Buildings and Infrastructure
Explore our solutions dedicated to wind safety, comfort, energy production, and climate change adaptation for buildings and infrastructure.
Our software and services ensure wind safety during and after construction, optimize comfort, and ensure long-term durability.
+20 years
of wind engineering and climate analysis expertise
CFD technology
for accurate modeling of wind flows in urban environments.”
+700
aerodynamic studies conducted on buildings and urban infrastructure
Tailor-made
of all sizes, on all types of terrain, even complex ones.
Safe structures, efficient buildings, sustainable cities
We model the effects of wind flow and solar radiation on structures and in the urban master plan to mitigate risks and ensure worker safety, provide comfortable spaces, and improve building energy efficiency.
Our expertise in CFD simulation and local climatology optimizes your architectural and urban planning projects in accordance with current building or comfort standards.
Construction Site Safety
Buildings or Lightweight Structures
Urban Comfort
Urban Renewable Energy
Impact of Climate Change
on Cities & Buildings
- Construction Site Safety
- Buildings or Lightweight Structures
- Urban Comfort
- Urban Renewable Energy
- Impact of Climate Change
Secured cranes and lifting equipment
We offer solutions to ensure the wind safety of your construction equipment, such as cranes and lifting equipment.
Our modeling tools characterize airflow in urban environments and enable the assessment of local wind characteristics, affected by the presence of buildings and/or topography.
Our site-specific effects expertise assesses the impact of wind on cranes and lifting equipment, and provides solutions to mitigate the impact of these site effects.
Secured buildings or pylons
The wind design of structures such as buildings, steel frames, or lattice towers is critical to the safety of people, the durability of structures, and compliance with standards such as Eurocode 1.
Structural failure due to excessive wind loads can cause structures to collapse, but oversizing them is economically costly.
An accurate assessment of the reference wind speed and the peak dynamic pressure exerted on structures is essential for designing them to withstand high winds and storms.
Comfortable cities and buildings
It is essential to consider the climatic dimension for comfortable indoor and outdoor spaces for users.
Outdoors, the wind can create uncomfortable windy corridors for pedestrians. The sun, on the other hand, can create stifling heat islands.
Indoors, wind and sunlight contribute to bioclimatic design through solar gain and natural ventilation, reducing energy consumption of homes and enhancing their comfort.
Accurate modeling of wind and solar irradiance enables identifying discomfort sources, addressing them, and optimizing spaces and structures.
Plus energy buildings
Yesterday an energy consumer, the city of tomorrow will be passive, self-consuming and energy-producing.
Integrating solar panels and small wind turbines into buildings reduces their environmental footprint and dependence on fossil fuels.
Numerical simulations accurately model solar irradiance and wind flows in the built environment, optimizing the positioning of renewable energy systems according to topography and local characteristics, while accurately computing their annual energy production at a lower cost.
Resilient Cities and Infrastructure
Climate change is putting increasing pressure on cities and their infrastructure. To prevent its impact, it is imperative to accurately assess the climate hazards threatening them.
By analyzing historical data, it is possible to map climate projections, define future trends in temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather events to anticipate their impact on cities and their infrastructures, and develop effective adaptation strategies to increase their resilience and climatic regulation.
News
Webinar: How to properly use wind data in wind comfort analysis?
Many parameters can affect the quality of wind data used for urban projects : the rugosity and orography between the weather station and the project site, their height, the data characteristics...
Webinar: How to properly use wind data in wind comfort analysis?
Many parameters can affect the quality of wind data used for urban projects: the rugosity and orography between the weather station and the project site, their height, the data characteristics (time...
White paper: Atmospheric boundary layer modelling
From the general characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer to the impact of thermal effects and stability on turbulence, passing through the Monin-Obukhov’s similarity theory, this white paper covers all the knowledge needed for the atmospheric boundary layer modeling.
WHITE PAPER – Pedestrian Wind Comfort
Moving from theory to practice, this white paper will guide you through the numerical evaluation of pedestrian wind comfort in urban environments and provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the subject.