International Journals

1. N. Lazar, K. Chithra, Comprehensive bibliometric mapping of publication trends in the development of Building Sustainability Assessment Systems, Environment, Development and Sustainability. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00796-w.

2. N. Lazar, K. Chithra, Evaluation of Sustainability Criteria for Residential Buildings of Tropical Climate: the stakeholder perspective, Energy and Buildings. (2020) 110654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110654.   

3. N. Lazar, K. Chithra, Investigation of key criteria influencing the sustainability of residential buildings in a tropical climate, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 588 (2020) 022016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/2/022016.

4. Lazar N., Chithra K. (2020) A comprehensive literature review on the development of Building Sustainability Assessment Systems. In: Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 32, November 2020, Elsevier

5. Robi Riya., K. Chithra, Water Supply Performance Assessment: A Framework for Evaluating Urban Service Delivery Efficiency, International Journal of Advanced Science and TechnologyVol. 29, No. 8s, (2020), pp. 3940-3953

6. Chithra K, P P Anilkumar An assessment of LEED based Green building certification system from the energy-efficient building perspective, International Journal of Emerging Technology &Advanced Engineering, Vol (3), Feb 2013, pp 316-320

7. Chithra K, P P Anilkumar. “Identification of Critical Land uses and their predominant Solid waste generator aspects for a Land use based Solid waste assessment system”, International Journal on Architectural Conservation and Urban Studies, Spring 2014, Volume 9, Issue 2014.

8. P P Anilkumar, Chithra K, “Land use-based modelling of solid waste generation for sustainable residential development in small/medium scale urban areas”, Procedia Environmental Sciences, Vol 35, 2016, pp 229-237

9. Chithra K, P P Anilkumar & Naseer M A, Municipal Solid Waste Management, a major impacted sector of urban environment due to residential land use activities- Study of Kozhikode City   Procedia Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, 35(2016)110-118.

National Journals

1. Chithra K, Madhuri Rao, Hari, & Sreekumar E“Summery of Fort Cochin – Mattancherry a study of Society and space ”, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, Vol 61 February 1996,pp 29-33

2. Chithra K, “CRZ and Urban development – Legal Perspective”, Journal Indian Institute of Town planner’s India, Vol4, September 2005, pp64-68

3. Chithra K, P P Anilkumar Green Landuse planning as an alternate methodology for sustainable planning, Journal Institute of Town Planners India, Vol 1 (2), January March 2012

4. Chithra K, P P Anilkumar & Naseer M A, Quantification of Residential Land Use Characteristics from an Impact Generation Potential Perspective, Indian Journal of Science & Technology, Vol8 (28), October 2015

5. P P Anilkumar, Chithra K, “Land use-based modelling of solid waste generation for sustainable residential development in small/medium scale urban areas”, Indian Journal of Science & Technology, Vol 9(6), February 2016, pp 1-7

 International Conferences

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar “Planning land uses green, and the impact analysis of land uses- a new planning approach”, International Conference on Sustainable Architecture organized by IIA, at Trivandrum from 9th to 11th    January 2009.

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar An Evaluation of LEED’s Green Building Certification Criteria from an LCA Perspective, International Conference on Environmental Sustainability with Green Building Technology, at Meenakshisundarrajan Engineering College, Chennai,15-17, March 2010

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar “An appraisal on the LCA compatibility of the India LEED rating system for Green Building Certification”, International Conference on Urbanism and Green Architecture, at NIT Hamirpur, from 30th to 31st October 2010.

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar ‘Life cycle analysis (LCA) and LEED’s Green building certification criteria; an evaluation of their compatibility’. Presented at the International conference on Society, Technology and Sustainable Development (ICSTSD 2011), at the Amritha Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Kochi, from 3rd to 5th June 2011.

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar India’s LEED based Green building certification system; Critical review from a Life cycle analysis perspective’ International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER2011 ), at National Institute of Technology, Surat, December,15 -17, 2011

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar Integrating LCA into LEED’s green building rating system for a better quality of the environment. 2nd International Congress on Quality of Life organized by MTI University, Cairo, Egypt, March 2012

• Chithra K, Adaptations from the architecture of animal kingdom – a new approach for sustainable architecture’ International Conference on Architecture and Engineering in Urban Development (AEUD 2013) organized by the International Center for Research & Development (ICRD) Sri Lanka from 20th to 21st December 2013

• Chithra K, Prasoon G Das, Aesthetics Evaluation of buildings – A methodological Framework 1st International conference on ‘Reinventing Design pedagogy and Contextual Aesthetics, ICDPCA 2015 organized by Department of Architecture at NIT Calicut from 30th January to 31st, 2015.

• Chithra K, Anilkumar, P P. Naseer, M A. , Quantification of Residential Land Use Characteristics from an Impact Generation Potential Perspective International conference on sustainable technologies in building and environment July, 2015 , Chennai

• Anilkumar, P P, Chithra K,. Land use generator based solid waste estimation for sustainable residential built environment in small/medium scale urban areas International conference on sustainable technologies in building and environment (icstbe-2015) 15th to 17th July, 2015 ,  organized by Department of Architecture, Sathyabhama University, Chennai

• Chithra K , P P Anilkumar, “An assessment of LEED based Green building certification system from the energy efficient building perspective”, International Conference on Energy Resources and Technologies for Sustainable Development, Kolkata, 07-09 February 2013

• P P Anilkumar, Chithra K, “Land use based modelling of solid waste generation for sustainable residential development in small / medium scale urban areas”, 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, IISc Bangalore, 25-27 November 2015

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar & Naseer M A, “Municipal Solid Waste Management, a major impacted sector of urban environment due to residential land use activities- Study of Kozhikode City”, 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, IISc Bangalore, 25-27 November 2015

