Wind Engineering and Testing

We provide wind engineering and testing services that ensure building façades and external envelopes perform safely and efficiently under real-world wind conditions. Working from early design through to verification, our team delivers advanced wind analysis tailored to each project’s unique requirements. By integrating wind behaviour, structural response, and environmental effects, we help architects, engineers, and developers achieve designs that are resilient, compliant, and optimised for long-term performance.

Wind Engineering and Testing

Understanding wind behaviour is essential to the performance and safety of building façades and external envelopes. Through our collaboration with Mel Consultant, Australia, we provide specialist wind engineering and testing services and analysis to support design verification and optimise façades performance under real-world condition.

Our joint capabilities include:

Wind load assessments, dynamic response analysis and damper design
Determination of cladding pressures for façades and roof systems
Wind tunnel testing of scale or full-size models
Evaluation of façade movement, noise, and fatigue under wind actions
Pedestrian wind comfort and pollutant dispersion studies
Advice of mitigation strategies for pedestrian safety/comfort
Wind turbine siting and assessment of wind-driven snow accumulation

These wind engineering and testing services allow our client to make informed design decisions early, reducing risk and ensuring compliance with structural and environmental performance standards. By integrating wind engineering and testing insights into façade and envelope design, we deliver solutions that are both resilient and efficient.

Why Wind Engineering and Testing is Important?

Wind engineering is essential to ensuring the safety, stability, and long-term performance of buildings and their external envelopes in different wind conditions. Wind is one of the most significant environmental forces acting on any structure, and understanding its behaviour is critical for accurate design, compliance, and risk mitigation. Wind engineering and testing goes far beyond simple load calculations, it examines how wind interacts with building form, materials, occupants, and the surrounding environment. Its importance lies in the ability to translate complex wind behaviours into practical design insights, ensuring façades and structures remain resilient, efficient, and reliable under real-world conditions.

Structural Safety and Stability

Wind engineering exerts significant pressure on building façades, cladding systems, and structural components. Without proper analysis, these loads can lead to failures, deformation, or excessive movement.

Prevents Cladding and Façade Failures

Improperly engineered façades can detach, deform, or suffer fatigue under wind pressure. Wind engineering and testing identifies realistic cladding pressures, evaluates fixings and supports, and ensures every part of the façade and roof system is secure and compliant with standards.

Minimises Wind-Driven Rain and Air Infiltration

Wind amplifies the effects of weather. High-speed wind can push rain into joints, gaps, and openings, causing leaks and moisture damage. Wind engineering and testing helps develop detailing and specifications that improve airtightness, water resistance, and overall envelope integrity.

Better Energy Performance

Wind pressure affects how air moves through and around a building. Uncontrolled infiltration increases heating and cooling loads. Wind studies help optimise façade airtightness and thermal performance, supporting energy-efficient design.

Acoustic and Occupant Comfort

Wind can cause whistling sounds, façade vibrations, or pressure fluctuations that reduce indoor comfort. Wind engineering and testing assesses these dynamic effects and provides mitigation strategies to improve acoustic quality inside the building.

Optimises Pedestrian Safety and Comfort

Tall buildings and unique geometries can create localised wind acceleration at ground level. Wind engineers and testing ensures pedestrian wind comfort, identify hotspots, and recommend mitigation strategies such as landscaping, screens, or façade adjustments.

Our Approach To Wind Engineering and Testing Services

At Symetrix, our approach to wind engineering and testing is built on scientific accuracy, early collaboration, and advanced testing. Because wind affects every building differently, we tailor our analysis and testing methods to the unique geometry, location, and performance requirements of each project. Working alongside Mel Consultant, Australia, and wind engineering specialists we deliver wind engineering insights that ensure façades, building envelopes, and structural systems perform safely, efficiently, and sustainably under real-world wind conditions.

Collaborative Design Integration
We collaborate closely with architects, façade engineers, structural engineers, and developers from the earliest concept stages. This integrated approach ensures that wind behaviour, building aerodynamics, cladding pressures, and dynamic response are understood and incorporated into the design from day one. Early coordination reduces risk, improves accuracy, and supports informed decision-making.
Performance-Driven Wind Analysis
Our wind engineering process focuses on how buildings and façades behave under actual wind loads. Through wind load assessments, dynamic response analysis, damper design, and wind-induced movement evaluations, we provide performance-driven insights that support safer and more efficient outcomes. We also analyse façade vibration, noise, fatigue, and serviceability to ensure long-term resilience.
Accurate Pressure & Load Determination
With specialist capability in determining cladding pressures for façades and roof systems, we help project teams identify the exact wind forces acting on each building element. This ensures that façade systems, fixings, and structural components are designed to withstand both typical and extreme wind events, improving durability and structural safety for the building’s lifespan.
Digital Modelling, Simulation & Wind Tunnel Testing
We use advanced modelling tools (including computational assessments, parametric modelling, and wind tunnel testing of scale or full-size models) to simulate wind behaviour with precision. These simulations allow us to forecast wind loads, evaluate pedestrian comfort, study pollutant dispersion, and understand building aerodynamics. This data-driven approach enhances design accuracy and project outcomes.

Our Façade Engineering Services

At Symetrix, we provide a comprehensive suite of wind engineering and testing services designed to support new construction, complex façades, building envelopes, retrofit projects, and developments in challenging wind environments. Through our collaboration with Mel Consultant, Australia, we offer advanced analysis, modelling, and testing that help project teams make informed design decisions, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with structural and environmental performance standards.

