Orbital Stack
Orbital Stack is an AI and CFD web-based software that provides earlier qualitative guidance, comparing a large number of design options while highlighting any potential wind and thermal comfort red flags. It allows for the realization of a variety of climate-conscious, high-performance developments not previously feasible due to cost and/or time constraints associated with traditional studies.
Orbital Stack is the first digital climate-analysis tool built by global leaders in wind and microclimate engineering using real wind tunnel data. It is truly a game-changer for the architecture and building design sector, offering our clients direct access to wind comfort and safety analysis, thermal comfort and shadowing analysis, and cladding pressure simulations. This means architects can run their own wind simulations and quickly understand the climate impacts of their proposed building designs from the start, making decisions that result in higher performing and more resilient projects.
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Replica
See your city better. For those whose work shapes the built environment, who need to understand the impacts, trade-offs and nuances of the decisions they make, Replica is a data platform that makes complex, rapidly-changing urban ecosystems easier to understand. what we do the replica platform Replica is an enterprise data platform that delivers critical insights about the built environment. Our analytical engine provides a collective representation of the built environment– including people, mobility, economic activity, and land use. what we offer replica products Weekly mobility and economic insights, nationwide, at census-tract level fidelity. Detailed, activity-based travel models, region and time-specific. Asset Forecasting and impact analysis, built on Places data. our impact metropolitan transportation authority New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the country’s largest public transit authority, engaged Replica to support its implementation
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ENVI-met
ENVI-met is a 3D microclimate simulation software. The software is used for a wide range of applications, including urban planning, building design, and energy efficiency, considering not only one single climate parameter, but all of them. ENVI-met can simulate a variety of climate conditions, including day- and night-time temperatures, humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation in cities. The software can also simulate the effects of different building materials, such as glass and stone, on the climate of the surrounding environments. The program is used to predict the effects of urban design changes on the microclimate environment and human thermal comfort for people in cities worldwide. As climate change is having a major impact on our planet, it is essential, that more healthier and resilient cities are developed. To support these goals ENVI-met can be used to assess the potential of new buildings, green spaces, and urban planning and to make informed decisions.
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MetroQuest
Tired of input from the same narrow group of people? By making public involvement fun with MetroQuest, it’s common to engage 2,000 to 10,000+ survey participants across a broad demographic, including those hard to reach, traditionally underrepresented audiences. Finally, broad support for your plans. MetroQuest brings planners and citizens on the same page by simplifying public participation in complex planning projects. It’s optimized to educate the public and quickly collect informed input that’s reliable. Participants can see the impact of their choices in mini-games to learn about planning alternatives and trade-offs based on their own priorities. MetroQuest is optimized to give decision-makers the confidence they need to make critical public investment decisions. That means both quantity and quality – engaging thousands of people from a broad demographic and collecting quantifiable, trustworthy input to better support urban and transportation planning decisions.
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