Established in 2002, Flow Analysis Ltd is a small consultancy providing computer simulations of the built environment. These simulations are used to help you to understand how your design will work and to form the basis of our advice to you on how to optimise your building design.

The design issues which may be resolved are wide-ranging - some examples are listed below:

• Natural Ventilation / Low Energy Strategies
  Compare different glazing types
  Assess solar shading devices
  Assess ventilation strategy (mean age of air etc)
  Building Regs Part L Compliance
  Detailed thermal comfort assessment
  
  
• Mechanical Heating / Cooling
  Compare HVAC strategies
  Quantify annual energy consumption
  Building Regs Part L Compliance
  Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
  Assess frequency of occurrence of unacceptable conditions
  
  
• External Wind Modelling
  Pedestrian comfort (planning approval issues)
  Smoke / fume dispersal

• Smoke / Pollutant Movement
  Advice on smoke control strategies
  
  
• Overshadowing and Daylight Simulations
  Over-shadowing assessment - using accepted BRE criteria
  Right-to-light
  Assessment of natural and artificial lighting strategies

Some features of the service offered by Flow Analysis are:

• High quality results due to:
  More than 18 years experience of computer simulation
  Full CIBSE membership from employees
  A high level of client communication/co-operation
  The use of proven commercial software
  
  
• Competitive charge rates as a result of:
  Fixed price contracts
  Low small-company overheads
  
  
• Additional options:
  Presentations to yourselves or your clients
  Consultancy/advice to supplement in-house capabilities