From deep practice to global platform.

NashZero is built by an engineering team with decades of experience in high-performance buildings and green-building software. We are turning that domain expertise into a physics-first workflow for net-zero design.

Our mission

To bring site truth to Day One, helping teams make definitive design decisions early and eliminate late-stage redesigns.

Leadership & pedigree.

The team behind the engineering logic of the IFC/World Bank EDGE platform, now building NashZero.

Portrait of Chaithra Rajashekar, CEO
IFC/EDGE PRINCIPAL
CEO

Chaithra Rajashekar

Chaithra has contributed to the development and architecture of the IFC/World Bank EDGE Green Building Certification software over the past 15 years. She brings more than 17 years of domain expertise in net-zero strategy, embodied carbon analysis and water-positive systems. Today she leads NashZero full-time, turning deep industry knowledge into a scalable SaaS platform.

  • Net-zero strategy
  • Embodied carbon
  • Water management
  • Strategic leadership
Portrait of Ashok A Sanadi, CTO
MEP SYS ARCHITECT
CTO

Ashok A Sanadi

Ashok served as a lead technical architect for the HVAC and MEP logic powering the global EDGE tool. With over 25 years of experience developing the engineering engines behind high-performance buildings, green codes and net-zero delivery across India and international markets, he combines enterprise software architecture with deep mechanical domain expertise.

  • HVAC optimisation
  • Green codes
  • Net-zero design
  • Computational engines
Portrait of Mahesh Basavanna, Founder & Chairman
FOUNDER / McD BERL
Founder & Chairman

Mahesh Basavanna

Mahesh is the original founder of McD BERL, with over 28 years of experience in high-performance engineering, sustainable MEP design and simulation-led building optimisation. Having contributed to the domain architecture of the World Bank's IFC/EDGE platform for 15 years, he gives NashZero industry credibility, trusted corporate networks and access to an initial pipeline of pilot projects.

  • Net-zero innovation
  • Building physics
  • Sustainable infrastructure
  • Venture growth

Built on a proven foundation.

Our heritage · McD BERL

NashZero is backed by a 24-year consulting network. The platform's logic is informed by real-world data and operating insight gathered across decades of leadership in sustainable engineering.

Years of sustainability & MEP leadership
24+
Sq. ft. of high-performance buildings delivered
17M+
Projects executed across global markets
300+
Active projects in our network for early software pilots
100+

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