 Hello, my name is Kushal Braverma, I'm a PhD student in the School of Architecture here at Carnegie Mellon University. I'm originally from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Funny story about working to prepare for three empty preliminary round was that I wrote the script the night before the preliminary round and practiced it with my father over a video call. I was not sure about participating but fortunately with some help and some practice I got through the first round. I'm now practicing the delivery of my three minute speech with my colleagues and family members. An interesting thing about my research on emissions from the built environment is that buildings that are often taken for granted are like us in the sense that they require fuel and energy to function efficiently. They are larger than us, their energy and resource requirements are also much higher than ours to an extent that the result of emissions from their energy and resource consumption begin to contribute to global warming and climate change. So it's important to not only design efficient buildings but also take good care of them to help maintain their performance. Lastly, I think getting an opportunity to study and conduct research at CMU is simply amazing. It's like working with some of the brightest minds from all over the world to solve complex problem in an interdisciplinary setting. At CMU I've experienced equity and inclusivity in true sense, along with academic freedom to pursue my research goals. Thank you. And I'm looking forward to meeting with and learning from amazing finalists in the championship.