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar & Naseer M A, “A Methodological Construct for Enumerating Residential Land Use Characteristics – A Major deciding factor of Waste Generation in Indian Urban Areas”, 6th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Jhadavpur University, 24-26 November 2016

• Chithra K, P P Anilkumar, “Land use based solid waste generation modeling for sustainable commercial development in small/medium scale urban areas”, 6th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Jhadavpur University, 24-26 November 2016

• Nina Lazar, Chithra K, “Culture in the context of sustainable development: a review”, International Convention on Performance of Built Environment, College of Architecture Trivandrum, 07-09 February 2018

• Nina lazar, Chithra K, “Green Building Rating Tools within the perspective of the three pillars of sustainability using Point Allocation Method”, International Conference on Green buildings and Sustainable Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kakkanad, 24-25 January 2018.

• Nina Lazar, Chithra K, “Green building rating systems from the perspective of three pillars of sustainability through Building Lifecycle”, International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Building and Environment, Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 23-25 January 2018.

• Asha Devdas, Chithra K, “Strategies for sustainable tourism development: A case of Parassinikadavu, Kerala ”, International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Building and Environment, Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 23-25 January 2018

• Nina lazar, Chithra K, “Green Building Rating Systems and Energy Efficiency of a Building from the Building Lifecycle Perspective”, International Conference on Green buildings and Sustainable Engineering, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology, Kakkanad, January 2019.

• Nina Lazar, Chithra K, “Indoor Environmental Evaluation of Traditional and contemporary mud houses in Kerala”, Metagreen Dimensions, Second International Conference on Performance of Built Environment, College of Architecture Trivandrum, 20-22 February 2020

National Conferences

• Chithra K. “Shape Grammar in Architectural Design” 25th National convention of Architectural Engineers at Calicut, November 20-21, 2009

• Chithra K. “Suggestions for Reviewing and Strengthening the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 1991” National Workshop on Coastal Area Planning, Calicut, 22-23January 2010

• Chithra K, “CRZ Notification 1991; An over view of ramifications through a legal perspective”, National Conference on Coastal Processes, Resources and Management, Thiruvananthapuram, 05-07 February, 2010

• Chithra K, “Adapting traditional systems and practices for better environmental quality in modern context – A search in desert climate”, All India Seminar on Relevance of Traditional Architecture in Modern Buildings, NIT Calicut, September, 15-16 2011

• Chithra K, Amritha Krishnan, “Biotecture – A New framework to approach buildings and structures for green campus Planning”, Green Campus Summit, Puducherry, 04-05 April 2013

• Vishaka K A, Nina Lazar, Chithra K, “Evaluation of a Green Home for thermal comfort during daytime using CBE Thermal Comfort Tool”, All India Seminar on Architectural Technologies for Building Engineers, NIT Calicut, 14-15 October 2017

• Chithra K, “A New method for Sustainable Architecture by Applying Traces from the Architecture of the Animal Kingdom”, All India Seminar on Architectural Technologies for Building Engineers, NIT Calicut, 14-15 October 2017

• Chithra K, Amritha Krishnan, BIOTECTURE – A new framework to approach buildings & structures for green campus design” Implementing Campus Greening initiatives: Approaches, Methods &Perspectives, Springer Publishers

• Lazar N., Chithra K. (2019) Green Building Rating Systems from the Perspective of the Three Pillars of Sustainability Using Point Allocation Method. In: Drück H., Pillai R., Tharian M., Majeed A. (eds) Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering Springer, Singapore

• Lazar N., Chithra K. (2020) Green Building Rating Systems and Energy Efficiency of a Building from the Building Lifecycle Perspective. In: Drück H., Jyotirmay Mathur Varghese Panthalookaran V. M. Sreekumar (eds) Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering Springer, Singapore

Sustainable /Green Land use planning

Sustainability Assessment studies (built & unbuilt)

Index generation  - city performance, service efficiency, etc

Impact assessment & Carrying capacity studies

1. Development of a decision tool to assess and enhance the sustainability of new residential buildings in the tropical climate (ongoing)
2. Developing a framework for evaluating urban open space efficiency (ongoing)
3. Development of a generalized method for generating shape grammar of traditional residential prototypes (ongoing)

a M Plan Thesis

1.  Sustainable tourism plan for Parassinikadavu, a religious destination in Kerala

2.  Decentralized solid waste management for Kozhikode corporation – a sustainable approach

3.  A framework for industrial development in Kozhikode

4.  Integrated water management for Kohima urban area

5.  City performance assessment - a framework for evaluating urban service delivery efficiency

6.  A study on the interdependency of urban development and urban open spaces in Tirupati

7.  Inclusive planning index for women, children and elderly in the public realm

8.  Urban land carrying capacity assessment of Malappuram district

b B Arch Thesis

More than 50 B Arch Thesis guided which includes varied types of building typologies, campuses, urban design projects etc

1. Thiru B Rajagopal Endowment gold medal for the Best Thesis M Plan for the academic year 2005-06

2. YuvaRatna Award 2011 for being the Team Guide of Ms Amrita Krishnan, Interpretation Centre for Rain Forest Category

3. I con SWM 2015 Excellent paper Award for the paper titled Land use based modelling of solid waste generation for sustainable residential development in small/ medium scale urban areas in the 5th IconSWM 2015

4. Granted a National Fellowship Programme (NFP) to do a PG Diploma course at IHS Rotterdam, Netherlands funded by Dutch Government

5. Best paper award for the paper titled  “Green building rating systems from the perspective of three pillars of sustainability through Building Lifecycle”, in International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Building and Environment, held at Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 23-25 January 2018