RACHNA

Under the Climate Smart Buildings Program, Resilient, Affordable and Comfortable Housing Through National Action’ (RACHNA) is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Building Material and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC). Under the project “Development of Training Module on Thermal Comfort in Affordable Housing” within CSB, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy (CARBSE), CRDF, CEPT University has developed training programs on thermal comfort for affordable housing.

These training programs acquaint the larger audience with the nuances of thermal comfort through a multi-layered understanding of the phenomenon and low or no-cost interventions. It lends depth to the knowledge of professionals and technical officials at various levels of government involved in the implementation of relevant policies and codes for affordable housing. The content of the training programs has been adapted into self-paced e-modules, to allow a larger audience to access the content with convenience. The RACHNA game is also available based on the same content.