Point Zero Studio

Climate strategy & advisory · Regenerative design · Human experiential design

We engage at point zero.

With Point Zero Studio, architects, owners and developers get fast expert advice on climate risk, adaptation, carbon emissions, building design and human experiential design.

  • Boutique by design. Expert by definition.
  • Experience, first principles, and AI-powered analysis, applied both upstream and downstream of design and construction.
  • Owner & capital planWhich asset, which year, centralized vs. decentralized
  • Lender & insurerClimate risk priorities defined, exposure already priced into the debt
  • Design teamHow building form, materials and systems create long-term value
  • Operations40 years of running cost and comfort
Owner & capital plan Which asset, which year, centralized vs. decentralized Lender & insurer Climate risk priorities defined, exposure already priced into the debt Design team How building form, materials and systems create long-term value Operations 40 years of running cost and comfort Point zero Decision leverage Concept Schematic Documents Construction Operation Point Zero Studio stays on the line: target setting, whole-life carbon, peer review Upstream · the plan is still open Tie multiple stakeholders’ priorities into one decision. Downstream · the plan is being built The same judgment applied through delivery.

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UpstreamAn expert answer to connect the dots between stakeholders. DownstreamThe same judgment applied through delivery.

Technical authority

Deep expertise in building physics, regenerative design, decarbonization.

Hybrid positioning

Equally fluent in technical detail and boardroom strategy. AI-powered analysis compresses the research cycle, so senior time goes to judgment.

Why Point Zero?
  • Compressed research and analysis cycles
  • Critical thinking and judgment
  • High-value advice to clients
Services

Services built around the decisions a project has to make

Advisory

Portfolio Carbon Reduction, Climate Risk and Climate Adaptation

Which assets are exposed, what it costs, and when to act.

Building Design and Construction

Environmental Design, Whole Life Carbon & Human Experience

Carbon, performance, and comfort resolved through design development.

Retainer

Standing advice as needed

Portfolio tracking, peer review, and incentive sequencing: retained, not scoped per project.

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Method

Analysis in service of a decision.

Technical work earns its place by changing what someone does: decision first, analysis second.

  1. One

    Frame the decision.

    What the number must answer, who acts on it, and when. Late analysis is a record, not advice.

  2. Two

    Analyze at the right depth.

    The lightest analysis that resolves the question. Depth goes where the decision turns on it.

  3. Three

    State the basis.

    Every output carries its assumptions, the vintage of its data, and critical drivers.

Projects

Selected projects

Delivered as principal-in-charge at Atelier Ten unless noted.

Civic & cultural

  • Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX

    LMN Architects, Page, JE Dunn, Turner

    Zero Carbon Certification, LEED Gold

  • Confidential aquarium, Atlanta, GA

    Confidential client

    LEED Silver

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA

    Snøhetta and EHDD Architects

    LEED Gold

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art decarbonization roadmap, San Francisco, CA

    SFMOMA Facilities

  • King County Civic Center master plan, Seattle, WA

    Northeastern Studio

  • Carbon and ESG strategy, Australia

    National Film and Sound Archive

Education

  • Viterbi Vision Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA

    NBBJ

    LEED Gold target

  • Stanford University Data Science and Computation Complex, Stanford, CA

    LMN Architects

  • Weill Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, CA

    Mark Cavagnero Associates and SmithGroup

    LEED Gold

  • Long Beach Center for Professional and International Education, Long Beach, CA

    ZGF Architects

    LEED Platinum equivalence, net zero energy

  • Biomedical Innovation Building, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    ZGF Architects

    LEED Gold

  • Northeastern University Oakland campus masterplan, Oakland, CA

    BIG

  • Pepperdine University resilience study, Malibu, CA

    University facilities and capital planning

Life science

  • Weill Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, CA

    Mark Cavagnero Associates and SmithGroup

    LEED Gold

  • Biomedical Innovation Building, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    ZGF Architects

