Case Study: DLR Group accelerates sustainable building design with SimScale

DLR Group accelerates design iterations 2-3x with SimScale

DLR Group, an integrated design firm, faced challenges in maximizing building efficiency for LEED certification, validating HVAC performance to prevent condensation, and ensuring pedestrian wind comfort. Their global engineering team required a broad CFD simulation capability to de-risk novel design concepts early and avoid costly late-stage changes, but was constrained by slow, hardware-limited desktop software. They turned to SimScale's cloud-native simulation platform to address these needs.

By implementing SimScale, DLR Group accelerated design iterations by 2-3x, enabling rapid, data-driven decisions through real-time collaboration in remote meetings. The solution allowed them to analyze thermal, HVAC, and wind comfort scenarios with multi-physics capabilities, which de-risked novel concepts early in the process. This prevented costly rework and protected project budgets and timelines, as demonstrated on their project for the New Schools of VIDE.

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