Sustainable Building Design Consultation and Simulations

How we help

• Energy simulation
• Natural ventilation
• Daylight simulation
• Dynamic thermal simulation
• Whole building air flows
• Envelope thermal performance using RWDI-Skin^TM
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Energy audits
• LEED^®

Passive Performance

• natural ventilation
• daylighting
• thermal mass
• solar shading
• site and orientation

Renewable Energy

• photovoltaics
• solar hot water
• combined heat and power
• wind energy

RWDI-Skin^TM

• optimizing thermal performance of facades (glass selection, shading)
• minimizing solar gains
• maximizing ventilation performance
• providing thermal comfort at minimum energy cost

Performance of HVAC & Controls

• advise on mechanical design during concept and detailed design
• advise on practical and efficient operation for simple and advanced control scenarios

LEED^® Certification & Incentives

• we assist with LEED^® goals – Certification, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Living Building
• studies and simulations for incentive programs

News

20071225: Dubai must focus on sustainable energy plan from khaleejtimes.com.

20071225: Need To Focus On Sustainable Energy Modelling For High Rise Buildings from dubaicityguide.com.

20071225: Dubai needs to focus on sustainable design for buildings, says expert from gulfnews.com.

20071207: How to engineer our environment - survive and prosper in world that is built for change

20070731: RWDI’s Sustainable Design Capabilities Have Increased!

Brochure

RWDI's Sustainable Design Brochure