Irfan Haider Khan

About

Irfan Haider Khan is an architect by profession and has been working in the industry for over 12 years. He has a master’s degree in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and currently working as an architect in the Central Public Works Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. He has also completed his PhD from Department of Architecture, Jamia Millia Islamia, with his doctoral thesis titled “Performance Evaluation of Vertical Greenery Systems for Energy Efficient Architecture – A Case of Delhi.” Irfan’s research interests include building-integrated vegetation, sustainable and climate-resilient architecture, landscape urbanism, and environmental design.

Employment

• Central Public Works Department, Govt. of India Assistant Architect
  2017 - Present

Education

• Jamia Millia Islamia Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
  2021 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Master of Architecture (M. Arch.)
  2014 - 2016
• Jamia Millia Islamia Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.)
  2008 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• Climate-adaptive energy performance of green facades in a composite climate
  Energy and Buildings 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117393
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• Benefits and barriers of vertical greenery systems in Delhi: Evaluating design professionals’ perceptions
  Discover Environment 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s44274-025-00248-0
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• Correction to: Impact of Vertical Greenery Systems on Indoor Comfort in Composite Climates: A Case-Control Experiment in Delhi, India
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_165
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• Evaluating vertical greenery systems for thermal comfort in composite climates: insights from a case–control experiment in Delhi, India
  Urbanization, Sustainability and Society 2025 DOI: 10.1108/USS-12-2024-0077
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• Impact of Vertical Greenery Systems on Indoor Comfort in Composite Climates: A Case-Control Experiment in Delhi, India
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_96
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• Vertical Greenery Systems: A Review of Thermal Performance
  Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s41403-023-00448-1
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• A Systematic Review of Economic Sustainability of Vertical Greenery Systems in Buildings
  Construction Economics and Building 2024 DOI: 10.5130/AJCEB.v24i1/2.8710
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• Built environment professionals’ perceptions of vertical greenery systems: a case of Delhi, India
  Cities and Health 2024 DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2024.2381961
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• Study of wayfinding behaviours in an outdoor environment
  Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3518-0_15
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• Thermal Performance of Vegetated Facades – What India Can Learn
  International Conference on Green Buildings, Civil and Architecture Engineering (ICGBCAE'15) 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17758/UR.U1215317
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