Urban Systems

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Governments / Municipalities

Municipalities face complex operational pressures as heat intensifies in cities. Urban resilience teams must determine where to invest limited cooling budgets, justify interventions to regulators, and manage rising public concern about thermal comfort and air quality. Infrastructure departments struggle with inconsistent data across agencies, making it difficult to align climate adaptation projects with zoning and community planning. Additionally...

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Developers / Smart Cities

Developers and smart city operators are under pressure to balance profitability with sustainability mandates. Design and construction teams must choose materials and site layouts that minimize heat exposure while maintaining energy efficiency and livability. However, traditional planning tools rely on low-resolution data, making it impossible to understand block-level variations in heat...

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EPC Firms

EPC firms are responsible for delivering large-scale infrastructure projects that must remain operational and efficient under rising temperature extremes. During tendering and execution, they face increasing requirements to include environmental impact assessments and resilience measures in their deliverables. Yet, most firms rely on static datasets or third-party consultants for climate data, resulting in fragmented insights and schedule delays when heat-related issues emerge. This lack of granular, location-specific...

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Urban Systems Case Studies

Urban Systems

Policy Makers & Strategy Directors

A regional strategy director is responsible for prioritizing annual resilience investments across multiple urban districts. With limited budgets and public pressure mounting, they must decide which neighborhoods to fund first. Existing datasets are too broad, providing only regional averages that fail to highlight areas where heat risk intersects with social vulnerability.

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Urban Systems

Sustainability Practitioners

A corporate sustainability officer is tasked with compiling quarterly ESG disclosures that demonstrate measurable progress on climate adaptation and environmental stewardship. The officer must gather localized data to quantify exposure, mitigation impact, and compliance alignment.

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Urban Systems

Architects & Urban Planners

An urban planning firm is preparing a district redevelopment proposal that integrates mixed-use spaces, public plazas, and new pedestrian corridors. The lead architect must present the design to a planning authority and defend its ability to mitigate street-level heat and improve outdoor comfort. However, the available environmental models rely on regional temperature averages, which fail to show the impact of shading structures, vegetation, and materials at the human scale.

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Urban Systems

Architects & Urban Planners

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Sustainability Practitioners

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Sebastian Miller

Design Manager · Masdar City

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UAE Minister of Economy