Know about the motivation of our Alumni to join Team Shunya,the departments they worked in & their current profile.
"My experience at Team SHUNYA was a journey filled with diverse challenges and rewarding accomplishments. As the Mechanical Subsystem Lead, I was responsible for developing HVAC and plumbing systems for our sustainable housing project, applying my engineering expertise to align with our team's mission of sustainability."
Mentor for 2023 Team, Lead for 2021 team, Deputy Project Manager for 2018 team (Worked as Electrical lead and communication manager in 2018 team for some time)
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My team and I founded the fest- Sustain. It was during the covid times when things were online. We hosted 6 speakers across two days and got a footfall of 500+. Was also part of the 2nd place winning team of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge.
It was an excellent experience to work with an energized group of people who were determined to make a change and had the zeal to compete with the native teams in the US Solar Decathlon Build Challenge 2023. My tenure as the construction project manager pushed my limits in human resource handling, workload management, and the learning of multi-disciplinary aspects.
Working with the dynamic and highly intelligent individuals at Team SHUNYA was both enjoyable and enriching.
"Wanted to join for learning Hands-on learning.Was the Project Engineer, 2014 SDE edition"
"Wanted to use skills acquired over 6 years to build sustainable net positive energy house, thereby commencing my contribution in making this world a better place to live in.Helped the students to come out of their comfort zone and take on difficult problems, while working as a team."
"Was psassionate about clean technology and making an impact on society.Was the Co-project engineer for 2014 team plus site operations manager. Also led the team in the reconstruction on campus in 2014-15 "
"Definitely the best competition for whoever is interested in energy science.Contributed in both 2014 and 2017 versions."
"Had love for tech exploration. Worked as Home-Automation head. Worked on getting sponsorships for home automation and sensors. Had involvement in creation of home automation layouts."
"The Project presented an exciting opportunity to know more about role & application of engineering in building a better society.Majorly worked towards maintaining social media and brand publicity to assist our marketing team at that time."
"Wanted to start, and contribute to a project that made a positive change.worked as site operations coordinator, and associate project engineer"
"Was passionate about Renewable energy application.Was part of the Roofing Team after France Competition "
I always wanted to contribute towards sustainable development.Was part of Operation Team."
"Joined for Future Contest in innovative home building "goes urban" and a Mission to create a sustainable future, design of real-life size affordable Building [SDE21].Used Building Information Modeling in project for construction planning & prepared scheduling of construction process of the house."
"Joined as I heard that it was an amazing team to work with. Contribued to Team Shunya for Site operations , Shipping and logistics. "
"Being a Civil Engineer the team exposed me to the functional aspects of a building project.I joined as an assistant design engineer where I mostly dedicated my time to roof and wall design for the house and finding out sustainable building materials to use in roof and walls. "
"Responsibility towards sustainability & challenging my ability towards integration of house with different technical streams made me join .It was a life time opportunity to build something in a young age which would change the era of India's participation in reaching Housing for all & 0 carbon footprints.Was Project Architect and Building design head "
"Motivation to join team was my keen interest in sustainable and energy efficient architecture.Worked with Team Shunya as Project Architect for participation in SDC 2018. "
"Wanted to research & contribute to sustainable solar powered cities of near future by impacting at a root level.Contributed to Photovoltaic Solar Panel Tracking System,Annual energy output and cost-benefit analysis,Conceptual design of the Solar Oven. Investigated on fixed, single-axis tracker, dual-axis tracker"
"Team Shunya is a platform that gives chance to enhance the technical skills I learned at IIT. The team working culture at Team Shunya was a great learning.Prepared Work breakdown structure, Costing and Construction Schedule for Solar Decathlon 2021."
"Wanted to join Team Shunya for Project Management experience.Contributed to Team Shunya for Solar Decathlete. "
"Wanted to be part of it as it was aligned to my research interest.Worked as Senior Designer and Developer for Chilled Ceiling and HVAC"
"Was interested in renewable energy and wanted to get a hands on experience on the topic.Part of HVAC team, water management subsytem"
"Was impressed by the diversity of the different fields in the team. I was also motivated by the idea of working on a project which had immediate real-life application.Was Junior Design Engineer in the Electrical subdivision "
"The challenge to build a house completely with our own hands and then rebuild it in a different place in 10 days was the biggest motivator. Not to mention the chance to represent India on an international was always a matter of big pride.I was the Leader of team which participated in Solar Decathlon Paris in 2014"
"My interest was in Civil Engineering and design of structures motivated to join Team Shunya.I worked in the Civil Team and contributed in designing of materials for wall and roof "
"1.Vision - Sustainable & Affordable Housing, 2. Hands-on research and implementation, 3. Exposure to working in multi-disciplinary team to solve a critical socio-economic program.Was Core Team Member ; Water and wastewater system in the house"
"Joined Shunya because of it's most unique and practical ideas. This job which we are trying to do here is not just a simple project rather it's the future for all. A clean and sustainable future who doesn't wishes it. And team Shunya does exactly that.Worked as Junior electrical engineer in building 2018 house."
