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Advanced daylighting, electric lighting, and conceptual thermal analysis.

 
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ClimateStudio is the fastest and most accurate environmental performance analysis software for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. Its simulation workflows help designers and consultants optimize buildings for energy efficiency, daylight access, electric lighting performance, visual and thermal comfort, and other measures of occupant health. ClimateStudio is a plugin for Rhinoceros 3D and requires the latest service release of version 6 or 7.

For software troubleshooting and support, please contact support@solemma.com.


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FAST AND ACCURATE

Built on EnergyPlus and a novel RADIANCE-based path tracing technology, ClimateStudio is the fastest and most accurate simulation software on the market. Yes, faster than cloud-based tools. And yes, more accurate than DIVA-for-Rhino. Finally, reliable results at 1000x the speed. 

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EASY TO USE

One-click wizards and intuitive results make ClimateStudio easy to use and understand. Custom settings, meanwhile, give experts full control.


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BUILT FOR THE REAL WORLD

ClimateStudio comes with thousands of materials, constructions, and templates taken from real-world measurements and validated sources. Whether using DOE benchmarks, ASHRAE standards, or glazing products from the IGDB, ClimateStudio projects are always rooted in reality.


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CLIMATE ANALYSIS

ClimateStudio includes a searchable library of over 30,000 weather files, and offers interactive visualizations of temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, and UTCI conditions on site.


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SUN PATH AND SHADOW STUDIES

Visualize sun angles and shadows to highlight passive design opportunities and site impact.


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LEED DAYLIGHTING COMPLIANCE

ClimateStudio calculates sDA the right way, using dynamic shading and the latest LM-83 standards. With groundbreaking speeds and automated reporting, you can go from zero to compliance with the click of a button.



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ANNUAL GLARE

Assess glare from hundreds of viewing positions, for every hour of the year, all in a matter of seconds.


VIEW ANALYSIS

ClimateStudio calculates LEED v4 Quality Views with automated reporting, plus customizable view factors for any set of scene elements.


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DYNAMIC SHADING

Apply real-world shades and dynamic glazing products to your design. ClimateStudio computes and simulates operation schedules automatically, based on LM-83 or custom schema.


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ELECTRIC LIGHTING

Easily place and edit luminaires, calculate illuminance levels, create visualizations, and determine lighting power loads.


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MULTIZONE ENERGY MODELING

With a fully-fledged UI, automatic adjacency detection, and interactive results, ClimateStudio makes multizone energy modeling a breeze.


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SPATIAL THERMAL COMFORT

Compute highly resolved annual spatial comfort maps to reveal local thermal comfort issues early in the design process.


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ADVANCED NATURAL VENTILATION

With its advanced AirflowNetwork capabilities, ClimateStudio can simulate and visualize detailed energy and mass flow through a multi-zone model. Pressure Coefficients can be auto-calculated or provided as an envelope mesh from CFD simulations.


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CAD INTEGRATED

No exports, uploads, or downloads required! CS operates directly in Rhino, giving you free-form control and instant in situ feedback, for faster design development and project delivery.


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PARAMETRIC TOOLS

ClimateStudio features fully parametric daylight and energy modeling via Grasshopper. Optimizations, sensitivity analysis, and automated model generation have never been easier.


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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Simulate the performance of photovoltaics to offset energy demands or demonstrate net-zero feasibility. Include battery storage and variable electricity pricing in your analysis.


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AUTOMATIC AIA 2030 REPORTING

Publish energy simulation results to the AIA 2030 Design Data Exchange (DDX) portal with a click of a button.