Sustainable Design Academy

Assessing pedestrian comfort in urban areas is an important consideration in the architectural workflow. The way wind is experienced on ground level affects pedestrian comfort, safety and even the financial returns on urban developments and its surrounding commercial activities. 

We are providing you with the full workshop from Ingrid Cloud below. In this session you will learn:

• What every architect and urban designer should know about wind simulations 
• The basic parameters for conducting a Wind Comfort Study 
• How to accurately assess pedestrian wind comfort using Computational Fluid Dynamics

We will explore these main principles using an example case study from the City of London’s Financial District. 

About Ingrid Cloud

Ingrid Cloud is a software and service solution for professional wind simulations. The online platform offers an easy-to-use interface, and simulations are performed with a fully automated workflow using Ingrid Cloud’s proprietary, self-learning algorithms. Full computerisation increases accuracy and eliminates costly human errors. Our innovation is the result of a spin-out from world leading research conducted over more than a decade by a team of researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2014, the team was awarded a grant from the European Research Council with the purpose of commercialising this research, and our vision has supported these efforts, and accomplished many more achievements since then. Our team consists of brilliant researchers within computational fluid mechanics, numerical analysis and high performance computing; backed up by experienced developers, marketers and management. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.ingridcloud.com/

About the Presenter

Jeanette Spühler, Ph.D. Simulation Engineer

Jeanette is a seasoned CFD engineer at Ingrid Cloud. Her fields of expertise include mathematical and numerical modelling, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction. She joined Ingrid Cloud as a CFD Engineer in 2017, where she develops accurate, efficient and automated solutions of differential equations using large scale simulations. She received her M.S. in mathematics from ETH Zurich and a Ph.D. in numerical analysis from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She works closely with architects and urban designers to enable a smooth and efficient workflow for their wind analysis.