Prefacev 1. Some Aspects of Conservation Practices in India 1 K.P. Poonacha 2. Solar Radiation Measurements and Modelling at Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi7 Claudia Finkenstein, Hans Petzold and Peter Haupl 3.A Numerical Condition Index for Monuments with Special Reference to the Humayun's Tomb 18 Tapas Dey and B. Bhattacharjee 4. Hygrothermal Characterisation of the Humayun Sandstone 47 Rudolf Plagge 5. Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Wind-driven Rain on a Low-rise Building and Validation 65 B. Blocken, H. Hens and J. Carmeliet 6. An Introduction to Thermal Simulation Tools83 Jyotirmay Mathur and Sanjay Mathur 7. Hygric Material Properties of Porous Building Materials91 Peter Haupl and Heiko Fechner 8. Joint Programme for Heritage Management: A Shared Knowledge Based Approach to Protect and Manage Hampi World Heritage Site, India117 Nalini Thakur Index135