" I was motivated to work on something related to sustainability. I didn't take up opportunity to join team when I was new in insti & regretted it later.So when opportunity came back again, I jumped on it.Worked as Lead Mechanical Engineer in 2018 team that participated in SDC China and was primarily responsible for HVAC design & implementation for house. "
"Idea of Net-Zero/Positive Energy house was fascinating.Contributed in Air Duct Layout and Sizing Air-blower specifications"
"Solar energy is a real solution for energy crisis, a green solution for fossil fuel based energy. Seeing a whole house running on solar energy was the motivation to join Team Shunya.Closed the deal with Pepperfry for providing furniture for our house"
" Team SHUNYA is one and only kind of project arena in the nation which involved design and creation of a Net-Zero Energy House. And it was my privilege to be part of this team to represent India in the Solar Decathlon World Competition.Worked as the Chief Editor of Team SHUNYA newsletter and also as the Communication Team Lead. "
"Wanted to team up with an enthusiastic members to build something significant.Was the Team lead for home automation"
"Team Shunya was the only technical project with a vast inter-department involvement & learning. Big budget handling, overseas competition, etc attracted even more.Was head of Operations department during competition. Arranged for initial procurements, fabrication &assembling the house, shipping to competition & travel arrangements of team"
"Wanted to be part a of Internationally recognized team, get hands on experience of industry level Automation.Automated Hybrid Solar Oven, Home automation system, Part of Electrical Team"
"Wanted to be a part of a contribution towards a sustainable cause.Responsible for acquiring funds(both cash and kind) for the execution and completion of project "
"Was always inclined towrads sustainability, energy conservation. Wanted to create an impact.Part of Mech and Integration sub-team.Designed the water supply system for the house. Integrated the civil/Architecture , elec mech systems(MEP) in house using BIM. "
"Wanted to implement the theoretical knowledge gained through academics for a real life product.Mechanical Head of Team Shunya (2016-17)"
"Great Idea that would be adopted and developed widely in future. wanted to be a part of this experience.Installed a primitive motion sensor in previous version, represented the team during technical-fests "
"Was interested in renewable energy and sustainability in general, so wanted to gain some hands on experience in applying my knowldge for an actual product.Part of HVAC team, integration team: developed the MEP model in Revit, water management subsystem"
"Joined to gain plethora of knowledge from multidisciplinary project work, team work, management & leadership.Worked in material division, involved in market research, vendor management, onsite construction and technical documentation.Worked in Electrical Distribution subsystem & headed team along with Prabhat Ranjan for SDE 2021 proposal & afterwards. "
"Was excited to be part of a team who is motivated to make a innovative sustainable world.I was core team member Safety officer and site planner as well. "
"Have a huge interest in Renewable Energy technologies. And wanted to contribute to promoting the same.Worked as Marketing and Sponsorship Head and as Assistant Communication Manager in the Team. Was part of the contingent which went to China for Solar Decathlon in 2018. Was also a member of the Core Group of the Team."
"Wanted to be part of a team to create and make sustainable housing affordable in India.Worked as Communication Head and was also part of steering team(7 membered decision making body for entire project)"
"The motivation was to build something unimagined. Lead - operations and finance "
"Wanted to make a contribution towards the pursuit of sustainability, however small or big.Worked on the simulations, design, and energy analysis for the team shunya house in the mechanical branch for solar decathlon held in China (2018)"
"Wanted to be a part of a team working in the field of sustainability.Member of the Electrical Distribution Subsystem. Helped to draft the SDE 2021 proposal. Also a part of the 2020 Team during the survey and problem definition stage. "
"Extremely interesting field, members.Member of the civil team (2017-18) and electrical team (19) "
"Wanted technical knowledge, Working in team.Member of the civil teams"
"Interested in renewable sector especially in Solar, Wind and Battery. Wanted to use my existing knowledge and gain a practical insight.Part of electrical division team and focused on Electrical Generation section "
"Opportunity to represent India on an international level and the challenges put forward by the competition such as designing and buiding a fully functional house from scratch within 10 days outside India was the motivation. Started off as Sponsorship Manager, involved with Communications, Site Operations and Construction. Led the reconstruction of house in the campus in 2015 post the competition. "