About the survey
Why we did it, who's behind it, and how to reach us.
Why the survey exists
Hyperscale data center construction has driven a generation of mission-critical buildings into tighter co-location and higher rooftop equipment density than the design conventions of a decade ago anticipated. Exterior airflow questions — generator-yard plume entrainment into rooftop intakes, rooftop self-re-ingestion at low wind, cross-building wake effects on adjacent facilities — are increasingly relevant and increasingly difficult to evaluate from drawings alone. This survey takes a single standardized CFD approach to a cohort of publicly attributed buildings to develop a descriptive picture of the patterns at work.
Resolved Analytics
Resolved Analytics is a Computational Fluid Dynamics consulting and software practice based in the United States. We provide CFD execution services across aerospace, energy, mission-critical facilities, industrial process, and consumer product domains, and are an authorized Siemens STAR-CCM+ reseller. Mission-critical facility exterior analysis — generator-exhaust dispersion, rooftop plume recirculation, cross-building thermal interaction — is a long-standing service line. The survey is an in-house research initiative, not a client engagement.
How results are shared
Per-facility visualizations are not published on this site. They are shared directly with the named MEP firm of record for each building on request. We do not share results with building owners, operators, tenants, or other third parties. Inquiries from the named engineer of record will receive a per-facility figure set and a one-paragraph summary identifying the dominant exterior thermal behavior observed in the model.
Inquiries from other parties
Inquiries from parties other than the named MEP firm of record — building owners, operators, journalists, or peer firms — will receive the methodology document and the anonymized findings overview, but not per-facility visualizations. Building owners with questions about a specific facility are encouraged to direct them to the engineer of record for that building.
Contact
Stewart Bible
Resolved Analytics
stewart@resolvedanalytics.com
Disclosure. This is independent research conducted by Resolved Analytics without engagement, sponsorship, or input from the named firms or building owners. All inputs are derived from cited public sources; no proprietary drawings, specifications, or operational data are used. Results represent idealized exterior conditions and do not represent the actual as-built performance of any facility. No claims are made regarding life-safety, code compliance, or operational performance. All firm and project names are used solely for purposes of identification and remain the property of their respective owners. This material is not engineering services rendered to any party.