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Explore viable options

Explore viable options

Explore viable options Avoid rework during schematic design by focusing only on feasible approaches.

Generate useful content fast

Generate useful content fast

Quickly access all the graphics and talking points you need to introduce climate factors early.

Keep your design moving forward

Keep your design moving forward

Make a clear case to clients and colleagues for a winning concept.

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Shading and glazing

Shading and glazing

Quickly identify the most effective shading strategies, and the trade-offs in increasing glazing for each face of your building.

Architectural response

Architectural response

Connect the dots between the climate and your building type, and arrive at the best architectural design response.

Daylighting

Daylighting

Get inspiration on how to bring good daylight into your design through high-level windows and the roof.

Outside spaces

Outside spaces

Find out which strategies and combinations provide the most value in extending the use of outside space.

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