{"id":68102,"date":"2023-03-22T12:36:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/?page_id=68102"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:16:50","slug":"urban-microclimate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/simulations\/urban-microclimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Microclimate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hw-section hw-section--largeSpacing hw-genericPageTitle hw-genericPageTitle--background\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/03\/wind-engineering-banner-3-1024x299.jpg\" class=\"hw-genericPageTitle__image-background\" alt=\"wind engineering wind loads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/03\/wind-engineering-banner-3-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/03\/wind-engineering-banner-3-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/03\/wind-engineering-banner-3-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/03\/wind-engineering-banner-3.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>  \n    <div class=\"hw-contentWrap\">\n\n    \n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Urban Microclimate Simulations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Optimize urban and building designs for wind comfort and natural ventilation using cloud-based CFD simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignCenter \">\n    <a href=\"\/request-demo\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--green  \"     >\n        Request Demo    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--noTopPadding hw-section--mediumBottomPadding hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-imgDropShadow\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CFD for Wind Analysis and Thermal Comfort<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind comfort and thermal comfort in public spaces and private spaces are essential factors in ensuring good and safe living conditions. In urban microclimates, wind engineering is at the core of the design cycles of buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With complex urban areas and modern architectural designs, high-performance analysis tools are in need to efficiently and accurately predict pedestrian-level wind comfort and thermal comfort in buildings through natural ventilation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using SimScale&#8217;s cloud-based CFD simulation, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Run multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/product\/cfd\/\"  rel=\" noopener\">CFD<\/a> simulations in parallel <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run simulations quickly with an easy-to-learn interface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid manual updates, installation, maintenance, and any related fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignLeft \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/product\/simulation-features\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--secondary  \"     >\n        Check Simulation Features    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/05\/55.jpg\" alt=\"wind engineering\" class=\"wp-image-9419 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/05\/55.jpg 511w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/05\/55-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2017\/05\/55-410x210.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Urban Microclimate Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--noTopPadding hw-section--noBottomPadding hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignwide is-style-imgDropShadow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/04\/enterprise-page-simscale-pedestrian-wind-comfort-application.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/04\/enterprise-page-simscale-pedestrian-wind-comfort-application.jpg\" alt=\"pedestrial-level wind comfort simulation flow lines\" class=\"wp-image-44548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/04\/enterprise-page-simscale-pedestrian-wind-comfort-application.jpg 560w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/04\/enterprise-page-simscale-pedestrian-wind-comfort-application-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/simulations\/wind-simulation\/\"  rel=\" noopener\">Pedestrian-Level Wind Simulation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SimScale enables fast and accurate wind simulations based on industry standards, such as Lawson, Davenport, and NEN 8100, to predict the behavior of wind flow around buildings early in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make informed design decisions with a wind modelling assessment that includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Local meteorological data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>36 wind rose-driven directions to be&nbsp;simultaneously simulated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planned\/existing building aerodynamics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selected comfort criteria\/wind comfort standard data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wind effects such as tunnel throttling or vorticity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignLeft \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/simulations\/wind-simulation\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--secondary  \"     >\n        Learn More    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/simulations\/natural-ventilation\/\"  rel=\" noopener\">Passive &amp; Natural Ventilation Simulation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SimScale enables engineers to analyze the performance of a natural or passive ventilation system early in the design cycle without the high cost of hardware and the undesirably steep learning curves of traditional, on-premises tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make informed design decisions even in specific scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With adjustable windows and doors (inlets and outlets)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In climates that allow for natural ventilation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where devices (i.e. earth tubes) are employed to facilitate passive ventilation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With environmentally conscious standards (for example, ASHRAE 55)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignLeft \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/simulations\/natural-ventilation\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--secondary  \"     >\n        Learn More    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignwide is-style-imgDropShadow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2019\/11\/natural-ventilation-project.