BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Binit Kumar possesses over 13 years of teaching experience. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, and a Master of Urban and Rural Planning from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He has submitted his doctoral dissertation at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela where he currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Planning and Architecture. He teaches subjects like Climate and Cities, Energy-efficient Architecture, Climate-responsive Architecture, Parametric Design, BIM Studio, CAD Studio, etc. His scholarly contributions include journal articles on predicting the impact of urban heat islands in future cities. Additionally, he has served as a reviewer for numerous articles in journals such as Sustainable Cities and Society, Building and Environment, and Urban Climate. Energy for Sustainable Development, Urban Design and Planning (Proceedings of the ICE). His topic in Ph.D was "Impact of urban canopy parameters on the sky-view factor in Indian cities: A parametric approach". The research addressed an important gap in urban climate research by focusing on the quantification of sky-view factor (SVF) changes due to variations in urban canopy parameters (UCPs) in Indian cities. The integration of development control regulations (DCRs) with a parametric modelling framework to predict SVF in yet-to-be-developed urban areas was the major contribution. The research was framed around three objectives: (i) identifying suitable SVF calculation methods for finite canyons, (ii) quantifying the impact of UCPs such as plot parameters, building dimensions, and setbacks on SVF, and (iii) validating these relationships in real-world planned cities. He is actively involved in consultancy projects from various organizations, such as ITI Hirakud, Mahanadi Basin Power Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL)), East-Coast Railway, etc.
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Building Sciences
Areas of Interest
- Energy Efficient Architecture
Binit Kumar
विनीत कुमार
Assistant Professor Grade-II, Planning and Architecture
kumarb@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2762
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PUBLICATIONS1
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS2
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Binit Kumar
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Planning and Architecture
Room Number: TI-214
Department of Planning and Architecture, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2012
M.Plan.
Urban and Rural PlanningIndian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2010
B.Arch.
ArchitectureVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Teaching Experience
- Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 30 Dec 2013 - Present
- Urban and Regional Planning, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, 23 Jul 2012 - 12 Dec 2013
Landscape design of ITI Hirakud Campus ITI Hirakud
- Co-PI
- 31 Oct 2018 - 24 May 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 5
S. S. Singh and B. Kumar,"Perceived barriers faced by persons with disability in urban public buildings in India", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Municipal Engineer, Emerald Publishing, January 2026, View Details Article
B. Kumar and B. Sarkar,"Impact of building dimensions and setbacks around buildings on the sky-view factor of a regulated residential urban canyon in India", Journal of Urban Planning and Development, vol.151, no.3, pp.1-16, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025, View Details Article
B. Kumar and B. Sarkar,"Impact of canyon's height, width and length on the sky-view factor in a symmetrical urban canyon", Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol.156, no.283, pp.15, Springer Nature, May 2025, 10.1007/s00704-025-05495-y Article
B. Kumar and B. Sarkar,"Exploring the significance of rotation angle in SVF estimate using a vector-based method", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, Emerald Publishing, May 2025, View Details Article
B. Kumar and B. Sarkar,"Determining the appropriate rotation angle in a vector-based method of sky-view factor calculation", Measurement, vol.244, no.116384, pp.1-18, Elsevier, December 2024, 10.1016/j.measurement.2024.116384 Article
International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 07 Jul 2026 - 09 Jul 2026
- Brochure
Trends in Advanced Building Construction and Innovative Building Materials Planning and Architecture (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 01 Mar 2025 - 02 Mar 2025
- Brochure
- Acoustics and Illumination {Theory}
- Architectural Design Principles {Theory}
- Building Acoustics {Theory}
- Building Bye Laws and Codes of Practices {Theory}
- Building Bye-Laws and Codes of Practice {Theory}
- Climate Responsive Architecture {Theory}
- Energy Conscious Architecture {Theory}
- Energy Efficient Architecture {Theory}
- Human Settlement Planning {Theory}
- Introduction to Architecture {Theory}
- Passive Solar Design {Theory}
- Principles of Architectural Design {Theory}
- Theory of Design {Theory}
- Academic Portfolio {Practical}
- Advanced Rendering Studio {Practical}
- Architectural Design – I {Practical}
- Architectural Design – II {Practical}
- Architectural Design - III {Practical}
- Architectural Design Practice {Practical}
- Architectural Design-VI {Practical}
- Architectural Graphics - II {Practical}
- Architectural Graphics – II {Practical}
- Architectural Graphics - III {Practical}
- Architectural Graphics-III {Practical}
- Architectural Tour and Field Study-II {Practical}
- Basic Design {Practical}
- Building Information Modelling Studio {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Simulation - I {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Simulation – I {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Simulation - II {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Simulation-II {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Simulation-III {Practical}
- Computer Aided Design and Visualization {Practical}
- Land and Real Estate Management {Practical}
- Model-Making Studio {Practical}
- Non-graphic Computer Application {Practical}
- Non-Graphic Computer Applications {Practical}
- Parametric Design Studio {Practical}
- Visual Arts-II {Practical}
Memberships / Fellowships
- Council of Architecture (COA), 2010
- Faculty Coordinator CDC - Career Development Centre