Nivas. Complete
Measured Drawing of Roomi Darwaza and Ramparts of Imambara complex, Lucknow, 1987. Complete.
Listing and grading of monuments at Chitrakoot, UP and MP and at Allahabad, for INTACH. Complete.
Sponsored by Intach to the workshop on Restoration and Preservation of Arch. Heritage -Structural aspects conducted by visiting faculty from Italy. Complete.

Publications

Articles published and works featured at various times in Hindustan times, Times of India, Business Standard, Economic Times, Financial Express, Pioneer, CNBC, Zee Business and other publications and TV Channels.