Anoop Kumar Sharma

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• Professor (Assistant) at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

The work contemplates a new way of assessing holistic and sustainable building solutions.

This exploration quantifies embodied water (EW) for an Indian residence in Jammu. Study adopts the ISO 14046 life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology using hybrid methods. The mixed research design uses life cycle inventory (LCI), field measurements, and scientific literature and performs system loop analysis to underline the outcomes. Mitigating ex...

The study attempts the comparatives of embodied energy, water, and carbon parameters in the cradle-to-gate phase of building construction for conventional houses in Jammu, India. Besides relying on hybrid material coefficients and field investigations-based materials database, the study adopts a general life cycle assessment framework. Descriptive...

Transport of Particulate Matter through building envelope

The study assesses the embodied water (EW) of conventional masonry houses in Jammu, India. The research uses material inventory, site investigations, and hybrid EW coefficients in the hybrid process-based ISO 14046 LCA study. It carries improvised system boundary analysis to infer the disaggregated, aggregated results using descriptive statistics (...

The Indian subcontinent has varying climatic settings, which have given rise to a wide range of designs of vernacular shelters. They are historical examples of environmentally friendly responsive building structures, produced and shaped by the Indian communities for centuries. The study of vernacular houses is pertinent in the current scenario in w...

The Indian subcontinent has varying climatic settings, which have given rise to a wide range of designs of vernacular shelters. They are historical examples of environmentally friendly responsive building structures, produced and shaped by the Indian communities for centuries. The study of vernacular houses is pertinent in the current scenario in w...

This paper is an attempt to identify the planning parameters on the basis of which homogeneity among the peri-urban settlements around the city of Chandigarh can be analysed, clustering of settlements can be formed and accordingly the settlement typologies can be defined and delineated in the proposed framework. The conventional method of Rural-Urb...

Tourism is formative nation building activity. Encouragement and promotion to region specific development, related communities is imparted by tourism. Increased affordability and advancement in technology enable people to travel and promote tourism by visiting various such sites. The tourism is widely carried forward through religious sites globall...

Introduction: It is clear that there is a gap between academic knowledge and professional practice in the field of architecture. Based on feedback from the industry, recent graduates lack the required skills, technical knowledge, and professional competencies. To keep pace with the rapidly changing technological scenario, the entire curriculum and...

This paper is an attempt to identify the planning parameters on the basis of which homogeneity among the peri-urban settlements around the city of Chandigarh can be analyzed, clustering of settlements can be formed and accordingly the settlement typologies can be defined and delineated in the proposed framework. The conventional method of Rural-Urb...

The elementary purpose of housing/buildings is to contribute towards a complacent living environment which is protected from the harshness of climate and natural catastrophe. The term "vernacular architecture" stands for the art of constructing buildings and shelters which is spontaneous, environment-oriented, community-based; which reflects the te...

This paper principally deals with the review of Conventional Construction/Architecture Practices i.e. global Mainstream oriented happening in India. The scope of the paper is the city of Jammu-A small Hill city in Northern India. The very fact that conventional Construction practices are becoming same in the country irrespective of the location. Th...

Disasters are responsible for tremendous loss of life and property in urban as well as rural areas. Disaster prone states like Bihar, with very high vulnerable population, haphazard and unstructured development and week coping capacity and economic development, are severely impact by the natural and manmade disasters. Vulnerability of Bihar towards...

Traveling as a formative experience provides lessons on various aspects of life allowing us to learn and enhance our social relationships. As significant phenomenon tourism plays a vital role in encouraging regional development and promoting communities for high standard living while adapting all kind of facilities. However, with advancement in tec...

This paper shall search for appropriate solutions and options to make Indian cities more sustainable, productive , livable and least consumers of energy and resources, paper objectively looks at the prevailing pattern of urbanization, city planning and development in India; road blocks hampering the sustainability and livability in urban centers; o...

India is developing fast in the lines of some of the greatest cities of the world. Graph from the last 20-25 years show that India has majorly borne a paradigm shift in development icons as such Its cities have surpassed even double to its initial infrastructure during this period. Most of these infrastructural icons have a lot to do with the IT in...

