Varun  Potbhare, Sustainability Manager

Varun Potbhare

Sustainability Manager

ASTAD Project Management

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Construction Management
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Sustainability Manager at ASTAD Project Management
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since August 2015

Responsibilities include working with clients like Supreme Committee of Delivery & Legacy, Qatar Museum Authority, and Qatar Foundation (QF) for achieving LEED & GSAS ratings and Environmental compliances. Responsibilities also included identifying opportunities for QF to internationally highlight extensive Sustainability Achievements through global outreach and marketing as part of Corporate Sustainability Management Program.

Key Projects:
• Doha Port Redevelopment Project - GSAS 4 Stars and Environmental Compliances
• National Museum of Qatar - LEED Gold, GSAS 4 Stars rating & Environmental Compliances
• QF Stadium : A FIFA 2022 Stadium project - GSAS 4 Star rating
• QF Research & Development Complex : LEED Sliver & GSAS 2 Stars
• QP District: GSAS 3 Stars rating & Environmental Compliances
• Manateq Headquarters, Doha : GSAS 4 Star & Environmental Compliances

Associate - Sustainability at AECOM
  • India - Delhi
  • May 2010 to August 2015

Responsibilities included positioning AECOM as market leader in Sustainability Consulting in India through key project wins as well as through outreach programs. Achieving these responsibilities required driving innovation in approach as well as project delivery of assignments. Sustainability Group within AECOM India developed into an Innovation hub within AECOM worldwide.

Key Projects:
• King Khalid Medical City, Saudi Arabia: 1, 500 bed hospital; 7.5 million sq.ft.
• Goldman Sachs IT Facility, Bangalore: 1.5 million sq.ft. IT office space
• Mall of India, Noida: 2.4 million sq. Retail space
• Reliance Convention Center, Mumbai : 7.5 million sq.ft. Mixed use Project
• Saifee Burani Upliftment Project, Mumbai: 9.5 million sq.ft. Rehabilitation Project
• Bureau Veritas Offices at Noida, Cambodia, Singapore - Interior Projects
• Caticlan Airport, Philippines - First LEED Gold Airport in Philippines
• Eco-Commercial Building, Noida - Asia’s first Net Zero Energy Building
• Wave City, Ghaziabad - 4500 Acre Township
• 6 Advanced Energy Analysis projects for SPN Ecology, New York
• Clover Centrum - Green Building Market Outreach
• Godrej Garden City, Mumbai - Carbon Neutral Township Feasibility (Clinton Climate Initiative)

Graduate Engineer at Buro Happold
  • United States - California
  • June 2008 to May 2010

Responsibilities included ensuring successful documentation of LEED submittals by coordinating design and project process with project teams. Additionally to ensure implementation of BIM on key projects and evaluating design deliverables through Navisworks software.

Key Projects:
• Doha International Airport, Qatar - Sustainable Façade Designs
• Anaheim Regional Transportation Center, Los Angeles - California’s first LEED Silver Transportation Center
• Harvard Allston Science Complex, New York - BIM Implementation
• Orange County National Park, Los Angeles - Review of Sustainable Design

Sustainability Trainee at Infrastructure, Planning & Facilities @ Michigan State University
  • United States - Michigan
  • August 2006 to May 2008

Responsibilities included documenting the energy and water consumption of various buildings and feeding the information in the university database. In addition, to ensure that the aspects such as Waste management and material procurements were undertaken as per the criteria stated in LEED New Building rating systems.

Key Projects:
Michigan State University Sustainability Program - Data Collection pertaining to Energy & Water and LEED Compliance verification pertaining to Waste and Material credits.

Junior Architect at stArch Design Stpectrum
  • India - Vadodara
  • June 2005 to June 2006

Assisted Project Architect in Healthcare Projects and Residential Projects.

Reviewed design requirements, undertook site visits, perform field studies and prepared presentations for client meetings.

Education

Master's degree, Construction Management
  • at Michigan State University
  • May 2008

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Bachelor's degree, Architecture
  • at Gujarat University
  • May 2005

Specialties & Skills

Pearl Qualified Professional
Estidama PQP
LEED Consulting
LEED AP
WELL Certification
IAQ Management
Feasibility Assessments
Landscape & Irrigation
Sustainability Portfolio Management
Waste Management
Estidama
Corporate Sustainability Programs
Sustainable Facade Design
Sustainability
Environmental Management
Sustainable Design Assessment
ESC Management
Environmental Permits
Process Improvements
Renewable System Application
Daylight Simulation

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Expert
Marathi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Renewable Energy Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
GORD
Estidama PQP (Certificate)
Valid Until:
January 2015
WELL AP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2019
GSAS CGP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2016
LEED AP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2008