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2019\/11\/natural-ventilation-project.png\" alt=\"natural ventilation project\" class=\"wp-image-22627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2019\/11\/natural-ventilation-project.png 513w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2019\/11\/natural-ventilation-project-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--lightBlue hw-section--cta\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textCenter\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Want to run a wind comfort study of your own?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignCenter \">\n    <a href=\"\/request-demo\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--green hw-btn--large \"     >\n        Request Demo    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--noBottomPadding hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n<div class=\"hw-grid hw-grid--referenceHeader\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"hw-miniHeading wp-block-paragraph\">Customer Success<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/customers\/zaha-hadid-architects\/\"  rel=\" noopener\">Zaha Hadid Architects Evaluated Climate Impacts on Their Sustainable Design Using SimScale.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this analysis, Zaha Hadid Architects ran a wind analysis study of the headquarters building design for their client Oppo. Using SimScale&#8217;s CFD simulations, they ran parallel simulations in 6 wind directions to evaluate the frequency and intensity of the annual wind profile. They managed to achieve fast and accurate results in less than 2 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/03\/Zaha-Hadid-Architects-case-study-temp-image.png\" alt=\"Numbers and schematics showing the following: 6 wind directions simulated in parallel and fast and accurate results in 108 min\" class=\"wp-image-68169\" style=\"width:604px;height:325px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/03\/Zaha-Hadid-Architects-case-study-temp-image.png 604w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/03\/Zaha-Hadid-Architects-case-study-temp-image-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hw-grid hw-cardGrid--small hw-grid--cards\">\n    \n\n        <div class=\"hw-card\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&amp;-construction-(AEC)\" data-title=\"Thornton Tomasetti\u2019s\u00a0Digital Wind Tunnel app based on the SimScale API \u2014 enabling architects with simulation in the cloud\">\n\n            <a class=\"hw-card__top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/customers\/thornton-tomasetti-api\/\">\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/03\/thornton-tomasetti-and-simscale-api-integration-for-virtual-wind-tunnel-app-300x209.jpg\" class=\"hw-card__topImage\" alt=\"thornton tomasetti and simscale api integration for virtual wind tunnel app\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/03\/thornton-tomasetti-and-simscale-api-integration-for-virtual-wind-tunnel-app-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/03\/thornton-tomasetti-and-simscale-api-integration-for-virtual-wind-tunnel-app-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/03\/thornton-tomasetti-and-simscale-api-integration-for-virtual-wind-tunnel-app-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/03\/thornton-tomasetti-and-simscale-api-integration-for-virtual-wind-tunnel-app.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n                                    <h4 class=\"hw-card__topTitle\">Thornton Tomasetti\u2019s\u00a0Digital Wind Tunnel app based on the SimScale API \u2014 enabling architects with simulation in the cloud<\/h4>\n                \n            <\/a>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"hw-card__body\">\n\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/07\/thornton_tomasetti_logo_small.svg\" class=\"hw-card__logo\" alt=\"\" \/>    \n                    <div class=\"hw-card__categories\"><span class=\"hw-category-item\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&#038;-construction-(AEC)\">AEC<\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"hw-card\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&amp;-construction-(AEC)\" data-title=\"Perkins&amp;Will\u00a0Simulate Microclimates With SimScale to Inform Critical Design Decisions\">\n\n            <a class=\"hw-card__top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/customers\/perkins-and-will\/\">\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/01\/perkins-and-will-feature-300x190.jpg\" class=\"hw-card__topImage\" alt=\"perkins and will simscale success story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/01\/perkins-and-will-feature-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/01\/perkins-and-will-feature-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/01\/perkins-and-will-feature-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/01\/perkins-and-will-feature.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n                                    <h4 class=\"hw-card__topTitle\">Perkins&#038;Will\u00a0Simulate Microclimates With SimScale to Inform Critical Design Decisions<\/h4>\n                \n            <\/a>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"hw-card__body\">\n\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/07\/perkins_will_logo_small.svg\" class=\"hw-card__logo\" alt=\"\" \/>    \n                    <div class=\"hw-card__categories\"><span class=\"hw-category-item\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&#038;-construction-(AEC)\">AEC<\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"hw-card\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&amp;-construction-(AEC)\" data-title=\"Simulation for Environmental Design at Atkins\">\n\n            <a class=\"hw-card__top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/customers\/simulation-environmental-design-atkins\/\">\n\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/01\/20230131-cs-atkins-feature-300x208.jpg\" class=\"hw-card__topImage\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/01\/20230131-cs-atkins-feature-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/01\/20230131-cs-atkins-feature-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/01\/20230131-cs-atkins-feature-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/01\/20230131-cs-atkins-feature.