Prem C Jain

Dr Prem Jain (26 January 1936 – 20 September 2018) was an Indian mechanical engineer, also known as the Father of Green Buildings in India. Jain served as the chairman of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

Early life and education Prem Jain did his BSC ME from IT BHU in 1957 and studied further to receive a master's MSME from University of Minnesota in 1960, and PhD in 1967 from the same institute. After returning to India, he was a visiting professor at IIT Kanpur. During his tenure, he set up a separate laboratory for Environmental Engineering. Jain was also on the faculty at School of Planning and Architecture Delhi. In 1980 Jain founded Spectral Services Consultants Private Limited (now an AECOM company) to provide Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) designs. During his work at Spectral, As Founder he played a key role in revising the HVAC and sustainability sections of the National Building Code of India (NBC) in 2005 and 2016, serving as Convenor for HVAC (Chapter 8, Part 3) and Sustainability (Chapter 11). He took over as Chairman Emeritus for AECOM India in 2015, the world’s No. 1 Consultancy with 1 Lakh engineers & architects in 150 countries. He led his company to the world’s highest 60 platinum and 40 gold awards from IGBC & USGBC, for the design of services for Green Buildings in India.

Notable Projects

Rashtrapati Bhawan Darbar Hall Prime Minister's Office Vigyan Bhawan & AIIMS New Delhi (renovated after fire) Bahaii Temple (Lotus Temple) Extension New Delhi Siddhi Vinayak Temple Mumbai MoEF Headquarter Building Indira Pariyavaran Bhawan, New Delhi Goa, Hyderabad & Delhi International Airport Ltd. New Delhi World Heart Organization (WHO), New Delhi Goa Legislative Assembly All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Headquarters AP state New Legislative Assembly & Annexe, Hyderabad Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh, New Delhi North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh ISRO Shar Mission Control Centre Building, Srihari Kota Patna Vidhan Sabha, Bihar Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai Medanta Medicity Integrated Medical Facilities, Gurgaon Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, Bengaluru & Kolkata CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad India Exposition Mart, Part I & II, Greater Noida National Stock Exchange India Ltd. BKC, Mumbai Doha City Centre, Doha, Qatar

Awards and recognition

First practicing engineer in India to have been nominated in 1995 as Fellow of the Ashrae, USA Distinguished Leadership for Internationals Award by University of Minnesota

National Awards ASHRAE Lifetime Service Award (2013) Consulting Engineers Association of India Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)

International Awards World CSR Sustainability Gold Award (2016) University of Minnesota Distinguished Leadership Award for International alumnus (2011) ASHRAE USA Distinguished Fifty Year Member Award (2009) ASHRAE’s Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow (First Indian) (2005) The Asia 500 Leaders for The New Century (2000) ASHRAE Fellow (First Indian) (1995

Prem Jain Memorial Trust Prem Jain died aged 82 on 20 September 2018 in Delhi.