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  • Digital Transformation Roadmap: Where To Start

    If you have kept your finger on the pulse of the architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry this year, you have heard the words ‘digital transformation’. The term means to encapsulate more than just an industry trend, but rather an imperative for every business to leverage more digital technology and data than ever before, in…

  • Simulation for Sustainable Architecture

    “The earlier you use simulation in the design process the more chances you have to produce a sustainable building,” says Carlos Bausa Martinez, Sustainability Team Lead at Zaha Hadid Architects. As an internal division of the world-renowned architecture firm, the Sustainability Team at Zaha Hadid is dedicated to ensuring environmentally-conscious solutions for many of the…

  • First Impressions at SimScale – Words from Thomas, VP Sales

    With 30 years and a lot of knowledge in the Engineering Software industry, Thomas joined SimScale as VP of Sales in October of 2020. Here, he shares what his experiences have been so far and what motivated him to join the SimScale team.   What have been your first impressions of the team and company so…

  • The 4 Biggest Myths About Thermal Management for Electronics

    As the possibilities offered to us by technological advances grow larger, our electronic devices continue to shrink in size. Increased performance requirements and functionalities in a smaller space generate more unwanted heat within the casing of electronic equipment. Now, more than ever, engineers are faced with a pressing need to develop effective thermal management solutions…

  • The 3 Biggest Trends in Building Simulation

    Architecture trends for 2021 reflect a growing emphasis on sustainable design and ecological impact. A drive for net-zero energy consumption means sustainability assessments are moving more from voluntary building performance evaluation to compliance using new mandated policies. Meaningful assessments of a building’s energy performance are becoming increasingly important. In addition to this, buildings are expected…

  • Career Path Story: Mehdi Esfahani, Frontend Architect at SimScale

    Mehdi joined SimScale in June 2017 and since then has contributed in many ways to the company’s success. Coming from a corporate environment where he was not passionate about the product, it felt like a dream come true when he was approached for an opening at SimScale. Mehdi was looking to apply his experience in…

  • SimScale Student Success Story: Sheffield Formula Racing

    Sheffield Formula Racing (SFR) is the University of Sheffield’s Formula Student team. Formula Student is Europe’s most established engineering competition, which sees teams from over 100 universities across the world design, build, and race an open-wheel, single-seat race car. The competition is highly regarded by the motorsport industry as the transition for engineering students from…

  • SimScale’s First 2021 Product Update

    As a cloud-native application, SimScale is continuously performing regular maintenance, pushing out product updates, and adding new features in the background. We are actively working towards unleashing maximum simulation capabilities for our customers. Our product roadmap provides a glimpse into the future and shows that 2021 has much in store for designers and engineers leveraging…

  • Environmental Design for Building the Future

    A future built environment is coming where 80% of the global population will live in densely packed cities. Global megatrends, including urbanization, an aging population, digital transformation, and, more recently, changing work patterns and behaviors, will place unprecedented demands on our buildings, cities, and infrastructure. Architecture and environmental design used to be about form, space…

  • The Importance of Ventilation Strategy Design for Mitigating COVID-19

    The COVID-19 pandemic has created such significant change in the world that the measures taken to combat it’s social, economic, and health impacts have been compared to warlike mobilization on a global scale. Despite news of pending vaccines, many countries are reporting an increase in positive test cases and excess deaths, indicating the threat is…

  • LED Heat Dissipation: An Optimization Guide for Engineers

    LEDs consume far less energy than any other lighting solution on the market, making them an economically and environmentally sound choice. There are several key aspects for design engineers to consider when optimizing their lighting systems, from LED heat dissipation to methods of active cooling.  The first step in optimizing LED performance for LED lighting is…

  • Designing Passivhaus Buildings with CFD

    Passivhaus is a building standard initially developed for homes in Germany. It has since expanded globally and has been modified to suit other building types, including schools and offices. The critical features of Passivhaus buildings are that they are designed for occupant comfort and indoor air quality, and consume very little energy, specifically for heating…