Design | Solutions | Integration

Providing ideas, concepts, solutions and analysis to support and optimize high performance building design.

Every market sector can benefit from a range of consulting services from RWDI.  While we have provided services for virtually every type of project on every continent, we put forth our collaborative culture to provide a holistic approach for projects that can benefit from our Consulting Process, experience and resources.

Commercial + Residential

From small ocean-side condominiums to the world’s tallest office buildings, RWDI’s vast experience and expertise help the design team achieve safe, economical buildings with highly usable space.

Sports

The interaction of the environment with the architectural and structural features of a sports facility has significant impact on the facility, spectators, athletes, and the play of the game.

RWDI brings many capabilities to its sports facility studies around the world, with the result being comfortable, safer and more economical venues that will help attract spectators.

Hospitality + Entertainment

Key to the design of any hospitality or entertainment venue is the enjoyment, comfort and safety of the people that use them.

RWDI’s experience with such projects in all climates and locations can assist the design team in creating a pleasant visitor experience in sustainable high performing facilities inside and outside.

Transportation

Transportation projects benefit from a high level of design consultation and analysis so that they may be safe, efficient, comfortable and have minimal impact on the environment.

Bridges

RWDI specializes in wind and structure interactions; from long-span vehicular bridges to pedestrian bridges, from new bridges to bridge renovations. Our wind engineering services are tailored to meet the objectives of each individual bridge project.

RWDI's Bridge Consulting services are greatly preferred the world over. We have the world leaders in bridge wind engineering, great support staff, and the capabilities (such as proprietary software and wind tunnels) needed to provide confidence to the bridge design team.

Airports

RWDI has provided consulting services for airports throughout the world.

Airports must be designed with the highest consideration for impacts on the built environment affecting the comfort and health of facility users and the integrity of the facilities themselves.

Unique Structures

A deep knowledge of the interaction of wind and structures means that RWDI’s team of engineers and scientists can work closely with clients to help engineer remarkable, complex projects with a unique character.

Science + Technology

RWDI's expertise is highly applicable to laboratories, whether examining issues pertaining to ventilation, exhaust dispersion or the building's performance related to wind and snow impacts.  Complex equipment and ventilation systems in today's sophisticated laboratories also require careful design attention and benefit from RWDI's expertise and use of specialized tools, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling and vibration monitoring.

RWDI responds cost effectively to industry's continuing need for increased plant productivity by providing practical engineering expertise and solutions for air quality and noise issues.  For pharmaceutical plants, RWDI can offer a wide range of services for environmental issues and process optimization.

Education

Like small cities, university and college campuses have an array of interrelated design issues that need to be considered for their built environment, often including recreational and sports facilities, residential buildings, teaching and research laboratories, libraries, and offices. 

RWDI has studied entire campus areas, and individual buildings to assist facility planners and designers with such diverse issues as exhaust dispersion, wind and snow effects on people and buildings, energy efficiency, ventilation, and noise.

Healthcare

RWDI's capabilities are applied to many issues affecting the design of new or expanding health care facilities, from structural integrity the impact of exhaust systems on fresh air intakes, to the enhancement of visual, thermal and acoustical comfort.

The best time to consider the impact or influence of these issues is early in any new design or retrofit project.  RWDI offers timely, cost-effective consulting to help designers  address design callenges early to avoid problems and minimize re-design at a later stage.

Urban Planning

RWDI’s multi-disciplinary expertise in microclimate and sustainable design is a perfect fit for assisting Urban Planners in creating successful environmentally responsive designs.  Our experts provide an integrated approach while working collaboratively with the design team through all stages of design.

Understanding the regional influences and characteristics of a site is the foundation of an integrated design to create comfortable spaces.  The design team will make informed decisions along the way when assisted by RWDI’s deep multi-disciplinary experience that is coupled with a vast array of analytical methods and tools.