Asif studied energy efficient building with Robert and Brenda Vale and Sue Roaf before joining ZEDfactory. Asif has also worked with a range of research groups including Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) and Mobile Architecture and Building Environmental Laboratory (MABEL). At ZEDfactory Asif was employed to detail BedZED and since then has been involved on a range of projects from SkyZED to Jubilee Wharf which he was site architect for in Penryn in Cornwall. He is also involved in ZEDproducts development such as the wind cowl and has undertook academic lecturing and teaching at various academic institutions from Deakin University in Australia to University of East London. He has previously worked for T P Bennet Partnership on a wide range of commercial projects prior to his diploma course.