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Dr. Naseer M. A.
Dr. Naseer M. A.

Professor

Office Address:

Professor, Architecture , NIT Calicut

Email ID:

naseer@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

“NAAZ”, Kanichadath Paramb, Chelavoor – Post, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, Pin: 673 571

  • Ph.D. (Transportation Planning) , I I T Kharagpur

  • Master of City Planning, I I T Kharagpur

  • B.Tech (Arch. Engg.), R E C Calicut

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D. (Transportation Planning) , I I T Kharagpur

    • Master of City Planning, I I T Kharagpur

    • B.Tech (Arch. Engg.), R E C Calicut

    Journals

    International Journals

    1. Rajina Rahiman V, Naseer M A, Walkability to public transport: prioritization of parameters for walkability assessment in the urban areas of Kerala, India, European Transport, October 2022.

    2.  Binoy B.V, Naseer M.A., Anilkumar P.P., Factors Affecting Land Value in an Indian City, International Journal of Property Research, Taylor & Francis, Nov 2022.

    3.  Binoy B.V, Naseer M.A., Anilkumar P.P., A Critical Review if the Fair Value of Land in Kerala, India, International Journal of Property Management, Oct 2022.

    4.  Aromal V, Naseer M A, Decision-Making Framework for Prioritizing the Improvement of Pedestrian Facilities in Urban Areas Using Integrated Delphi, AHP, and TOPSISApproach, Transportation Research Record, 2022.

    5. V.M. Joshima, M.A. Naseer, Temperature Gradient across Masonry Walls under Transient Conditions: Case Studies from a Warm Humid Climate, Journal of Institution of Engineers India, June 2022.

    6. Vidya G Mohan, Naseer M A, Prioritisation of Dry Port Locations Using MCDM Methods: A Case of Cochin Port, Journal of Institution of Engineers India, June 2022.

    7.  Aromal V, Naseer M A, A Methodology for the Identification of Significant Factors for Improvement of Pedestrian Facilities in an Urban Area, Journal of Urban Management, Elsevier, April 2022.

    8. Aromal V, Naseer M A, Prioritization of influential factors for the pedestrian facility improvement in Indian cities, Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis, Vol 13, 2021.

    9. V.M. Joshima, M.A. Naseer, E. Lakshmi Prabha, Assessing the real-time thermal performance of reinforced cement concrete roof during summer-a study in the warm humid climate of Kerala, Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, Vol 41, May 2021.

    10. Binoy B.V, Naseer M.A., Anilkumar P.P., A Bibliometric analysis of property valuation research”, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2021.

    11.  Binoy B.V, Naseer M.A., Anilkumar P.P., A Methodology for identifying critical factors influencing land value in Urban areas; A case study of Kerala, India, International Journal of Property Management, Vol 38; 2020, 665-68.

    12. K Chithra, P P Anilkumar, M. A. Naseer, Quantification of Residential Land Use Characteristics from an Impact Generation Potential Perspective, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 8; October 2015.

    13. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods for a comfortable indoor environment: Comparative investigation of traditional and modern architecture of Kerala in summer, Energy and Buildings, 43, November 2011, 653- 664.

    14. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Thermal comfort study of Kerala traditional residential buildings based on questionnaire survey among occupants of traditional and modern buildings, Energy and Buildings, 42, June 2010, 2139- 2150.

    15.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods of Kerala traditional architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: Comparative investigation during various periods of rainy season, Building and Environment, 45, October 2010, 2218-2230

    16.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Climate Responsive Design for Comfortable Living in Warm-Humid Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture and its present Status, International Journal of Design Principles and Practice (USA), 4, June 2010, 29-38.

    17.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive environment control system of Kerala vernacular residential architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: A qualitative and quantitative analyses, Energy and Buildings, 42, June 2010, 917-927.

    18.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive control methods of Kerala traditional architecture for a comfortable indoor environment: A comparative investigation during winter and summer, Building and Environment, 45, May 2010, 1134-1143.

    Indian Journals

    1. Naseer M.A. and R N Datta, “Ranking of Urban Truck Terminal Locations Using Analytic Hierarchy Process”, Indian Highways – A Review journal of Indian Road Congress, September 2005

    2. A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Investigation on indoor air temperature control of vernacular residential buildings of Kerala in summer, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) - AR, 91, April 2010, 17-19.

    Conferences

    1.  Naseer M A, K Mahrifa, Experimental Study for Improving the Thermal Performance of RCC Roof Topped with Mangalore Pattern Tiles, International Conference on Climate Change, Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Habitat, 17-18 February 2024, NIT Patna.

