Browsing by Author "Indraganti M."

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    • Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation 

      Thapa, Samar; Bansal, Ajay Kumar; Panda, Goutam Kumar; Indraganti, Madhavi ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)
      Thermal comfort standards are required to provide comfortable indoor condition which has a positive effect on the occupant. However, the Predicted Mean Vote – Percentage People Dissatisfied (PMV-PPD) model which is used ...

    • An adaptive relationship of thermal comfort for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: The case of offices in Qatar 

      Indraganti M.; Boussaa D. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)
      Escalating building energy expenditure encourages rethinking on thermal comfort delivery in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in warm desert climate. The GCC states do not have an adaptive comfort standard, or ...

    • Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II 

      F?ldv?ry Li?ina V.; Cheung T.; Zhang H.; de Dear R.; Parkinson T.; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)
      Recognizing the value of open-source research databases in advancing the art and science of HVAC, in 2014 the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II project was launched under the leadership of University of California ...

    • Enquiry-based learning workshop for deep learning in Middle Eastern classrooms?an action research approach 

      Indraganti M. ( Routledge , 2018 , Article)
      The senior year design students and I were dismayed when my linear teaching and their habitual rote learning failed in a Middle Eastern University. The gulf between the curricular objectives and our teaching-learning methods ...

    • India: Bio-climatism in vernacular architecture 

      Indraganti, M.; Indraganti, Madhavi ( Springer Singapore , 2018 , Book chapter)
      © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Human beings have a natural instinct for bio-climatic home building. Vernacular architecture potentially leverages on this ability while responding to the sociocultural and economic ...

    • Occupant behavior in Indian apartments 

      Indraganti, M.; Indraganti, Madhavi ( Springer, Singapore , 2018 , Book chapter)
      © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Occupant adaptation happens to be the key mechanism behind achieving thermal comfort in buildings. User's thermal adaptation is under researched in India, although it is important ...

    • User satisfaction and energy use behavior in offices in Qatar 

      Indraganti M.; Boussaa D.; Assadi S.; Mostavi E. ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2018 , Article)
      The occupant behavior significantly contributes to the total energy use in buildings and its understanding is greatly needed in energy analysis/simulation studies. Uncertainties about the occupant behavior adversely affect ...