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Name: Dr. Madhavi Indraganti – Assistant Professor

Courses Taught 

2017- 23: Design Studio -3 -ARCT 310, Comprehensive Design Studio -ARCT 510; Senior Project Preparation and Programing – ARCT 511, Design Studio -2 ARCT 212, Ethics and Professional Practice ARCT 531, Landscape Architecture ARCT 520

Fall and spring 2014 (Prince Sultan Univ, Riyadh): ARCH 110 (Architectural Drawing) Arch 411 (Professional Practice), Arch 310 (Sustainable Design Studio) Arch 412 (Urban Design Studio), ID 410 (Specifications and Estimation)

Educational Credentials

  • Ph.D. (Architecture), School of Planning and Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, India.
  • M.Tech. (Building Sc. & Const.Mgmt), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), India.
  • B.Arch. (5 Year Professional Degree), School of Planning and Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, India.

Teaching Experience

  • Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, 2017 – present
  • Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Architecture & Interior Design, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014 – 2015
  • Associate Professor and Head of Department of Architecture, SV College of Architecture, Hyderabad, India, 1996 – 2008

Research and Professional Experience

  • Undergraduate Research Experience Program (25th and 26th Cycles)
  • National Priorities Research Program, Doha, Qatar.
  • Fulbright Program, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
  • Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Architect, ECC Construction Group, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Chennai, India

Licenses/Registration

  • Life Member, Council of Architecture, India

Select Publications and Recent Research (Scopus h- index: 14; Scopus Citations 900)

  • Thapa. S, Indraganti. M, “Evaluation of thermal comfort in two neighboring climatic zones in Eastern India—an adaptive approach,” Energy and Buildings Volume 21315 April 2020Article 109767 Impact factor (IF): 4.495. Elsevier.
  • Assadi. S, Mostavi. E, Boussaa. D, Indraganti. M, “Building energy model calibration using an automated optimization-based algorithm,” Energy and Buildings  1981 (9) (2019) 106-114.
  • Liƒçina VF, Cheung T, et al., Indraganti. M, et.al., “Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II,” Building and Environment 142 (2018) 502-512, September 2018, Elsevier Journals. Impact factor: 4.539 “Won the Best Paper Award from Building and Environment,” best in discipline journal.
  • Thapa. S, Bansal AK, Panda GK, Indraganti. M, “Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation,” Energy and Buildings 173 (2018) 649-677
  • Indraganti. M, Boussaa. D, “An adaptive relationship of thermal comfort for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: The case of offices in Qatar,” Energy and Buildings 159 (2018) 201–212.
  • Indraganti. M, “Enquiry-based learning workshop for deep learning in Middle Eastern classrooms – an action research approach,” Educational Action Research’ Doi: 10.1080/09650792.2017.1379423, October 2017, Taylor & Francis.
  • Indraganti. M, Boussaa. D, “Comfort temperature and occupant adaptive behavior in offices in Qatar during summer,” Energy and Buildings 150 (2017) 23-36.
  • Takasu. M, Ooka. R, Rijal. HB, Indraganti. M, Singh, MK, “Study on adaptive thermal comfort in Japanese offices under various operation modes”, Building and Environment, 118 (2017) 273 -288.
  • Indraganti. M, Ooka. R, and Rijal. HB, “Thermal Comfort in Offices in India: Behavioral Adaptation and the Effect of Age and Gender,” Energy and Buildings 103 (2015) 284–295.
  • Indraganti. M, Ooka. R, Rijal. HB, and Brager G, “Drivers and barriers in the operation of environmental controls,” Architectural Science Review 58(1) (2015) 77-86.
  • Indraganti. M, Lee. J, Zhang. H, and Arens. E, “Thermal adaptation and insulation opportunities provided by different drapes of Indian Saris.” Architectural Science Review 58 (1) (2015) 87-92.
  • Indraganti. M, Ooka. R, Rijal. HB and Gail S Brager, “Adaptive model of thermal comfort for offices in hot and humid climates of India,” Building and Environment, 74 (2014) 39-53.
  • Indraganti. M, Ooka. R and Rijal. HB, “Field investigation of comfort temperature in Indian office buildings: a case of Chennai and Hyderabad,” Building and Environment, 65 (2013) 195- 214.
  • Indraganti. M, Ooka. R and Rijal. HB, “Thermal comfort in offices in summer: Findings from a field study under the ‘setsuden’ conditions in Tokyo, Japan,” Building and Environment, 61 (2013) 114-132.
  • Indraganti. M, “Thermal comfort in apartments in India: Adaptive use of environmental controls and hindrances,” Renewable Energy,  36 (2011) 1182-1189, Elsevier Press Monthly, ISSN: 0960-1481, Impact Factor: 4.900.
  • Indraganti. M, “Understanding the climate-sensitive architecture of Marikal, a village in Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh, India,” Building and Environment, 45 (2010) 2709-2722. December 2010
  • Indraganti. M, “Behavioral adaptation and the use of environmental controls for thermal comfort in apartments in India,” Energy and Buildings, 42 (2010) 1019–1025.
  • Indraganti. M, “Adaptive Use Of Natural Ventilation For Thermal Comfort In Indian Apartments,” Building and Environment, 45 (2010) 1490–1507.
  • Indraganti. M, “Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated apartments: Findings form a field study in Hyderabad,” Applied Energy,  87 (2010) 866– 883, , Number of Citations: 88, Elsevier Press, Monthly, ISSN: 0306-2619, Impact Factor: 7.900
  • Indraganti. M, “Using the adaptive model of thermal comfort for obtaining the indoor neutral temperature: Findings form a field study in Hyderabad,” Building and Environment, 45 (2010) 519–536.
  • Indraganti. M and Rao. KD, “Effect of age, gender, economic group and tenure on thermal comfort: A field study in Hyderabad,” Energy and Buildings, 42 (2010) 273–281.

Research Projects

  • November 2011- February 2013: Developing the Adaptive model of Thermal Comfort for India, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan, Grant Duration: 2 years
  • March 2013 – February 2014: Thermal comfort in Indian offices & thermal adaption of Indian clothing, Fulbright Foundation, University of California, Berkeley, Grant Duration: 1 year
  • May 2006 – February 2008: Gateway to a Better India- Re-imagining the Indian village, America Telugu Association and Telugu Society of America, Inc., USA, Grant Duration: 3 Y.

Professional Membership

  • Member of the Scientific Committee, Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings (NCEUB), UK