A specialist in pharmaceutical, healthcare and industrial HVAC, B Gautham Baliga serves as Director at OPAL HVAC Engineers Pvt Ltd. He chaired the Ishrae Institute of Excellence and is now the Chair of the Healthcare Technical Group, which has developed an India specific guide for sir conditioning of healthcare facilities. He is a member of Expert Committee on 140 for WHO. He is on the ISHRAE Distinguished Lecturer panel for cleanrooms and healthcare