CFD Modeling Projects

Select CFD modeling and analysis projects

Safeway stores, Pleasanton, CA
Comprehensive comfort modeling and validation for entire grocery store floor

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Identify potential condensation locations in the facade and model HVAC solutions

NCAR Wyoming Super Computer facility, Cheyenne, WY
Data center cooling

Rockefeller Center window replacement, New York, NY
Comprehensive modeling of space comfort and energy savings for window glass alternatives

Turnstyle Columbus Circle Subway Market, New York, NY
Comfort modeling for a unique exposed corridor condition

50 UN Plaza Federal Building, San Francisco, CA
Natural ventilation modeling of renovation design for landmark building

Genentech
Modeling and validation of thermal stratification in temperature controlled warehouses

Poff Federal Building, Roanoke, VA
Developed a low-temperature method for heating areas near large windows

200 E 59th St cantilevered residential building, New York, NY
Modeling of fire heat flux below and along cantilevered building sections

Case Western Wyant Field House, Cleveland, OH
Comfort modeling of naturally ventilated athletic facility

Columbia University School of Business, New York, NY
Comfort modeling for auditorium perimeter and underseat HVAC design

Brown University School of Engineering, Providence, RI
Comfort modeling for perimeter collaboration areas; lab exhaust re-entrainment study

National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, MD
Comfort & exhaust modeling for atrium HVAC design; cavity wall heat transfer study

UN education consolidation building, New York, NY
Under-floor air distribution optimization

440 Park high-rise residential, New York, NY
Identify potential condensation locations; modeling of comfort near glazing

Parker-Hannafin, Modesto, CA
Modeling and validation of cooling solutions on an open manufacturing floor

Energy Modeling Projects

Partial list of energy modeling projects by building type

Office Buildings

75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY – LEED, ConEd/NYSERDA peak reduction
Packard Foundation office and event building, Los Altos, CA – LEED, Title 24
920 Broadway office bldg upgrade, New York, NY – Level III energy audit
TLC Inspection Admin Facility SD study, Queens, NY – NYC 80×50 pilot project
Hertz Corp Headquarters, Estero, FL – LEED
HP-Chelsea sales office, New York, NY – LEED
Santa Monica City Services, Santa Monica, CA – LEED
1350 Broadway mixed-use office renovation, New York, NY – LEED
Hofstra U. Zarb School of Business mixed-use office/lab, Hempstead, NY – LEED
250 W 57th mixed-use office renovation, New York, NY – LEED, commissioning audit
Segreen office renovation, Milan, Italy – LEED
King Abdul Financial District 4.02 mixed use, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – LEED

Residential and Hotels

CornellTECH Residential “Passive House”, Roosevelt Island, NY – peer review
Millenium Tower high-rise residential, Boston, MA – local compliance, LEED
888 Boylston – Prudential Center residential, Boston, MA – local compliance, LEED
Mendelson Lofts mixed-use residential conversion, Dayton, OH – LEED, Net Zero Energy
Knickerbocker Hotel renovation, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
Park Place mixed-use residential, Hoboken, NJ – LEED, local P4P
900 Monroe mixed-use residential, Hoboken, NJ – LEED, local P4P
TWA Hotel at JFK Intl Airport, Queens, NY – LEED
Queens West buildings 1-4 mixed-use residential, Long Island City, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
RIU Plaza NY Hotel, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
252 E 57th high-rise residential, New York, NY – DoB EN1, LEED
Claremont McKenna U Stark Hall upgrade, Claremont, CA – LEED
Halletts Point mixed-use residential, Queens, NY – DoB EN1, EGC
301 E 50th mixed-use residential, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
Gotham West 44th St mixed-use residential, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
Port Imperial residential complex, Weehawken, NJ – glazing evaluation
New Jewish Home Living Center graduated care facility, New York, NY – MEP design support
Topping Rose House hotel, Bridgehampton, NY – LEED, LIPA incentive
206 W 95th St mixed-use residential, New York, NY – MEP support, DoB EN1

Education, Museums, Performing Arts

New Exploratorium conversion, San Francisco, CA – LEED
UN education consolidation building, New York, NY – compliance
SUNY Cortland Student Life Center, Cortland, NY – LEED
GGC Allied Health & Science Building, Lawrenceville, GA – LEED
Cal Poly State Univ. Center for Science & Math, San Luis Obispo, CA – LEED
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH – design support
Columbia U Lenfest Center for the Arts, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
Utah Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT – design support
Cal Tech U. Linde+Robinson Env Sci Lab renovation, Pasadena, CA – LEED
UConn Storrs Hall teaching labs, Storrs, CT – LEED
ASU Arizona Center for Law and Society, Phoenix, AZ – design support
Columbia Law School Library, New York, NY – DoB compliance, LEED
Lynn University IBC, Boca Raton, FL – LEED
10 E 15th St intermediate/high school, New York, NY – compliance
Long Dock Barn art studio conversion, Beacon, NY – LEED, NYSERDA
Westmont College Global Leadership Ctr mixed-use, Santa Barbara, CA – LEED
SHAPE High School, Brussels, Belgium – LEED
Medical, Retail, Industrial, Convention Ctrs
Javitz Center renovation, New York, NY – LEED
Lenox Hill Hospital CCC renovation, New York, NY – LEED, NYSERDA, commissioning audit
Amneal Pharmaceutical plant & warehouse, Hauppauge, NY – LIPA incentive, commissioning
Royal Wine Corp processing warehouse, Bayonne, NJ – LEED
World Financial Center retail expansion, New York, NY – DoB compliance
Bronx Zoo Quarantine Building, Bronx, NY – DoB compliance
Pier A at Battery Park mixed-use, New York, NY – LEED
Watsonville Water Recycling Plant, Watsonville, CA – LEED, Title 24
Gratz Industries fabrication plant, Long Island City, NY – NYSERDA green roof study