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n                                    <h4 class=\"hw-card__topTitle\">Simulation for Environmental Design at Atkins<\/h4>\n                \n            <\/a>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"hw-card__body\">\n\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/09\/atkins_realis_logo_small.svg\" class=\"hw-card__logo\" alt=\"\" \/>    \n                    <div class=\"hw-card__categories\"><span class=\"hw-category-item\" data-type=\"architecture-engineering-&#038;-construction-(AEC)\">AEC<\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-card hw-card--noBorder hw-card--topRight hw-card--col-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"hw-card__body flex-justify-content-center\">\n\n                    <h4 class=\"hw-card__title hw-card__title--large\">Related Success Stories<\/h4>\n        \n                    <p class=\"hw-card__text hw-card__text--large\">Check out all the success stories of our customers in the AEC industry, including Liljewall Arkitekter, KPF, and Link IO.<\/p>\n        \n            <a class=\"hw-btn hw-btn--secondary hw-btn--small\" href=\"\/customers\/?industry=architecture-engineering-%26-construction-(aec)\" >See All Stories<\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Validation Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the latest urban microclimate simulations performed in SimScale and validated against experimental and\/or analytical results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-tutorialsCardList hw-tutorialsCardList__2perRow\">\n\n    \n            <div class=\"com-projectCard\">\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumb\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/aij-case-c\/\" target='blank'>\n                        <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlay\">\n                            <span class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlayText\">View Tutorial<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/12\/social-368x250.png\" class=\"com-projectCard__thumbImg\" alt=\"AIJ Validation case C\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__body\">\n                    <p class=\"com-projectCard__title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/aij-case-c\/\" target='blank'>Pedestrian Wind Comfort: AIJ Case C<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"com-projectCard\">\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumb\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/validation-case-mean-surface-pressure-for-a-building-with-balconies-using-the-lbm-model\/\" target='blank'>\n                        <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlay\">\n                            <span class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlayText\">View Tutorial<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2020\/05\/90Deg-Cp-distribution-facade-368x250.png\" class=\"com-projectCard__thumbImg\" alt=\"90Deg-Cp-distribution-facade\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__body\">\n                    <p class=\"com-projectCard__title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/validation-case-mean-surface-pressure-for-a-building-with-balconies-using-the-lbm-model\/\" target='blank'>Mean Surface Pressure on a Building With Balconies<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"com-projectCard\">\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumb\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/aij-case-d\/\" target='blank'>\n                        <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlay\">\n                            <span class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlayText\">View Tutorial<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2021\/11\/validation_AIJ_caseD-368x250.png\" class=\"com-projectCard__thumbImg\" alt=\"AIJ Validation case d\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__body\">\n                    <p class=\"com-projectCard__title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/aij-case-d\/\" target='blank'>Pedestrian Wind Comfort: AIJ Case D<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"com-projectCard\">\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumb\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/pedestrian-wind-comfort-using-lattice-boltzmann-method-simscale\/\" >\n                        <div class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlay\">\n                            <span class=\"com-projectCard__thumbOverlayText\">View Tutorial<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2023\/03\/West-368x250.png\" class=\"com-projectCard__thumbImg\" alt=\"Flow lines around a major building in a simulated city\" \/>                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"com-projectCard__body\">\n                    <p class=\"com-projectCard__title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/validation-cases\/pedestrian-wind-comfort-using-lattice-boltzmann-method-simscale\/\" >Pedestrian Wind Comfort: AIJ Case E<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hw-block hw-btnWrapper hw-btnWrapper--alignCenter \">\n    <a href=\"\/docs\/validation-cases\/\" class=\"hw-btn  hw-btn--secondary  \"     >\n        More Validation Cases    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--noTopPadding hw-section--mediumBottomPadding hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--narrowWidth hw-textCenter\">\n        \n        \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Urban Microclimate Resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your hub for everything about building and microclimate simulation. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/docs\/\"  rel=\" noopener\">technical documentation<\/a> section to learn about how to set up a microclimate simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div   class=\"hw-section hw-section--normalSpacing hw-section--noTopPadding hw-section--noBottomPadding hw-section--white\">\n\n        <div class=\"hw-contentWrap hw-contentWrap--normalWidth hw-textLeft\">\n        \n        \n\n            \n<div class=\"hw-blogPostBlock\">\n    <div class=\"hw-blogCardLayout\">\n        \n            <div class=\"hw-blogCard\">\n                <a class=\"hw-blogCard__top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simscale.com\/blog\/building-simulation-in-the-cloud\/\"\n                aria-label=\"Read article Building Simulation in the Cloud\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/frontend-assets.simscale.com\/media\/2022\/12\/20221220-wall-heat-flux-368x250.png\" 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