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Dr Kenneth Burnham
Integrated Environmental Solutions
Experiment 6: Cloud-based HPC tools for Urban Planning
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Meeting the Challenge
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
IES intends to expand current capabilities and move from an approach of single building simulation, to multi-building city-scale simulations
Moving to City-Scale Simulations
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WHAT WE ACHIEVED
Primary Achievement
Moving our SunCast module
onto a cloud based platform
for faster simulations
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
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WHY WE DID IT
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
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There is a growing need for IES to increase the speed of our simulations. This is both at individual building level, and more recently for city-scale level
Open new markets for us where we move from early stage master planning to detailed design, to the development of smart cities
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HOW I4MS HELPED
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Provided suitable testing platform to experiment with cloud computing in a low risk setting
• Has enabled IES to perform intricate simulations via a web based platform as opposed to running on a desktop solution
• Has allowed IES to create a new market for the company– Blue Ocean Strategy i.e. creating a
new market instead of competing in an existing red ocean
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Project Example - Masterplanning
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
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Project Example - Masterplanning
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Northside Coalition, Pittsburgh, USA• Main Features of project:– 3D Model Creation of existing buildings in
Northside Coalition area– Building Energy Simulation– Photo Voltaics (PV) & Solar Thermal Potential– Wind Potential– Overall Energy Masterplanning
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Project Example - Masterplanning
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Use of Cloud Services– Our SunCast Module was
used to provide an analysis of solar radiation falling on buildings -> useful to show potential for PV
– In this case it ranged from 72.25 kWh/m2 (blue) to 1377.25 kWh/m2 (red)
– Dependent on orientation of buildings, and overshadowing of other buildings
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Project Example – In-depth Simulation
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
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Project Example – In-depth Simulation
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Hotel Project, Middle East• Main Features of project:– 3D Model Creation of the hotel– 7 story building, 250 guest rooms– Large organic shaped wrap-around for shading– 35,626 surfaces in the model, 5,538 windows
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Project Example – In-depth Simulation
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Use of Cloud Services– Our SunCast Module was used to
provide an analysis of solar radiation penetrating all the rooms of the building
– Resulted in greater understanding of passive heating of the buildings and explicit need for shading
– More detailed analysis than Pittsburgh example
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Project Example – Benefits
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Speed• Prior to obtaining cloud services, a simulation like that run
in for Pittsburgh could have taken 3 hours. This simulation was run in 10 minutes
• In the Middle East Example, the simulation would have taken 2 weeks to run, this was done in 2 days with through the use of cloud capabilities
• Reduced human resource
• Data Capacity• Prior to obtaining cloud services, simulations taken at this
scale would be far more susceptible to crashing• Increased efficiency and reliability
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HOW WE WILL TAKE IT FORWARD
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Increase our modules on the cloud• SunCast completed, Radiance will be next
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HOW WE WILL TAKE IT FORWARD
I4MS 2015: Enhancing Digital Transformation in Manufacturing SMEs · 22nd of May · Brussels
• Market evolution
• Faster, more comprehensive simulations
• Marketing approach/channels
• Target our existing worldwide customer base which include: AECOM, Gensler, HoK, ARUP, and WSP
• Over 1000 clients in 140 countries
• Use our existing connections with city authorities such as San Francisco, Hong Kong, Dubai, London Organisation Affiliations