Team Members of IEAR

Dr. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, President

Dr. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda is a recognized leader in the field of environmental architecture and is the founding principle of the firm Roshni Udyavar & Associates. She is a Practicing Architect, Academician and Environment Consultant whose core competency lies in energy and environmental design of buildings. Roshni has a Ph. D in Resource Management specifically Structural Configuration and Thermal Behaviour of Buildings, is a qualified Master Trainer and Empanelled Expert on the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) of India awarded by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE-UNDP-GEF) in February 2015. She is Advisor, Science and Technology Park Pune; Principal Investigator for Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Research Project on Energy Efficient and ECBC-compliant opaque wall assembly. She was Head of Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture from 2003- 2017, Head, Operations, MP Ensystems Advisory Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai till March, 2019 and Vice President, Sustainability, ICMQ India until August 2018. She has travelled widely on projects and paper presentations and is involved in pedagogy, research and implementation of sustainable design of buildings, communities and infrastructure.

Ar. Rajeev Taishete, Vice President

Ar. Rajeev Taishete, has more than 25 years of experience in architectural practice and more than 12 years of experience in the educational field. His specialization is in regulations related to urban and environmental planning. He has a postgraduate diploma and M.Arch. in Environmental Architecture from the Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental Architecture, Mumbai. He is Director of the Smart City Program of Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation.

Dr. Sadhana Mahashabde, Secretary

Dr. Sadhana Mahashabde is a practicing Environmental Lawyer with Bombay High Court. She has a Ph. D in Environmental Law (2008) from Bharatiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune. Her areas of specialization include Environmental Pollution, Municipal Solid waste management, Coastal Regulation Zone, Environmentally Sensitive areas, National Green Tribunal and Environmental Impact Assessment. She has more than 20 years of experience as Lawyer at Bombay High Court particularly having spearheaded several Public Interest Litigations (PILs) for Environmental preservation in and around Mumbai city including Worli – Bandra Sea Link Project, Gorai Dumping ground, Matheran Environment Impact Assessment and Noise pollution in Mumbai.

Dr. Shashidhar Kashyap, Treasurer

Dr. Shashidhar R. Kashyap, has worked extensively in the field of water management spanning a career of more than 30 years. He has a Ph.D. in microbiology and MSc. in Biophysics from Mumbai University. He was Senior Manager, Purification, System, Eureka Forbes limited for 9 years till March 2011 and has worked in various capacities in water purifications and water recycling systems. Through his leadership in the Eureka Forbes Institute of Environment, he has worked in over 120 projects of rainwater harvesting for housing societies and industries in and around Mumbai.

Dr. Ashok Joshi, Jt. Secretary

Dr. Ashok Joshi has a Ph.D. (Environmental Studies), 1978 from Mumbai University, a M.Sc. from Mumbai University and a B.Sc. – Chemistry, Physics, Zoology from Poona University, 1968. His main areas of specialization are Waste water Treatment, Solid waste Management, Environmental impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plan, Environmental Status report, Environmental Audit statement. He has more than 55 years of professional experience, and major clients include Tata Housing (Goa), Kalpataru Builders (Mumbai), Fantasy Land (Jogeshwari), Green Point Hill Stations (Murbad) and Sahara India Amby Valley (Lonavala).

Ar. Manoj Parelkar, Member

Ar. Manoj Parelkar has a Master of Architecture in Environmental Architecture, Rachana Sansad, Academy of Architecture, YCMOU, Nashik 2009 and Bachelor of Architecture, DYPCET, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 1995. He is a Registered Architect with Council of Architecture and an Associate Member of The Indian Institute of Architects, Institute of Indian Interior Designers. He has his own Architecture and Interior Design practice since 2000 with Residential, Social, Commercial, Industrial & Corporate projects in Mumbai - Maharashtra / Goa. He is also a Professor at Architecture Colleges. In past he has been a Research Associate and written Research Papers.

Mr. Shirish Deshpande, Member

Mr. Shirish Deshpande is a Chemical Engineer with more than 25 years of experience. He is a Certified Energy Auditor, BEE accredited ECBC Master Trainer, LEED Accredited Professional as well as GRIHA Trainer and Evaluator. He is Director of Energetic Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a consultancy organization working in the areas of energy, water conservation and green building certification. He has carried out energy and water audits in various types of industries and in commercial buildings and has implemented effective solutions. He has worked as a Consultant with The World Bank, UNDP and USAID on various energy conservation projects. He was part of the committee for “Lighting and Ventilation Segment” of the National Building Code 2016.

Ar. Mukund Porecha, Member

Ar. Mukund Porecha is an Environmental Architect with a successful career spanning over 35 years. He has a Government diploma in architecture (G.D.ARCH) 1984 from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai; a Bachelor of architecture (B.ARCH) first class, Mumbai University, 1984 and Postgraduate diploma in Environmental Architecture recognized by Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, 2004. He has worked on several projects as an Associate and Project Consultant with firm such as Lodha, on Eco-Tourism Development of Sawantwadi City, K. D. Shah, V.K Daisaria and several others.

Dr. C. S. Latto, Member

Dr. C. S. Latto is a botanist who retired as Herbarium In-charge, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Mumbai. He has a M.Sc.(Botany), University Of Mumbai, Ph.D. (Botany - Ecology and Taxonomy) University of Mumbai. He has more than 55 years of experience of plant collection in the field and their identification. He has authored several books including ‘Sen Trees of Mumbai, co- authored with Dr. Sharad Chapekar and has been involved in numerous tree census and imporant IUCN studies related to environment and bio-diversity conservation.

Ar. Vijay Pandey, Member

Ar. Vijay Pandey is an Environmental Architect. He has Postgraduate diploma in Environmental Architecture recognized by Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, 2004 and has more than 20 years of experience. He is Chairman - IIA Kalyan Dombivli Cente, Chief Architect and Founder, Vijay Pandey and Associates.

Ar. Dilip Deshmukh, Member

Ar. Dilip Deshmukh is an Architect and Environmental Planner. He is G.D.Arch., B.Arch., P.G. (Environmental Arch.), FIIA, registered with Council of Architecture, actively associated with Indian Institute of Architecture, Kalyan Centre and Maharashtra Chapter and was Ex. Rotary Member, Main Club, Dombivali. He is Principal Architect and Founder, Dilip Deshmukh and Associates, Dombivali. He has around 25 years of experience in architecture, building and developing field with requisite legal background relating to the area and has carried out many reputed small, medium and big range of projects, depending on the client’s choice and budget. He is Principal of Samyak Sankalpa College of Architecture, Kalyan and was guest lecturer in some of the reputed Educational Institutes.