Resume

Name: Janmejoy Gupta

Address (Permanent): AC 164, Second Floor, Sector I, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064, West Bengal, India.
Present: Dept. Of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, AP. Pin: 520008.

Phone: +91-9102890554, +91-7870807048, +91-8987512412.

E-Mail: janmejoy71@gmail.com, janmejoy71@yahoo.com

Date of Birth: 22nd December 1979

Synopsis.

Have total experience of over 13 years 2 months- (7 years 2 months and still counting in teaching and 6
years 2 months in the industrial sector.) Have worked on a wide gamut of Architectural and Urban Planning
jobs with special emphasis on Green building documentation, design of energy-efficient buildings and
building/environment sustainability-related issues. Since then I have shifted to Teaching & Research, 6
years and continuing. Subjects taught – Climate-Responsive Architecture, Energy Efficient Architecture,
Principles of Architecture, Theory of Design, HVAC, Architectural Design Sessionals, etc.

Education:

• School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi- Master of Planning (Urban). Obtained first-class
(completed in July 2005)
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi- Bachelor of Architecture, May 2003. Obtained first
class. (74.5%)
• Completed PhD Thesis on 12 May 2017 on “Passive design strategies for rural mud dwelling units
in Jharkhand, considering architectural design parameters for thermal comfort” from Birla Institute
of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.

• Architectural Software Knowledge:

• Undergone full training course on Auto-Cad-R-2000.
• Fully conversant with ECOTECT Autodesk software for building energy simulation. Am learning
BIM also.

Areas of Research: Climate-Responsive Architectural Design, Passive Design Strategies, Thermal

Comfort, Green Buildings, Sustainable Cities and Urban-forms, Vernacular Architecture, Building
Performance Simulation.

Work Experience:

1. Present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture,

Vijayawada, AP. (Since 12 November 2018).

2. Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Architecture, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi-835215.

Since Sept 2011-November 2018. Have taught Energy-Efficient buildings, Climate Responsive
Architecture, Building-Services-IV, Principles of Architecture, Theory of Design, Building materials,
Architectural design (1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th & 7th Semesters) and Building Construction amongst others. Also
teach Master of Urban Planning Level Courses (Urban Planning). Have guided numerous Master of
Urban Planning (PG) and B. Arch Thesis (UG) students.
3. Urban-Planner, Mott Mac Donald India, Kolkata. November 2010-September 2011. Detail Design
for Elevated Stations & Central Park Depot). Work involved Station Design, Depot Planning, and
Green Building Certification of Central Park Depot for KMRC East-West Kolkata Metro.

4. Intermediate Architect-Planner- Superior Global Infrastructure, Kolkata. June 2010- November

2010. Work involved Station Design, Depot Planning, and Green Building Certification of Central
Park Depot for KMRC East-West Kolkata Metro.

5. Ambuja Realty Development Limited. August 2008-May 2010. Worked as Assistant Manager
(Architect): Worked on Architectural Projects. Work involved preparing extensive documentation for
LEED Green Building (by IGBC). Concerned building was given silver status by IGBC. Other work
involved project facilitation tasks and other project related work.

6. Jones Lang Lasalle Meghraj (Formerly Trammel Crow Meghraj), Mumbai: Senior Executive
(Strategic Development Initiative Group): Work involved entering into knowledge partnerships with
large land-developers and preparing Information Memorandums which were city-specific in nature and
carrying out feasibility-studies for their proposed projects. Also worked with consulting group and
helped them in preparation of feasibility reports, valuations, Best-Use Studies, preparing survey
questionnaires and conducting surveys. (Worked from August 2007 to July 2008)

7. (Ambuja Realty) Bengal Ambuja Housing Development Limited, posted as Consultant

(Architect-Urban Planner) with West Bengal HIDCO: Work involved planning of New Town,
Kolkata (Rajarhat). (April 2007 to July 2007)

8. West Bengal Consultancy Organisation Ltd., Kolkata: Worked as Associate Architect for
execution of assignments, in architecture & town planning related project work and preparation of
project feasibility report. (Worked from October 2006 to March 2007)

9. Work was as Urban Planner for Barrackpore Municipality under Kolkata Urban Services for the
Poor (KUSP), Change Management Unit (a project with financial assistance from DFID, U.K.):
Work involved preparation of Draft Development Plan (DDP) for the municipality. Specifically
associated with DTG1, which dealt with infrastructure, environment and landuse. This assignment
provided me with the opportunity to work at the grass-root level of planning (August 2005 to
September 2006)

Achievements.

