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Webinar: Pedestrian wind comfort and safety guidelines with UrbaWind® in Canada

Apr 1, 2026

How to ensure pedestrian wind comfort an safety in Canada, in complex urban environments?

Urban wind is rarely intuitive. Between building layouts, local acceleration effects and national guidelines, small design choices can significantly impact comfort, or even safety.

This webinar focuses on Canadian case studies. With Shannon Testart form SLR Consulting (Canada), an UrbaWind® user since 2013, we will show how wind comfort is assessed on real projects.

You will see how guidelines are applied in practice, and how the lead to concrete design decisions. From comfort criteria to CFD-based mappings, the session brings a clear and operational approach to urban wind assessment.

Pedestrian wind comfort and safety guidelines with UrbaWind® in Canada

Wednesday, April 15th – 10:30 AM (UTC-4)

Program:

1. Pedestrian wind comfort criteria

2. Guidelines for wind comfort

3. Influence of master plan on comfort mappings

4. UrbaWind®: a CFD tool dedicated to assessing the pedestrian wind comfort

5. Projects in Canada

6. Q&A session

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Speakers and experts

Shannon Testart

Shannon Testart

3D Modelling, Microclimate Technologist at SLR Consulting (Canada)

Guillaume Caniot

Guillaume Caniot

Urban Climatology Expert and Technical Manager of the Urban Product Line, METEODYN

Guillaume Vervout

Guillaume Vervout

Business Manager of the Urban Product Line, METEODYN