About Jeslinvarghese
Co-Founder of Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) in 2010, a research institute and education provider in the green building industry

EXPERT LEADER AT SHAPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS and culture to achieve significant and sustainable improvements and results. Jeslin is highly versatile and a passionate visionary with rich experience in business start-ups including:
Co-Founder of Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) in 2010, a research institute and education provider in the green building industry
Founder of i-believe in 2012, a non-profit organization geared towards sustainable development of developing communities
Founder of CE Merging.com in 2012, a continuing education and professional development company in the green building industry
Founder of The Green Barcode.com in 2011 – a green building resource directory
Developing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards to strategically track and manage capital projects.
EXTENSIVE GLOBAL ASSIGNMENTS within the U.S, Dubai, AbuDhabi, Taiwan and India to facilitate sustainability charrettes, LEED consulting, training and sales presentations. He is directly responsible for the creation of the organizational structure, hiring the best people, driving innovation and creating long-term strategies for business development.
NOTABLE WORK includes:
15+ years in Planning, Scheduling, Execution, Project management, and Site engineering of Sustainable Construction projects including LEED projects
4+ years of Energy Modeling Team Management for LEED projects
5+ years in handling software programs related to Planning, Scheduling, Estimation, & Web designing. Programs include MS Project, Primevera (P3, P6)
Featured articles and news
Designing Buildings reaches 20,000 articles
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Lessons learned from other industries.
The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.
Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.
Combating burnout.
The 5 elements of seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke.
Shading for housing, a design guide
A look back at embedding a new culture of shading.
The Architectural Technology Awards
The AT Awards 2025 are open for entries!
ECA Blueprint for Electrification
The 'mosaic of interconnected challenges' and how to deliver the UK’s Transition to Clean Power.
Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor Award notice
Tower repair and maintenance contractor announced as demolition contractor.
Passivhaus social homes benefit from heat pump service
Sixteen new homes designed and built to achieve Passivhaus constructed in Dumfries & Galloway.
CABE Publishes Results of 2025 Building Control Survey
Concern over lack of understanding of how roles have changed since the introduction of the BSA 2022.
British Architectural Sculpture 1851-1951
A rich heritage of decorative and figurative sculpture. Book review.
A programme to tackle the lack of diversity.