Mr. Taneja holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Master’s degree in Control systems and a Ph.D. degree in Systems Sciences and Operations Research from New York University. He is a licensed professional engineer and active in power generation and distribution, sustainability, energy – efficiency. innovative technologies, operations and maintenance issues. Dr. Taneja has more than 35 years of diversified experience in the area of design, construction, operations and maintenance of large facilities, including the United Nations Headquarters, General Electric Headquarters, US General Services Administration and a 17 years in the Infrastructure Development for hospitals, court houses and varied commercial, industrial and historical facilities.
Dr. Taneja was a student Member of ASHRAE starting in 1970 and has been a full time member of ASHRAE since 1976. He was nominated ASHRAE fellow in 2015. He has served on different Chapter and Technical Committees and has been a Member of the Board of Governors of ASHRAE NY Chapter since the year 2002. He was the Program and Student Committee Chairman and President of ASHRAE NY Chapter during 2008-2009. Thereafter, he was the “Regional Vice Chair” for Student Activities for ASHRAE Region 1. He served as a “Distinguished Lecturer” for ASHRAE for FY 2012-2014 and 2016-18 conducting seminars on technology adoption, smart buildings, transformation of facilities management, operations, maintenance and staff development.. In addition to being a Board Member of ASHRAE NY, Mr. Taneja was also a Board Member of the USGBC, New York Chapter which has lot of synergies in partnering with ASHRAE towards Energy Efficiency & Sustainability issues. He has been an active member of ASME, IFMA and USGBC.