    2. Denzil Fernandez & Dr. Naseer M.A., Financial Performance of Indian Metro Rail Systems, 8th International Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, 26th to 27th August 2021, NIT Calicut, India

    3.  Aromal V, Naseer M A, Pedestrianization challenges and approaches: A review of current practices and future priorities, International Conference on Systems, Energy and Environment, Government College of Engineering Kannur, 22nd to 23rd January 2021

    4.  Joshima V M and Naseer M A, Influence of wall envelope material on cooling load estimate in warm-humid climate, Tenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment, University of California Berkeley, United States, 13th to 14th May 2020

    5  Vidya G Mohan, Naseer M.A, Sajan T John, An Integrated Supply Chain Model for Containerized Export commodities for Indian Container Goods, 47th Association of European Transport (AET), Trinity Dublin, Ireland, 9th to 11th October 2019.

    6.  Joshima V M and Naseer M A, Thermal Performance of Roof Coverings in Warm Humid Climate, International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2017, 7th to 9th February 2018, College of Architecture, Trivandrum.

    7.  Vidya G Mohan, Naseer M.A., Challenges faced by the Indian Port Sector in the Distribution Mechanism of Containers, 10th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA), The Hongkong University, Kowloon, 25th to 27th May 2017.

    8. Lakshmi Prabha and Naseer M.A., Experimental Investigation on Thermal Performance of Different Types of Roofs in Warm Humid Climate, International Conference Sustainable Built Environment 2017, 3rd to 5th February 2017, IIT Roorkee.

    9.  K Chithra, P P Anilkumar, Naseer M.A., Municipal Solid Waste Management, a Major Impacted Sector of Urban Environment due to Residential Land Use Activities – Study of Kozhikode City, International Conference on Resource Efficient Waster Management, 25th to 27th Nov 2015, Bangalore, India.

    10. K Chithra, P P Anilkumar, Naseer M.A., Quantification of Residential Land Use Characteristics from an Impact Generation Potential Perspective, International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Building and Environment, 15th to 17th July 2015, Chennai, India.

    11.  Naseer M.A. and Safa A., Natural ventilation for thermal comfort in warm-humid climate: Experimental study on Kerala traditional buildings, 10th International Green Energy Conference 2015, Taichung, Taiwan, 24th to 27th May 2015, Paper No. IGEC-2015-1488.

    12. Naseer M A., Energy Efficient Building Design: Revisiting Traditional Architecture, Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2013,
    Osaka, Japan, 6th to 9th June 2013. Paper No. 0526.

    13.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Climate Responsive Design for Comfortable Living in Warm-Humid Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Investigation of Kerala      Vernacular Architecture and its present Status, Design Conference 2010, 13th to 15th February 2010, Illinois University, Chicago, USA.

    14.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, The Passive Environment Control System     for Tropical Climate:  An Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture, Building Science and Engineering 2009 International Conference, 14th - 15th December 2009, Johor, Malaysia, BSE03/002, 78.

    15.  A. S. Dili, M. A. Naseer, T. Zacharia Varghese, Passive Environment Control System for a Healthy and Comfortable Indoor Environment: A Study of Kerala Vernacular Residential Buildings, Healthy Buildings 2009 International Conference, 14th - 17th September 2009, Syracuse, NY, USA, paper no. 947.

    1. Joshima V M and Naseer M A, Need for Energy Efficient Thermal Retrofitting of RCC roofs for Indoor Thermal Comfort, National Convention of Architectural Engineers, Institute of Engineers India, NIT Surathkal, 24th to 25th November 2018.
    2. Naseer M A., “Energy Efficient Design: Thermal Performance of Traditional Houses of Kerala”, 28th National Convention of Architectural Engineering, Institution of Engineers India, 3rd and 4th November 2012.
    3. Naseer M A., “Climate responsive building design: Lessons from Kerala vernacular residential buildings”, All India Seminar on Relevance of Traditional Architecture in Modern Buildings of Institution of Engineers India, September 2011.
    4. Naseer M A., “Passive Environment Control System for Comfortable Living: The Need for a Comprehensive and Quantitative Investigation of Kerala Vernacular Architecture”, National Convention of Architectural Engineering, Institution of Engineers India, 21st and 22nd November 2009.
    5. Naseer M A., “A Location Model for Urban Truck Terminals” 22nd National Convention of Architectural Engineers, November 2006.
    6. Naseer M A., “Misqual Mosque – a Documentation”, National Convention on VASTUVIDYA, November 1995.

