Indoor climate & air quality
Office spaces
Optimisation and validation of HVAC system performance
Increase productivity through optimal thermal comfort
Thermal comfort is essential for high-performing office environments, directly impacting employee productivity and wellbeing. However, standard building energy simulations often fall short in accurately predicting real indoor comfort conditions.
With advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, including indoor airflow and thermal comfort analysis, you gain detailed insight into airflow patterns, temperature distribution, and occupant comfort at workstation level. This enables more effective office HVAC optimization, improved indoor air quality, and smarter climate control strategies.
Investing in CFD-driven design results in healthier workplaces, higher productivity, and future-proof office spaces.
Our Clients
We provide advanced CFD-based indoor airflow analysis for a wide range of clients who typically lack the specialized expertise or computational resources to perform these simulations in-house.
We primarily support:
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- Engineering and consultancy firms involved in office and building design
- HVAC engineers responsible for ventilation and climate control systems
- Project teams working on new-build and refurbished projects
Our Services
Our CFD studies help clients optimize and validate HVAC system performance under real-world office conditions. We typically start from a base design provided by the HVAC engineer and assess worst-case scenarios in terms of high occupancy density, internal heat loads, and external climate conditions.
Based on simulation results, we provide recommendations to improve system performance and occupant comfort, including:
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- Optimization of supply and exhaust system type, size, and positioning
- Adjustment of supply air flow rates
- Optimization of supply air temperature and distribution strategies
- Evaluation of shading systems (type, placement, and control strategy)
- Strategic positioning of furniture and workstations
The final deliverables include a comprehensive technical report demonstrating compliance with thermal comfort and indoor air quality standards, as well as an optimized HVAC and office layout design developed in close collaboration with the full design team.
How we work
Our CFD analysis process follows a structured and transparent workflow:
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- Definition of the scope of the project based on building geometry, HVAC system design, applicable thermal comfort standards, external conditions (e.g. outdoor temperature and solar radiation), and multiple occupancy scenarios
- Definition of boundary conditions based on worst-case scenarios, regulatory requirements, or client specifications
- Optionally: Use of Building Energy Simulations (BES) to determine critical periods (days and hours)
- Execution of initial CFD simulations
- Analysis of airflow, temperature distribution, thermal radiation, and comfort indicators
- Identification of optimization or mitigation measures in close collaboration with stakeholders
- Iterative simulations and validation of improvements
- Analysis of updated results
- Documentation of the methodology, assumptions, and results in a detailed technical report
- Presentation of findings to clients and, if required, to authorities or other stakeholders
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Relevant Projects
Thermal climate – The Edge
Thermal climate – The Edge
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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