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Hines
Warsaw, Poland
Epstein's MEP/FP engineers were asked to complete an energy study for Hines in Warsaw, Poland for a proposed 41-story Mixed-Use Development. The southern façade of this development was of concern because it is almost entirely balcony space and could be prone to overheating during summer. To determine if the building would overheat, Epstein's engineers modeled a section of the upper floor balconies using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). CFD modeling has the ability determine how a space will react dynamically in terms of temperature by computing heat transfer and fluid (air) movement as it relates to solar position/load, occupancy/miscellaneous load, lighting and induced/forced air movement.
The Epstein CFD model proved that the occupied balconies on the southern façade of this proposed development would be both ambient and inhabitable during summer months and would help trap desirable solar heat during the winter.
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