wind engineering
02
Feb
Just What the Doctor Ordered for Healthcare and Research Facilities
Category: Blogs, News
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~ Ben Franklin One of Mr. Franklin’s most famous quotes, this pearl of wisdom is often used in the context of health and wellness...
16
Dec
Benefits of Measuring Wind Loads on an Aeroelastic Model
Category: Blogs, News
Aeroelastic load measurements for solar trackers. Historically, tests of miniature rigid models in atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnels have been performed to estimate wind load...
24
Oct
Tom McGimpsey Recognized as NACD Directorship Certified®
Category: News
30
Sep
Ensure the Success of Your Solar Tracker with Anemometer Siting
Category: Blogs, News
On-site anemometers play a crucial role in solar tracker operation by triggering the trackers to move to their wind stow position as winds ramp up from an approaching storm. Anemom...
21
Aug
CPP Wind’s Australian Office Celebrates 15 Years with a Look at the Early Years
Category: Blogs, News
Founded in 2007, CPP Sydney, Australia, was the first office outside of the U.S. for CPP Wind. With a state-of-the-art wind tunnel and laboratory, and some of the most innovative e...
13
Jul
Accurate Geometry is the First Step in Wind Tunnel Testing Solar Trackers
Category: Blogs, News
Horizontal single-axis trackers (HSATs) are susceptible to wind-induced damages, and wind loading on these solar trackers is one of the primary considerations in their desig...
03
Jan
Dr. David Banks, PhD, P.Eng, becomes president of CPP Wind Engineering Inc.
Category: News
After operating without a president since founder Dr. Jon Peterka’s retirement in 2013, CPP, through its Board of Directors, has unanimously chosen Dr. David Banks to fill th...
08
Oct
CPP workshop at CTBUH 2019 conference to set the course of wind engineering
Category: News
CPP’s Roy Denoon to chair and present CTBUH, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, is celebrating a milestone: 50 years since its founding. Key industry players wi...
12
Sep
CPP advances industry with leading role in PBWD publication
Category: News
Now-available prestandard promotes performance-based wind design While performance-based design (PBD) is rapidly growing in acceptance in the seismic field, no guidance has, until ...