Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality

Stavan Gang Stavan is currently working at Atelier Ten, an environmental consultancy firm in London, as an Environmental Designer. He has an M.Arch in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association, London. Previously, he interned at Morphogenesis, India, and worked as a Sustainable Designer at GSD Design.

Pragathi Chandramouli Pragathi holds a Master of Architecture from UMass Amherst and is passionate about creating sustainable, people-centric spaces. A former Solar Decathlon finalist, she blends imagination, technical knowledge, and innovation to deliver environmentally responsive design solutions.

Prabhat Sharma Prabhat is a PhD student at IIT Bombay, specialising in thermal energy storage systems. With a passion for innovation, he explores renewable energy integration and efficient technologies in buildings to reduce their energy consumption. His research focuses on integration of phase change material in buildings. He was the team lead of Team [...]

Pavithra Raj J S Pavithra is a sustainable architect with a solid foundation in both industry and research, currently working at AECOM EC India. With a year of industry experience and another year dedicated to research, has authored five research papers and holds a patent in ergonomic furniture design. Her expertise and passion extend [...]

Mrunal Joglekar Mrunal is a passionate and skilled architect dedicated to integrating sustainable design principles into the built environment with a deep understanding of environmental impact and a commitment to creating ecologically responsible spaces. She strives to merge aesthetics with sustainability and aims to deliver environmentally conscious solutions that harmonise with their surroundings and [...]

Divy Vora Divy is an Environmental Designer at Atelier Ten, London, specialising in passive design strategies and environmental performance. He holds an M.Arch in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association. He also teaches as a Design Tools Tutor at the AA, where he supports M.Arch and MSc students in integrating environmental analysis into [...]

Utkarsh Mathur Utkarsh has a B. Arch from IIT Roorkee and an M.Tech in Building Energy Performance from CEPT University. He is a BHAWAN scholar and best thesis awardee. He has worked as visitor research scholar at Arizona State University and has published a research paper on “impact of air infiltration rate on thermal [...]

Vaishnavi Janakiram Vaishnavi has a deep passion for architecture, especially in passive design and mechanical systems integration. She is dedicated to guiding participants and sharing her expertise to foster innovative, sustainable solutions. Her recent work experience as a green consultant has further enhanced her knowledge of sustainable design and technical approaches. [...]

Shuja Rehman Shuja is an Architect and has been conducting research in the domains of thermal and visual comfort. He is a 2021-2022 CDRI fellow. Currently, he is doing his Ph.D. at the Department of Architecture, IIT Rookee.

Shoumik Desai Shoumik has a total of eight years of experience in the field of architecture, research, and teaching sustainability. He has worked on various scale projects from urban design, architecture, interior design, thermal comfort, energy auditing, and post-occupancy evaluation. His area of expertise includes passive design, cooling systems, and mechanical systems. [...]