Mr. Ashish Rakheja –Managing Director of AEON Consultants, completed his graduation from REC Allahabad in Mechanical Engineering followed by M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
He has workedwith AECOM (erstwhile Spectral)as Vice President & Managing Director for over twenty three years.
He is involved in imparting training to budding Architects in the field of Building Services as a visiting faculty at School of Planning &Architecture (SPA), Guru Gobind Singh University and VastuKala Academy, New Delhi for last several years.
He has worked on writing codes & standards with various Governmental agencies like: Panel member - revision of National Building Code (NBC) on HVAC System, Panel member - new chapter on Sustainability in National Building Code of India, Member Core committee & Chairman- Sub committee (HVAC system) for BEE-IGBC initiative on developing guidelines for Green Data Centres, and alternate member - panel for revision of ducting system set-up by Bureau of Indian Standard.
He is the person, who has been actively involved in leading design activities of services for forty LEED/IGBC Platinum rated green building projects in India. He is spearheading the green building movement in India in capacity of role as Chairman, Technical Committee of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and certified LEED India Trainer. He has also been head of the sustainability division at AECOM erstwhile Spectral.
He is Member of American Society of Heating Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE USA), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), Past National President ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers), Immediate Past President ASHRAE India Chapter, Past President of Delhi Chapter of ISHRAE, Chairman-Green Building Committee at Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI) and Chairman Environment Committee at PHD Chamber.
He has presented several papers (over 400) at the various International & Domestic Forums.
He has contributed to ASHRAE activities in India & abroad by serving on various positions like Electronics Communications Committee, Publications Committee, Regional Electronic Communication Chair, Technical Committee etc.
Affiliations & Accreditions:
- Past President ISHRAE and ASHRAE India Chapter.
- Chairman, Technical Committee, Indian Green Building Council
- Chairman, Environment Committee at PHD Chamber of Commerce, India
- Chairman, Green Building Committee at Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI).
- Advisor, International Fenestration Forum (IFF).
- Life Time Achievement Award by ISHRAE & ASHRAE India.
- DistinguishedService Award from ASHRAE
- Committee Member for Uniform Mechanical Code of India under the Aegis of IAPMO-USA.
- Member, Technical Committee, National Accredition Board for Healthcare (NABH)
- Visiting Faculty for over 15 years at SPA &Vastu Kala Academy, New Delhi.
- Permanent Invitee on Governing body of Indian Society Lighting Engineers (ISLE).
- Executive Committee Member of AEEE, India.
- Panel Member, National Building Code of India
- Felicitated by ISHRAE International Award.
- Vice President, International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), India Chapter.
- Chairman, ACREX India 2011 & 2014 held at New Delhi.
- Chairman ACRECONF India 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2015
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