    Area of Interest

    Comfort Studies in Built Environment
    Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban and Regional Planning
    Transportation Planning
    Building Construction/Technology

    Research And Thesis Guidance

    •  Guided a PhD on “Experimental Investigation on the Passive Environment Control System of the Traditional Residential Architecture of Kerala for Indoor Thermal Comfort”. The PhD was awarded in the year 2011.
    • Presently guiding THREE PhD theses on the following a. “Monitoring of Landuse Change in Kerala in the context of Urbanization and Conversion of Agricultural land” b. “Methodology for Assessment of Walkability to Public Transport in the Urban Neighbourhoods in India” c. “Model for optimizing the location for Port based Container Transit Hub in the Southern part of India”
    • Guided about 35 B Arch. Theses on topics that are wide varied – from Habitat Centre to Design of Triangular Railway Station.

    Consultancy Projects

    IN-HOUSE

     

    Project Expenditure (Acutal/Estimated) Others involved
    Interior Design of Academic Building    
    Central Computer Centre 1.2 Crores  

    Central Library

    10 Crores (Estimated) Dr. Abraham George, Former Head, Dept of Architecture
    Science Block 6 Crores (Estimated)  
    NITC Master Plan   Dr. Abraham George, Former Head, Dept of Architecture

     

     

    EXTERNAL

     

    Project Expenditure (Acutal/Estimated) Others involved
    DPC Complex, Calicut 5 Crores Ar. Chithra K
    Multipurpose Complex, Calicut University 10 Crores (Estimated) Dr. P P Anilkumar,
    Dept of Architecture
    Attappady Hill Area Development, Palakkad 15 Crores

    Dr. P P Anilkumar, Ar. Chithra,
    Ar. Mohd. Firoz,

    Ar. Bimal
    Dept of Architecture

    Acoustical and Interior Design of Multi-purpose Auditorium for Koyilandy Municipality, Kerala 8 Lakhs Dr. P P Anilkumar

     

     

    Areas of Research Interests

    Urban Planning, Urban Transportation Planning, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Urban Planning, Sustainable Development, Comfort Studies in Built Environment, Building Technology

    Contribution to Continuing Education

    Courses Conducted/LECTURES DELIVERED

     1. Conducted a Summer Term Course on “Architectural Photography” in May 2005.

     2. Delivered Expert Lecture for the National Workshop on “Energy Efficient Buildings” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Calicut in October 2011.

     3. Delivered Expert Lecture for the Short Term Course on “Interior Design with special emphasis on   Indoor Landscaping” conducted in January 2003. 

     

    Training Programs Attended

    MAJOR AREAS

    Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning

    Sustainable Urban Transportation Planning

    Sustainable Habitat

    Environmental Impact Assessment of Development Projects

    Intelligent and Green Building Design

    Seismic Resistant Building Design and Seismic Evaluation                 

    Geosynthetic Construction

    Ferrocement and Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete

    New Building Materials

    Ekistics

    Research Methodology

    Computer Aided Design and Modelling

    Software Engineering

    Pedagogy

    Professional Memberships

    Life Member, Institution of Engineers (India) (AM 086144/0)

    Life Member, Institution of Town Planners India (AITP 97-51)

    Life Member, Indian Society of Technical Education (LM 27569 )

    Life Member, Indian Road Congress (29768/2004)

    Computational And Linguistic Skills

    COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

    Programming Languages known

    Fortran and C++

    Software acquaintance

    AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Microsoft Office, Arc View

    Operating Systems known

    Windows and Linux

     

     

    LINGUISTIC SKILLS

    Read, Write and Speak

    English, Hindi, Malayalam

    Read and Write only

    Arabic, Tamil and Kannada

    Mother tongue

    Malayalam

    Countries Visited

    • United States of America (Chicago and Syracuse)
    • Japan (Osaka and Kyoto)
    • Taiwan (Taichung and Taipei)
    • Hong Kong
    • Singapore
    • Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru)
    • Nepal

    Academic Achievements

    • Second Rank in Master of City Planning at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    • First Rank in B. Tech in Calicut University
    • Awarded Merit cum Means Scholarship during the Under-graduate studies

    Administrative And Academic Responsibilities

    Major Contribution to Academics

    DEVELOPMENT/modernization of laboratory      

    Modernization of CAAD Laboratory for the Department of Architecture involving about 30 Lakhs on CAAD Terminals and related Software.

    Modernization of Building Science Laboratory in the Department of Architecture by   procuring Equipment especially in the field of Non-Destructive Testing

    DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC COURSES

    Courses at the Post Graduate /PhD level:

    Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning and

    Remote Sensing and its application in Urban Planning

    DEVELOPMENT OF manuals/course material

    Manual for Building Science Laboratory and 

    Exercise Book for Architectural Graphics

    DEVELOPMENT OF academic Record files

    Developed a system of Academic Record Files for easy maintenance and monitoring of    Academic Progress of Students