    LEED Gold

  • Viterbi Vision Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA

    NBBJ

    LEED Gold target

Healthcare

  • Cedars-Sinai new patient bed tower, Los Angeles, CA

    NBBJ

    LEED Gold

  • Cedars-Sinai existing hospital, Los Angeles, CA

    NBBJ

    LEED Silver

  • Kaiser Permanente embodied carbon guidelines

    Kaiser Permanente

Offices

  • 917 Page Mill, Stanford, CA

    Heather Young Architects and Stanford Real Estate

  • Park Habitat, San Jose, CA

    Kengo Kuma and Westbank

    LEED Platinum, zero-carbon and WELL Ready targets

  • Adobe North Tower, San Jose, CA

    Gensler

    LEED Gold, net zero carbon

  • Uber Headquarters, San Francisco, CA

    SHoP Architects

    LEED Gold, WELL Gold

  • Stanford Research Park existing buildings decarbonization, Stanford, CA

    Stanford Real Estate

  • Atlassian portfolio sustainability framework

    ZGF Architects

Mixed use

  • The Habitat, Los Angeles, CA

    Steinberg Hart

    LEED Gold target

  • Bank of Italy, San Jose, CA

    BIG and Westbank

    LEED Platinum, zero-carbon and WELL Ready targets

  • The Orchard, San Jose, CA

    WRNS Studio and Westbank

    LEED Platinum, zero-carbon and WELL Ready targets

  • Arbor, San Jose, CA

    Studio Gang and Westbank

    LEED Platinum, zero-carbon and WELL Ready targets

Sports & entertainment

  • Oakland A’s sustainability plan, Oakland, CA

    Oakland Athletics

  • Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX

    LMN Architects, Page, JE Dunn, Turner

    Zero Carbon Certification, LEED Gold

Portfolio & master planning

  • Northeastern University Oakland campus masterplan, Oakland, CA

    BIG

  • King County Civic Center master plan, Seattle, WA

    Northeastern Studio

  • LEED Mastersite, San Francisco, CA

    UCSF Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses

  • Stanford University campus-wide sustainability consulting, Stanford, CA

    Stanford facilities and capital planning

  • Stanford Research Park existing buildings decarbonization, Stanford, CA

    Stanford Real Estate

  • Atlassian portfolio sustainability framework

    ZGF Architects

Advisory & guidelines

  • Kaiser Permanente embodied carbon guidelines

    Kaiser Permanente

  • Carbon and ESG strategy, Australia

    National Film and Sound Archive

  • Pepperdine University resilience study, Malibu, CA

    University facilities and capital planning

  • Stanford University embodied carbon baseline and guidelines, Stanford, CA

    Stanford facilities and capital planning

  • Stanford University campus-wide sustainability consulting, Stanford, CA

    Stanford facilities and capital planning

  • Atlassian portfolio sustainability framework

    ZGF Architects

Insights
    About

    Point Zero Studio

    Boutique by design. Expert by definition.

    200+
    Projects delivered
    20
    Years in building science
    2026
    Founded

    Led by Shruti Kasarekar, an architect and building scientist with nearly two decades at Arup and Atelier Ten, where she led the US environmental design practice and the San Francisco office.

    Her work sits where building physics meets decision making: whole-life carbon, energy and daylight, comfort, decarbonization, across SFMOMA, Uber's headquarters, Adobe's Founders Tower, and 200-plus projects.

    She founded the studio to put expert judgment, not billable hours, at the center of the work. Rigorous analysis is backed with critical thinking and AI-powered analytical tools.

    Point Zero Studio is a minority woman-owned business.

    Shruti Kasarekar, founder of Point Zero Studio

    LEED AP · ASHRAE BEMP
    MS Building Science, B.Arch
    Founder, IBPSA-USA San Francisco Bay Area chapter
    IBPSA-USA Outstanding Practice Award, 2018
    ASHRAE Professional Examination Subcommittee, 2009 to 2017
    CBE Industry Board Chair, 2024 to 2026

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    Contact

    Have a hard problem worth brainstorming?

    contact@studiopointzero.com