As most of the India is Rural. Hence, opportunities in urban areas including hill cities means these are in a quest to make more Housings to cater mostly the migrated population. This paper focus on the latest housing developments being done in the winter capital of tourism gracious state of Jammu & Kashmir. Thus, two case studies of such housing d...

Purpose. The insurance market of Ukraine is still interesting for foreign investors. However, there is a range of negative factors. They are: 1) the old regulatory framework, public access and transparency of the insurance market for population; 2) low profitability of certain types of insurance; 3) low competitiveness of the insurance companies in...

Urbanization has become an inseparable part of the global scenario. The majority of the world's populations now live in cities (World Bank, 2010). Along with technological and economic development, urbanization brings with it various challenges. The current situation not only poses undaunting challenges but is a prospect as well to embark upon eluc...

Global transformation via smart city development is quite evident everywhere now a days. This development is promoting information and communication technologies more than sustainable & ecofriendly environment, if anyone wants to know the pollution rate of a country then population & Traffic density is the mirror of it. More the population density...

Pilgrimage as a form of journey provide an opportunity for the people to visit sacred places and is a feature common to more or less all societies. Mata Vaishno Devi being one of the most popular shrine located in the lap of Trikuta Hills of Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir, India). Every year lacs of devotees from different parts of the world pay t...

Cultural heritage is the gift of physical artifacts and insubstantial attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, sustained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Jammu, the city of temples has a very strong history behind its origin. It is ruled by many leaders who had given their immense...

Abstract: Architecture is defined as “the making of a place by the ordering and definition of meaningful space, as developed in response to a need or program”. Physical Architecture is the embodiment and expression of societal values in physical form (like bricks and mortar). However, virtual Architecture is that which embodies and expresses values...

1. ABSTRACT: The state of Jammu and Kashmir is known for its panoramic views i.e. tourism aspects as it is full of nature's bounties. The Architecture of the region is nevertheless not too far behind. Indeed, the Architecture of Jammu & Kashmir is as marvellous as the Indian Architecture has been over the years. Reason for this is obviously the tim...

Abstract - The state of Jammu and Kashmir is known for its panoramic views i.e. tourism aspects as it is full of nature's bounties. The Architecture of the region is nevertheless not too far behind. Indeed, the Architecture of Jammu & Kashmir is as marvelous as the Indian Architecture has been over the years. Reason for this is obviously the time l...

Abstract: The window of extents to this paper would be an attempt at finding what caused the cities of yesterday to be made as they were, why they have flaws today despite having been designed for the future. The events which have occurred that has led to the need of future cities is a prime point of thought. Possibilities of future cities and what...

Architecture is the main life-stream of any city. Western world is known for its rich Architectural heritage owing to different Architectural Era’s that world has seen indeed. The five father’s of Architecture so as to say; all belong to this western world & results in present date are quite obvious. This is the fact that Architecture precisely Con...

Homelessness, Economic Affordability, Reuse, Adaptive, Partition walls, contemporary Architecture, 21st Century, Convertible Indian Homes.

India, being a fast progressing country has many ongoing infrastructural projects (industrial, residential, commercial, and recreational) located in different regions. These require an efficient transportation network and system to support its activities. Different cities (majorly metropolitans, metros and state capitals) also requires very good tr...

Managing demand for transportation can be a cost-effective alternative to increasing capacity. A demand management approach to transport services also has the potential to deliver better environmental outcomes, improved public health and stronger communities, and more prosperous and liveable cities The increased distance between places will have a...

Traffic Congestion, European Model, Indian Relevance

Human settlements are result of an evolutionary process. From prehistoric time’s camps to village -a chain of small innovations pushed the art of settlement design .For agricultural societies the etching of the plough symbolized the first lines on the earth and this rectilinear plotting was also found ideal for mud brick construction. The herdsman...

Energy is single largest debate, multifaceted the globe in the last decade or so. So, the demand of generating greater potential resources of energy is emphasized the supreme alongside optimization of already available energy resources ought to be carried out with greater thrust. Construction sector is the largest financial sector in Modern India w...