ENTRÓPICA IS A
BUILDING ENERGY LAB
FOR THE TROPICS
LET'S TALK KILOWATTS AND CASH
Money talks. We know.
We provide consultancy for architectural projects, focused on energy savings.
We will inform your design through a series of building performance simulations and other guiding principles to get you a low cost building.
Here's some of our services:
ENERGY MODELING
VALUE ENGINEERING
WIND TUNNEL (CFD)
CERTIFICATIONS
FACADE & HVAC
DAYLIGHTING
INSIGHT DRIVEN DESIGN
Start your design process knowing what are the real resources and drivers for energy efficiency. Forget the boring window-to-wall ratio charts and start designing architecturally interesting and environmentally sound projects now.
LOTE 34 - CONTEXT ANALYSIS
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IMPROVEMENTS YOU CAN VISUALIZE
Entrópica is a firm believer that stories are more compelling than just raw data. We provide elegant diagrams, charts, and explanations that are easily understandable by your firm (and your clients!).
This branch of architecture is more about flexibility and insight than it is about software and numbers.
KUNSHAN CENTER - ENERGY STUDIES
LOW-ENERGY, LOW COST
As you might know by now, the tropics are hot, humid, rainy, and sunny. Sadly, most buildings for the tropics are designed to mimic trends from other climates. Designers tend to ignore this, because HVAC will "make up for it".
And that's where your money goes.
Smarter buildings, actually designed for their respective climate, will result in lower energy costs. We will inform your design through a series of building performance simulations and other guiding principles to get you just that.
GREEN BUILDINGS
COOL BUILDINGS (IN HOT PLACES)
SOME OF OUR WORK
Island Estates - Santa María, Panamá
Climate Analysis
CFD Wind Tunnel
City Island Apartments - London, UK
Energy Modeling
Thermal Comfort Analysis
Daylight Analysis
Facade / Shading Optimization
La Trobe Pavillion - Melbourne, Australia
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Radiation Analysis
Daylight Analysis
Sand Library - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Shoebox Testing
Custom Facade Analysis
Mixed Use Library - London, UK
Radiation Analysis
Daylight Analysis
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Lido Complex - Margate, UK
Thermal Comfort Analysis
Daylight Analysis
Casa Castillo - Los Santos, Panamá
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Custom Shading Analysis
Envelope Thermal Analysis
SYStainable Community - Linz, Austria
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Conceptual Sustainable Masterplanning
Kunshan Visitor Center - Kunshan, China
Energy Modeling
Thermal Comfort Analysis
Daylight Analysis
Radiation Analysis
Envelope Optimization
Aulas Bioclimáticas - Bellavista, Panamá
CFD Wind Tunnel
Thermal Comfort Analysis
Saltwood House - Langdon Bay, UK
Daylight Analysis
Tide Mill Development - Newhaven, UK
Climate Analysis
Lote 34 - Ocean Reef, Panamá
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Radiation Analysis
Envelope Thermal Analysis
Global Bank - Chitré, Panamá
Climate Analysis + Predesign
Radiation Analysis
Envelope Thermal Analysis
CondoR - Guadalajara, México
Climate Analysis
Casa Oliú - Santa María, Panamá
Facade / Shading Optimization
Daylight Analysis
Radiation Analysis
ONE-TIME BENCHMARKING
Entropica will take an energy snapshot of your project and create a report with results for your project team to assess and integrate.
ONGOING CONSULTANCY
Entropica will join your project team to constantly aid in the decision-making process. We will provide simulation and design solutions on-demand.
LET'S GET TO WORK
Whether your project is in pre-design phase, ongoing, or completed, we can hop on board with no issues.
One-Time Benchmarking - Ideal for projects looking for compliance or certifications.
Ongoing Consultancy - Ideal for projects looking to inform design with building performance data.
THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO ENTRÓPICA
SO WHY THE TROPICS?
What's so important about the tropics? It's the region with the fastest growing economy - 20% faster than the rest of the world, according to "State of The Tropics" by James Cook University. It will also hold more than half of the world's population by 2050. As you already know, it's also the heart of the third world, in terms of development and quality of life.
This rapid growth comes with high demand for buildings and infrastructure.
It's the most vulnerable region to climate change, and it's complex and challenging from a building science standpoint.
The tropics also has the least amount of (recent) literature related to building science, bioclimatics, and energy efficiency.
See the opportunity?
CASE STUDIES (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
In addition to providing building performance tools, we invest time in understanding and describing succesful projects located in the tropics.
Read more about our case studies, or pitch us your project to elaborate one for you.
SO WHAT "IS" ENTRÓPICA?
Second law of thermodynamics, measure of chaos.
The hot-humid-rainy region of the world sitting between 23° North and South of the Equator.
ENTROPY + TROPICAL
=
PROVEN METHODS ONLY
We rely on a robust simulation toolkit called Ladybug, you've probably heard of it.
It’s open source. Sure, we can train your team to use it too.
On top of that, we have serious building science experience and a strong team of engineers, LEED AP’s, and designers to back up our claims.
ONBOARDING WITH ENTROPICA
It's simple, just tell us where you are in the project, and what you want to figure out. We'll take care of the rest.
Charrettes
Climate Models
Conceptual Design
Masterplanning
LEED Documentation
Compliance
Tax Incentives
PRE-DESIGN
DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION
RESEARCH
Energy Modeling
Facade Optimization
Sun + Daylight Studies
HVAC Sizing
Case Studies
Product Literature