1. Green Building Design, Engineering and Commissioning Experience
Trained as an urban planner, I have been a leader on sustainable design and engineering projects in
the US and Asia for almost twenty years. I served on the first USGBC professional committees for
designing the LEED standard when I was working in New York City, and my interest in how standards
shape buildings and cities and sustain change led me to also contribute to the national green
building code for India, GRIHA, when I was a Fulbright Scholar at The Energy and Resources Institute
in Delhi.
As the Founder and Managing Director of two sustainable design firms, based in India and
Singapore, since 2008, I was responsible for all aspects of project development, from technical
design to human resource management and international code compliance. As the hands-on
director in both organizations I lead teams of architects and engineers on over one-hundred LEED
and sustainable design projects for leading multinational companies in India and Asia.
My responsibility included hiring and supervising in-house staff for the commissioning, M&V, and IAQ
teams for LEED and local and international code compliance. Where the commissioning agent had
to be a third-party, I was responsible for vetting and hiring the right teams for the jobs. Projects
included major IT campuses, industrial projects, healthcare and hospitality sectors in India and
Bangladesh, and commercial offices and educational institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
China and Indonesia.
I see commissioning as a key leverage point in an integrated sustainable design process. I do not
see it as narrowly focused on testing and reporting after the fact. For example, I have been involved
with several net-zero energy projects, including one currently for a major national university, in which
the early concept design commissioning role is critical. The margin for error is so small in low
carbon/net-zero energy projects – as indeed it should be for all projects – that mechanical and
electrical equipment has to be designed dynamically and integrated with whole building systems. As
passive design features like air-flow and solar shading devices are modeled, the MEP and
commissioning teams must be rigorously testing and optimizing system options, sizing, and
operational strategies.
Not only is commissioning a leverage point for optimizing integrated design, I believe it can also be a
wider lens through which we promote sustainability as the process of “right-sizing” and “balancing”
our buildings to deliver what we need simply and efficiently.
Engineering/Commissioning Knowledge and Skills
I have directly supervised these activities with qualified engineers on my own staff, or subcontracted,
and been responsible as the project leader for the scopes, bid and legal documents, as well as
quality and accuracy of the reporting, site procedures, and staff training for the successful delivery of
a green building rating.
Fundamental /Enhanced/Re-commissioning Process and Procedures:
• ASHRAE/ANSI/IES Standard 202 -- Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems and
HVAC&R Technical Requirements for The Commissioning Process:

2. o Pre-design – Developing OPR (Design Intent); Energy and Water Design Targets and
Strategies; Draft Commissioning Plan, Scope and Budget
o Design – Developing Basis of Design; concept design of main energy and water
systems and strategies; Review of SLDs for energy and water M&V; Plans and Specs
review for performance criteria; Training requirements.
o Construction – Submittals, Verification, Functional Testing, System Manuals &
Training; Contractors Commissioning; Issues Log.
o Occupancy & Operations – Testing and balancing water and air-flow; Thermal,
visual, acoustical comfort condition testing and surveying; Remodeling; Training
Plans and Records; Warranty and Preventative Maintenance; End of Warranty Report.
• Measurement & Verification
o Design Basis Review and SLD metering plan review.
o Calibrated Simulation (Savings Estimation Method 2) as specified in the International
Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP)
o M&V Plan with Energy Conservation Measure Isolation
• IAQ
o Inspection and Reporting to comply with Control Measures of the Sheet Metal and
Air Conditioning National Contractors Association (SMACNA) IAQ Guideline for
Occupied Buildings under Construction.
o Site Documentation for Construction IAQ and Pre-occupancy testing and flush-out
o Pollution Prevention Control Measures, inspection and documentation
o Indoor Pollutant Source Control, inspection and documentation
• Energy/Daylight Modeling & Analysis
o Whole Building Energy Simulation according to Appendix G of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA
Standard 90.1-2007 and 2013.
§ Climate/sunpath/solar irradiance; ase case and proposed model blocking;
system auto-sizing; weather data
§ ECM simulations (Day light and shading, lighting controls, demand control,
energy efficient M&E equipment, fenestration and glazing, etc.)
§ Reporting for ASHRAE/LEED compliance
o Prescriptive Compliance Path. ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide.
o Software: Ecotect; Visual DOE; Energy Plus; eQuest; Radiance; IES VE.
• Codes and Rating Systems
o LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) BD&C v3/v4 Core and Shell;
New Construction; Commercial Interiors; Neighborhood Development; Schools.
§ Extensive knowledge and experience (approx 60 certified projects) as lead
facilitator.
o Green Mark (Singapore) – Knowledge and participation as team member.
o Green Building Index (Malaysia) – Knowledge and participation as team member.
o WELL – Lead facilitator for pilot project, Singapore
o Living Building Challenge – Lead facilitator for pilot project, Singapore
o Estidama – Research-based knowledge and participation as team member (Project
feasibility)
o EcoMENA/GSAS – Research-based knowledge
o BREEME and CEEQUAL – Research-based knowledge

