Ruchi is a specialist in the field of sustainability and climate change with an experience over six years in green buildings, sustainable urban planning, carbon credit consultancy and academia. She has worked on projects related to GHG inventory of few Indian cities, planning for city resiliency, studying urban morphology, and sustainable urban transportation. With GBCI India for over two years, she has contributed in development of LEED Cities rating system, provided extensive technical support and guidance to Surat city for LEED Cities certification, coordinated LEED Neighborhood Development projects in Asia/ Pacific region and developed India equivalency of WELL Building Standards. Ruchi is an Architect by profession and practice from NIT Trichy and holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Development and Climate Change from CEPT Ahmedabad.