Getting Started

Learn how to get started with infrared.city and discover our step-by-step guides for climate informed design decisions

  • How Materials Shape Cities Today and Tomorrow

    This workflow uses projected EPW files to evaluate UTCI differentials across material substitution scenarios and compare thermal comfort outcomes between present-day and future climate conditions within a single Grasshopper canvas.

     · 8 min read
  • Ground Material Impact on Microclimate Performance

    This workflow integrates infrared.city’s ground material editing with parametric surface redistribution in Grasshopper to quantify how vegetation and hardscape ratios shift UTCI distributions and heat-stress exposure, enabling performance-driven open-space design decisions.

     · 7 min read
  • Mapping Heat-Trapped Zones with Grasshopper Connector

    This tutorial walks through a complete Grasshopper workflow for multi-parameter filtering — from project setup and geometry updates to threshold-based visualization. See how intersecting thermal comfort and wind speed results can uncover microclimate risks and support evidence-based design refinement.

     · 5 min read
  • Getting started with Connectors: infrared.city in Revit

    Learn how to use the infrared.city plugin in Revit with this step-by-step tutorial. Discover how to install the plugin, log into your account, load projects, add analyses, update geometries, and run simulations directly inside your BIM workflow.

     · 8 min read
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