• In DDP evaluation, Barrackpore Municipality had been adjudged as the first ranked municipality
among the all the municipalities within Kolkata Metropolitan Area, when I was Urban-Planner in
charge of the same.
• Certified LEED-IGBC Accredited Professional (AP) - Since May 2010. (Indian Green Building
Council AP)
• Won prizes in debate, creative writing, and quiz in Zonal NASA meet during study at BIT, Mesra.
• Short stories and poems published in The Sunday Statesman, 8Th Day: Literary Section. Kolkata
Edition.
• Was instrumental in documentation behind getting LEED-IGBC Silver Rating for CII-Suresh Neotia
Centre of Excellence, Salt Lake.
• Have three (3) research paper- publications in SCOPUS-Indexed journals (with SCIMAGO
impact factors) (2 of them are Web of Science indexed as well) and other publications (total incl.
the SCOPUS publications -09) in international journals and 02 conference proceedings.
• PhD Thesis published in book form by Lambert Publishers – Passive Design Strategies for Rural
Mud Dwellings in Jharkhand. ISSN: 978-3-330-33543-1.
• Invited to and attended as Resource Person to COA-Training Workshop for two sessions in ABIT,
Piloo mody, Cuttack in COA conducted Workshop on Research in Architecture.
• Am Reviewer for SCOPUS-Indexed Journal EP (Environmental Progress) (Wiley Publisher).
• Am in Editorial board for two journals :
1. Editorial Board Member in “International Journal of Architecture, Arts and Applications
(IJAAA); ISSN: 2472-1107 (Print) ； ISSN: 2472-1131 (Online)；
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijaaa.
2. Journal of Sustainable Urbanization, Planning and Progress.

Details of Projects submitted to various funding agencies:

Sl. No. Title Cost in lakhs Month of Role as PI/ Co-PI Agency Status
(In Rs) submission
01 Pahari-Mandir- Beautification Rs. 16 lakhs Dec 2010-2014 Co-PI. Jharkhand Completed.
& Redevelopment Plan, Govt.
Ranchi. (Client Ranchi
Municipal Corporation)
02 Ministry of Human Resource Rs. 6 Lakhs Main Phase- MHRD Completed.
Development (MHRD) under 2012-2017. Co-PI. under
NMEICT scheme for NMEICT
developing Pedagogical scheme
Subject Matter for Engineering [anchor
subjects [coordinating Institute: Institute:
Indian Institute of Technology IIT,
(IIT), Kharagpur], Course Kharagpur]
Study Material Preparation.
B.Arch subject: Energy
Efficient Building

Trainings.

• Summer training at HIDCO, Kolkata: Worked on water supply infrastructure for New Town,
Kolkata, as a requirement for M.Planning (Urban) degree. (June-July 2004)
• Practical training at Partha Ranjan Das and Associates, Kolkata, (Architectural Consultant):
Worked on architectural projects as a requirement for B.Arch degree. (June- November 2002)
• Summer training at DCL (Development Consultants Limited), Kolkata: Worked on architectural
projects as a requirement for B.Arch degree. (June 2001)

Dissertation Work:

• Master of Urban Planning: Thesis topic- “Infrastructure Management for New Town, Rajarhat”.
• Bachelor of Architecture: Thesis topic- “Folk Culture Centre, Kolkata”
• PhD. Thesis Topic: “Passive design strategies for rural mud dwelling units in Jharkhand,
considering architectural design parameters for thermal comfort”

Extra Curricular Activities:

• Literary activities (Writing short-stories and poems which have been published in Literary sections of
The Sunday Statesman, KOLKATA EDITION), Sketching.

Published Papers.
Architecture.

1. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2012), Sustainability of Rural Mud Houses in Jharkhand: Analysis
related to Thermal Comfort, ABACUS,Spring 2012, Volume 7, No. 1 , pp. 56-63. (ISSN 0973-8339).

2. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2013), Simulation And On-Site Measurement Methods to Study Thermal
Performance of Rural Mud Hut in Humid Sub-Tropical Climate: A Case-Study in Jharkhand, India,
International Journal of Engineering research & Technology, June 2013, Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp.1243-1273.
(ISSN 2278-0181).

3. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2015), Perimeter-area ratios and thermal discomfort due to excess heat in
rural mud architecture of Jharkhand : A study through simulation and temperature measurements in
composite climate, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, Vol.10, Number 7,
pp.17503-17518. (ISSN: 0973-4562). (Scopus Indexed). SCIMAGO IMPACT FACTOR- 0.130,
https://www.ripublication.com/Volume/ijaerv10n7.htm

4. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2016), The need for vernacular mud huts of Ranchi to adapt to the
changing climate of Ranchi, International, Journal of Environmental Studies, Routledge (Taylor and
Francis Group). (ISSN: 0020-7233-print & 1029-0400-online). (Published online: 24th May 2016)
Print Version: International Journal of Environmental Studies, Volume 73, Issue 4, August 2016,
Special Issue: South Asian Vernacular Architecture. pp. 584-603. (Scopus Indexed). SCIMAGO
IMPACT FACTOR- 0.343. Scopus & Web of Science Indexed
DOI- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2016.1178984

5. Gupta,J. and Mazumdar,S. (2016), How sustainable are vernacular dwellings? , Architecture time space
& people, Vol. 16, Issue 2, February 2016, pp. 34-40. (ISSN 0973-8339).
6. Gupta, J., Surface Volume Ratios and Thermal Comfort in Rural Mud Architecture of Jharkhand: A
Study through Simulation, Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, January 2016, Volume 81, Issue 01.
(ISSN: 0019-4913). Pp 30-38.

7. Gupta,J., Chakraborty,M., Paul,A. and Korrapatti,V., A comparative study of thermal

performance of three mud dwellings with courtyards in composite climate, Journal of Architecture
and Urbanism, Routledge Publishers, (Taylor and Francis Group) ISSN 2029-7955 (Print), 2029 -
7947 (Online), Volume 41, Issue 3, pp. 184-198. (Scopus Indexed). SCIMAGO IMPACT FACTOR-
0.15. Published Online September 2017. Scopus & Web of Science Indexed.
DOI- http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2017.1355276
8. Gupta,J. and Sinha,A., Bangla Roofs and the various "Chalas" in Bengal Vernacular Architecture,
Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology (JCEET), Publisher: Krishi Sanskriti
Publications, Volume 5, Issue 6, July- September 2018, p-ISSN: 2349-8404.

Urban-Planning.

8. Gupta Gangopadhyay, S and Gupta,J., Rejuvenating the Kestopur Canal System in the Kolkata
Metropolitan Area, ITPI journal ,5 : 2 (2008), pp. 47 – 54, April-June 2008, www.itpi.org.in.
9. Tippaluri,R., Gupta ,J. and Gupta Gangopadhyay, S., Planning for Urban Agriculture- Case Study of
Newly Added Peri-Urban Areas of Hyderabad, ITPI journal , 13 X 3, July-September (2016) , pp. 32 – 52,
www.itpi.org.in.

Conference Proceedings

1. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2012), Thermal Performance of Rural Architecture in Jharkhand : Case-
Study of a Typical Mud House, National Conference on Emerging Trends of Energy Conservation in
Buildings, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Uttarakhand, pp. 126-135.
2. Gupta,J. and Chakraborty,M. (2016), Comparative analysis related to compactness of dwelling units and
its effect on thermal comfort amongst rural mud huts in composite climate in India, Annual International
Conference Proceedings, 25-26th April 2016, Singapore, 4th Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE
2016), published by Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF), pp.389-398.
DOI- http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/2301-394X_ACE16.3

Only Abstracts Published till Now. (International Conferences)

1. Chakraborty,M. and Gupta,J. _SECS 2014: International Conference on ‘Sustainability and efficiency
in core sectors’, Ranchi. 2014 MECON & BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BEE)Bengal
Engineering & Science University Alumni Association (Ranchi Chapter), MECON Community Hall,
Ranchi, Jharkhand, 13-14th September 2014.
2. Gupta, J., Chakraborty,M. and Agrawal,R., The need for vernacular mud huts of Ranchi to re-adapt in
response to the changing climate of Ranchi over the last 30 years, International Conference on South Asian
Vernacular Architecture: Challenges to its continuity and Strategies for its future. Indira Gandhi Rashtria
Manav Sangrahalay, (IGRMS), Bhopal, India. 11th December 2015 to 13th December 2015.

Books.
1. LAP-Lambert Publishers – Passive Design Strategies for Rural Mud Dwellings in Jharkhand. ISBN:
978-3-330-33543-1.