Vishal Garg

Director, Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy
PhD, Centre for Energy Studies (IIT Delhi)
Areas of Expertise
  • Energy Efficient and Smart Buildings
Vishal Garg

Prof Vishal Garg is a University Chair Professor and Director of the Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy at Plaksha University. He works with policymakers to translate building-energy research into practical measures for reducing heat and energy use. His teaching includes building energy simulation, green buildings, and illumination engineering.

Prof Garg’s research develops strategies and technologies for energy-efficient, comfortable, and climate-resilient buildings. His work combines building simulation, field monitoring, controls, and studies of occupant behaviour, with a focus on reducing residential cooling demand and mitigating urban heat.

Areas of work:

  • Cool roofs and reflective surfaces for urban heat mitigation
  • Building energy informatics and simulation
  • Smart homes and energy management systems
  • Decarbonising residential cooling
  • Indoor thermal comfort and occupant behaviour

  • Residential building energy demand reduction in India (RESIDE), PI, 2018–2022.
  • Development and performance analysis of a double-pane semi-transparent solar photovoltaic window/façade system, Co-PI, 2017–2020.
  • Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD), Co-PI, 2012–2017.
  • Controlled experiment on energy savings and thermal comfort from high-albedo pitched roofs, Co-PI, 2015–2017.
  • Cool Roofs for Rural Poor: Saving Energy, Beating the Heat Affordably, World Bank Innovation Challenge Program, PI, 2014.
  • Earth System Cooling with Reflective Roofs: Experimental Verification and Model-Based Evaluation for Selected Cities, Co-PI, 2011–2012.
  • Policy support for residential energy codes, Telangana cool-roof policy, smart-home standards, and green-building rating systems for government and industry partners.

List of Publications: Google Scholar - Vishal Garg

  • System and Apparatus for and Methods of Control of Localized Energy Use in a Building Using Price Set Points.US Patent No.: US10496066B2, Date: 03 Dec, 2019. Inventors:  Vishal Garg, Niranjan Reddy, Sam Babu Godithi, Richard Brown, Christian Kohler, & Reshma Singh
  • System and Method for Monitoring and Controlling Power Consumption in a Local Environment. Date of filing: 23 Aug, 2017, Indian Application number: 201744029921. Inventors:  Vishal Garg, Niranjan Reddy, Sam Babu Godithi, Richard Brown, Christian Kohler, and Reshma Singh
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