3. o National and International Codes - IBC (International Building Code); IECC
(International Energy Conservation Code); DOE and EPA (Energy and Water
Standards – USA); BCA Code (Singapore); ECBC (Energy Conservation Building
Code – India); AIA and ADA (Architecture and Disability Standards – USA)
Project Experience and Technical Scope
Project Type Description Location Size (GFA) Technical Scope
IT Buildings &
Campuses
3 IT campuses India Ave 100,000 sm
Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation
R&D Facilities &
Campuses
Pharma Research
campus
India Ave 30,000 sm
Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation Research & Education
Labs
USA Ave 5,000 sm
Industrial Buildings &
Campuses
2 industrial campuses India Ave 50,000 sm Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation 8 Factories Bangladesh Ave 10,000 sm
Commercial Offices
5 Office Towers India Ave 30,000 sm Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation 3 Office Towers Bangladesh Ave 14,000 sm
Institutional -
Heathcare &
Education
Gov't Hospital India 20,000 sm
Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation
Education k-12
Singapore,
Thailand. China,
Indonesia
From 20,000-
100,000 sm
Energy and Sustainability Auditing of Existing Buildings;
Green Masterplanning and Guidelines
Higher Education Singapore 30,000 sm ESD Consultant (Envrionmentally Sustainable Design)
Hospitality
5-star hotel India 40,000 sm Energy/Daylight/Light Pollution modeling, Fundamental Cx;
M&V; IAQ, LEED Documentation 5 star hotel India 35,000 sm
Business Development Vision and Strategy
Having led start-up consultancy businesses in two of the most competitive markets in the world for
design and engineering services – India and Singapore (East and Southeast Asia) – I have picked up
some important lessons along the way. Neither of these places is where I am from (although my wife
is Indian-born) – I am a 14-generation New Englander from the US, and most of my family have never
left. However, I come from a long line of engineers and builders and they have taught me first and
foremost to master your trade – i.e. develop hard technical skills and combine them with the soft
skills of leadership and teamwork. My hard skills are more in architecture and planning, but I have
also learned from twenty-years in development and construction to be strategic thinker when it
comes to building systems, asking holistic questions like, What is the most efficient integrated design
approach to save resources and cost? What is the critical path at each stage of the process to
achieving the client’s goals?
Many in my family were also teachers so I have also learned to study deeply the cultural and
environmental context in which I have worked. I learned Hindi when I lived in India so I could hear
what the contractors were saying on the site! I also sought to understand what owners really cared
about (in their own language), because marketing in diverse parts of the world depends first on good
listening skills and meeting clients where they are. There are many paths to sustainability, and

4. wherever clients happen to get on, I have been able to take them forward towards a vision we shape
together.
I have also been fortunate to have been affiliated with research and educational institutions in India
(TERI and Fulbright, Universities in Singapore) which gave me a solid intellectual base and social
network to build upon. I have always worked collaboratively within strong companies with a
commitment to sustainability in which my start-up companies were incubated and mentored. In both
companies I played firm-wide leadership and training roles – for a team of 40 engineers in India, and
over 100 architects and designers in Asia.
Sample Sustainable Design Scope of Services
(Scope from current and previous two companies in which I was the Managing Director, responsible
for overall project development and delivery.)
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ANALYSIS TECHNICAL SERVICES
No. Description Aspects of Analysis Analysis Outputs
I. MASTER PLANNING & DESIGN
1
Climate Analysis and Passive Design
Strategies
Climate Study for Solar, Wind, Temperature,
Humidity, Sky Cover etc.
Weather file outputs; Standard presentation slides
Identify % of comfort hours in a year Paramatric Weather Analysis
Identify solar passive strategies to provide
improved comfort Psychrometric/ Bioclimatic charts
Feasibility of renewable energy potential Radiation, wind analysis etc.
2
Ecological Assessment Zoning
Exercise
Analysis of natural topography and features
Slope Analysis
Identifying areas of possible development
Identifying areas of possible development for
sustainable Infrastructure
Water management (Stormwater + rainwater)
waste management (Organic + Recyclable)
renewable energy management
landscape management (Land regeneration, Leaf Area
Index etc)
sustainable infrastructure solutions
II. BUILDING DESIGN & ENGINEERING
3 Energy Efficiency- Building Massing Arrangement of building blocks and modules
shading analysis- Mutual overshadowing
shading analysis for open/ public spaces
Solar insolation/ Radiation study/ Heat Island Study
CFD/ ventilation analysis
bldg geometry & formal exploration for design
efficiency
4 Energy Efficiency- Building Design
Orientation analysis Orientation options and corresponding energy savings
Service Core Optimization Service Core options and corresponding energy savings
Envelope optimization
Recommended envelope specs/ performance values
Shading analysis to cut down heat gains & visual
comfort

5. 5 Energy Efficiency- Building Services
Efficient HVAC Systems Equipment sizing
Efficient Lighting Systems Fixture and controls LPDs and specifications
Efficient Plumbing Systems Water balance optimization and efffcient fixture specs
6 Occupant Comfort- VIsual Comfort
Daylight analysis Daylight analysis report
Reccomendations towards improving daylight
Modifications of fenestrations; light shelves etc.
Glare Analysis
7 Occupant Comfort- Thermal Comfort
Recomendations towards improving thermal
comfort
8 Economic Analysis
ROI Calculation for different strategies and
equipment
III. LEED (USGBC) CERTIFICATION
9 LEED Rating System
Feasibility Workshop
Feasibility Report
Rating system, process, and workflow
Credit eligibility, assessment, scorecard and target
rating
Responsibility Matrix and action steps
Basic energy modeling with general energy, water, CO2
savings strategies
Project Administration
Online project set-up
Green Guidelines and Specifications
Task responsibility matrix
Project registration
Design Basis Report - Draft & Final
Site, Energy & Daylight,, Water Analysis
Site analysis, sustainability strategies
Energy analysis and energy efficient measures (EEMs)
Lighting and daylight analysis and recommendations
Water saving calculations & strategies
Tendering and Specification Recommend green products and develop green specs
Design Documentation Collect and upload all design documentation for LEED
Construction Documentation
Conduct site regular inspections and report action
items
Collect and upload all construction documentation for
LEED
10
Fundamental Building
Commissioning
Owners Project Requirements/Basis of Design Draft and Final Commissioning Reports