About Sustainable COnstruction REsearch Group

Sustainable COnstruction REsearch group, abbreviated as SCORE, is the brainchild of Prof. Sandeep Chaudhary. SCORE recognizes the need for sustainability in the construction industry and has been actively working towards achieving the same. SCORE is a multi-disciplinary research group with members and collaborations across different countries from both industry and academia.

About Professor

Prof. Sandeep Chaudhary

Prof. Sandeep Chaudhary

Prof. Chaudhary is currently working as Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, and Dean of Administration, at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. He has over 27 years of professional experience as an academician, a researcher and an industry expert in sustainable construction practices and structural engineering. His current focus is towards translational researches on sustainable construction materials and rural development initiatives. He is engaged in several multidisciplinary and international collaborative research to develop sustainable global solutions.

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Our Mission

SCORE aims to develop sustainable industry ready solutions to the global challenges in the field of construction industry and rural development. SCORE welcomes the participation of all stakeholders to make this vision a reality.

SCORE has recently expanded its scope of work to focus on rural development. This is in light of the fact that two-third of the population in India resides in villages. As a part of rural development SCORE is also working towards livelihood creation, clean energy and sanitation.

SDG Alignment

SCORE aligns with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG), with a keen focus towards:


United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production Responsible Consumption and Production

Key Research Areas

Sustainable Materials

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Structural Engineering

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Cyber Physical Systems

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Advanced Characterization

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Rural Development

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Key Technologies

Naturally coloured bi-layered bricks

Naturally Coloured Bi-layered Bricks

A cost-effective architectural brick developed by upcycling dimensional stone wastes. This was the first technology transferred to the industry from SCORE.

Cost-effective Upcycled materials Architectural quality
GOBAiR-fly ash bricks

GOBAiR-fly Ash Bricks

A special class of light-weight brick developed by using cow dung as a foaming agent. This innovation has received several awards and accolades for its sustainable approach.

Lightweight Sustainable Award-winning