-
Overview
Significant addition in Paris
The Tour Generali will be France's tallest building when completed in 2011.
It will offer its occupants many sustainable features including natural ventilation, solar and wind power.
-
Services
- Preliminary estimates provided for motion, structural and cladding loads and pedestrian comfort.
- Wind tunnel studies of cladding design pressures, structural loads and pedestrian comfort.
- Wind tunnels studies of impacts on key curtain wall pressures (and pedestrian level winds) neighboring buildings.
- Assessment of wind energy potential.
- Mapping of coefficients of pressure to validate natural ventilation design by architect.
- Review of potential aeroacoustic noise issues.
-
Benefits
Informed early design decisions: Through preliminary design reviews, informed early design decisions for wind energy potential, aeroacoustic noise and building motions.
Pressure integration: Pressure measurements used not only for curtain wall design, but also for design of the natural ventilation system.
Defined pressures for natural ventilation: To develop coefficients of pressure to assist in design of natural ventilation.
Reduced risk: Potential wind impacts on key neighboring buildings were assessed.
Mitigated undesirable winds: Wind comfort at pedestrian areas around nearby buildings and pedestrian bridges was assessed and mitigation developed.
Consulting in the science of buildings, structures and environment
RWDI
Prev
Next