A little about us ..
ps collective is a research-based practice working since 2008 at the intersection of planning, energy systems, and the built environment. We support climate-responsive development across buildings, cities, industry, and the electricity grid through modeling, analysis, and collaborative implementation.
We are designers, planners, modellers and researchers working across buildings, cities, communities, regions and the electricity grid. We specialise in systems-based decision support for climate-responsive development. Our practice model is collaborative, interdisciplinary and implementation-oriented.
What we do
We support climate-responsive planning and implementation across buildings, cities, industry and the electricity grid. Our work combines stakeholder engagement, analysis, modelling, decision support systems in the following focus areas.
We combine qualitative and quantitative methods across social, economic, environment and technological dimensions. Our work connects evidence, policy and implementation in real contexts and through collaborative partnerships.
We work with public agencies, utilities, academic institutions, industry partners and civil society organisations to design analytical frameworks and pilot climate-responsive solutions.
A little about us ..
ps collective is a research-based practice working since 2008 at the intersection of planning, energy systems, and the built environment. We support climate-responsive development across buildings, cities, industry, and the electricity grid through modeling, analysis, and collaborative implementation.
Our work integrates planning support systems, distributed energy resources, demand flexibility and decision-support models to enable low-carbon transitions grounded in feasibility and context. We combine qualitative and quantitative approaches across spatial, economic and technological domains, connecting research and implementation in real settings.
Who we are
We are designers, planners, modellers and researchers working across scales and sectors. Our expertise spans building science, urban planning, economics, modelling, machine learning, policy, and technology systems.
Our collective includes core members and project-specific collaborators. We work with academic partners, utilities, regulators, industry organisations, and civil society institutions to design and implement solutions in real contexts.
The creative team
Saket Sarraf, PhD
Principal, Founder
Planning, energy systems, modelling, policy
B.Arch IIT Kharagpur; MUP, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Parul Choudhary
Architect-Planner, Co-Founder
Architecture, heritage, community planning, sustainable food systems
B.Arch SPA Delhi; MUP, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Vidya Bhamidi
Urban Planner
Architecture, Energy efficiency, Sustainability
B,Arch JNAFAU; MUP UC Berkeley
Arvind Thanvi
Technology Advisor
Technology systems, social initiatives, entrepreneurship
B.Arch IIT Kharagpur
Veena Shirsath
Economist
Economics, modelling, machine learning
MS Duke, B.A. Economics (Hons.), AU Ahmedabad
Shreya Bansal
Research Intern
Yagnik P
Job Title
Ridhi Bharadwaj
Research Intern