Deepanshu Babbar
DIGITAL SUSTAINABILITY | BUILDING PERFORMANCE CONSULTING | ARCHITECTURE
Abu Dhabi, UAE | Open to Dubai roles | +971 50 256 3805 | ardeepanshubabbar@gmail.com
Work email: 24a2enzp5003@iitdabudhabi.ac.ae
linkedin.com/in/ar-deepanshu-babbar-634217147 | behance.net/deepanshubabbar98 | ardeepanshu.com
Professional Summary
Architect, practising design lead and PhD researcher combining building science with client-facing project delivery. Develop digital twins, passive-design studies and smart-control strategies for UAE buildings, supported by energy simulation, measurements and techno-economic analysis. Ready to lead digital sustainability projects for Dubai consultancies using AI workflows, project management and cross-disciplinary coordination.
Skills
Building performance: EnergyPlus, Honeybee, Ladybug Tools, Radiance, cooling demand, daylight, glare, thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality, retrofit assessment
Design and modelling: Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, parametric modelling, multi-objective optimisation
Consulting and delivery: digital twins, environmental sensing, techno-economic analysis, project management, consultant coordination, AI prompt design, stakeholder presentations
Professional Experience
PhD Research Scholar | IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi | Jan 2025 - Present
Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Developed a web-based building digital twin connecting geometry, sensor data and performance models; reduced laboratory energy consumption by 28% through digital twin-informed control actions.
- Identified an 18% reduction in energy demand through a wall-orientation study; modelled 56 completed façade and shading variants across energy and daylight criteria.
- Planned environmental measurements and compared observed conditions with simulation outputs using Rhino, Grasshopper, Honeybee, Radiance and EnergyPlus.
- Conducted techno-economic studies of shading, glazing, blinds and phase-change material retrofits, comparing energy savings, implementation costs and payback.
Principal Architect and Strategic Designer | Babbar Architects & Associates | Jan 2023 - Present
New Delhi, India | Practice continued alongside M.Des and PhD studies
- Led client briefs, design development, drawings and visualisations for residential and interior projects while managing interdisciplinary coordination.
- Coordinated architectural decisions with structural and building services teams; presented design options and project changes to clients and collaborators.
Senior Architect | Sensen Designs | Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
New Delhi, India | Worked alongside B.Arch studies
- Designed ultra-luxury hill holiday homes in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and beach houses in Goa, developing plans, design details and visualisations for distinct site conditions.
Planned UK Research Collaboration
December 2026 - April 2027 | UWE Bristol, Cardiff University, University of Cambridge and UCL. Planned work: implement and evaluate transferable building digital twin frameworks and compare model adaptation across UK and UAE buildings.
Education
PhD, Energy Science and Sustainability | IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi | Jan 2025 - Present
Thesis: Integrated Passive Design and Smart Control Strategies for Energy Efficient Buildings.
Master of Design, Industrial Design | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Jun 2022 - May 2024
Bachelor of Architecture | School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi | May 2017 - May 2022
Additional Information
LEED AP BD+C: preparing, target January 2027 | English and Hindi | Interests: sustainable real estate and finance; pursuing the CFA programme.