Climate

8 curated resources

Explore 8 curated resources about climate on infrared.city. This topic hub brings together our podcast to help architects, urban planners, and sustainability professionals deepen their understanding of climate in the context of climate-informed design.

Podcast (8 articles)

Towards Holistic Carbon Accounting in the Built Environment

In high-performance buildings, embodied carbon can represent up to 50% of total lifecycle emissions, making comprehensive carbon accounting essential for meaningful climate impact. Starting from a debate between Emanuele Naboni and Giovanni Betti, this article explores the critical balance between operational and embodied emissions that leads to true climate impact.

Shaping data-driven urban futures

A deep dive into the role of AI in urban design, the necessary urban balance that leads to sustainability, and the vision for data-driven design tools to enhance adaptive resilience through city planning.

Sustainable Construction on Earth and Beyond

A deep dive into the challenges and opportunities in adopting cutting edge technologies in the building industry, and the need for a shift in approach to AEC from a resilience perspective towards creating adaptable and efficient structures

Building Simulation Products for the AEC

A deep dive into the role of AI in urban design, the necessary urban balance that leads to sustainability, and the vision for data-driven design tools to enhance adaptive resilience through city planning.

Insights from applied simulation

A conversation on sustainable design in practice, local and temporal climate data relevance, simulation workflows and design principles that can enhance build space climate resilience.

Why do we need simulations?

A conversation on innovative urban cooling strategies, the crucial role of water in urban microclimates, and the need for urban designs that align with contemporary climate conditions.