Wind Load Assessments & Feasibility Studies
We begin by understanding your project’s geometry, location, exposure, and design priorities. Our team evaluates local wind climate, site constraints, aerodynamic effects, and structural considerations to determine the most suitable wind engineering and testing approach from the outset.
Dynamic Response Analysis & Structural Behaviour Under Wind
We perform detailed dynamic wind analysis to assess how buildings and façade systems respond to wind-induced forces. This includes structural load calculations, vibration and movement evaluations, damper design, fatigue assessments, and serviceability checks.
Cladding Pressure Determination for Façades & Roof Systems
Precise calculation of cladding pressures is essential for safe and compliant façade and roof design. We determine localised and global pressure zones, suction forces, and peak loads acting on building surfaces.
Wind Tunnel Testing of Scale or Full-Size Models
Through specialist wind tunnel facilities created for wind engineering and testing services, we test architectural models, façade prototypes, and building components to understand wind behaviour with precision on each building.
Building Aerodynamics & Envelope Movement Studies
We evaluate façade deflection, overall building sway, noise generation, and fatigue caused by wind actions. These insights are critical for high-rise buildings, complex geometries, lightweight cladding systems, and structures in high-exposure regions.
Pedestrian Wind Environment & Safety Studies
We assess pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings, public spaces, podiums, and walkways. Our modelling covers comfort levels, safety risks, wind acceleration around corners, downdraft effects, and mitigation solutions such as screens, landscaping, canopies, and architectural adjustments.
Pollutant Dispersion & Airflow Studies
Wind plays a major role in the movement of pollutants, exhaust, and fresh air. Our dispersion studies and wind engineering and testing, help evaluate air quality impacts, HVAC discharge behaviour, and environmental performance, supporting compliance and safe building operation.
Wind-Driven Snow, Debris & Turbine Impact Assessments
For projects requiring specialised environmental analysis, we assess:
-wind-driven snow accumulation
-potential drifting around façades and roof elements
-impact on outdoor spaces and access routes
-wind turbine siting and performance under local wind behaviour
These assessments support safe, resilient design in challenging climates.

Why Choose Us for Your Wind Engineering and Testing Needs

Selecting the right wind engineering and testing partner is essential to ensuring that your building performs safely, efficiently, and reliably under real-world wind conditions and does not cause any issue to public and pedestrian safety and comfort. At Symetrix, we deliver precise, data-driven wind engineering and testing insights that support smarter design, reduce risk, and enhance long-term building performance.

Specialist Expertise in Wind Engineering
Our team (supported by our collaboration with Mel Consultant, Australia) brings deep technical knowledge across all aspects of wind engineering and testing, including wind load assessments, dynamic response analysis, wind tunnel testing, cladding pressure determination, and pedestrian wind comfort studies. We understand the complexities of building aerodynamics and provide solutions tailored to each project’s geometry, location, and performance demands.
Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
Wind engineering and testing is not an isolated activity. We work closely with architects, façade engineers, structural engineers, environmental consultants, and project managers to ensure wind considerations are fully integrated into the overall design. This coordinated approach helps eliminate design conflicts, supports better decision-making, and ensures compliance with New Zealand and international wind standards.
Performance-Driven Engineering Solutions
Every recommendation we provide is grounded in measurable performance. Whether we are evaluating cladding pressures, analysing envelope movement, assessing occupant comfort, or studying pollutant dispersion, our wind engineering and testing solutions, are engineered and designed to enhance safety, resilience, and long-term reliability. We help project teams move beyond minimum compliance to achieve superior performance outcomes.
Commitment to Innovation
Wind behaviour is complex and so is modern building design. We stay at the forefront of technological advancements, using tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel modelling, 3D simulation, parametric design, and BIM integration. These technologies allow us to predict wind effects with precision, optimise design strategies, and minimise unexpected challenges during construction.

Why Choose Us for Your Wind Engineering and Testing Needs

Specialist Expertise in Wind Engineering
Our team (supported by our collaboration with Mel Consultant, Australia) brings deep technical knowledge across all aspects of wind engineering and testing, including wind load assessments, dynamic response analysis, wind tunnel testing, cladding pressure determination, and pedestrian wind comfort studies. We understand the complexities of building aerodynamics and provide solutions tailored to each project’s geometry, location, and performance demands.
Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
Wind engineering and testing is not an isolated activity. We work closely with architects, façade engineers, structural engineers, environmental consultants, and project managers to ensure wind considerations are fully integrated into the overall design. This coordinated approach helps eliminate design conflicts, supports better decision-making, and ensures compliance with New Zealand and international wind standards.
Performance-Driven Engineering Solutions
Every recommendation we provide is grounded in measurable performance. Whether we are evaluating cladding pressures, analysing envelope movement, assessing occupant comfort, or studying pollutant dispersion, our wind engineering and testing solutions, are engineered and designed to enhance safety, resilience, and long-term reliability. We help project teams move beyond minimum compliance to achieve superior performance outcomes.
Commitment to Innovation
Wind behaviour is complex and so is modern building design. We stay at the forefront of technological advancements, using tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel modelling, 3D simulation, parametric design, and BIM integration. These technologies allow us to predict wind effects with precision, optimise design strategies, and minimise unexpected challenges during construction.

Tools and Technologies We Use for Our Wind Engineering and Testing

At Symetrix, we utilise advanced analytical tools, simulation platforms, and physical testing methods to evaluate wind effects with precision and confidence for our wind engineering and testing services. These technologies allow us to analyse building aerodynamics, verify design performance, optimise façade and structural behaviour, and provide accurate, data-driven insights across every project stage.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Wind Tunnel Testing

Dynamic Response

Vibration Analysis Tools

Cladding Pressure Software

Envelope Load Assessment

Parametric Design

3D Geometry Modelling

Tools and Technologies We Use for Our Wind Engineering and Testing

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Wind Tunnel Testing

Dynamic Response

Vibration Analysis Tools

Cladding Pressure Software

Envelope Load Assessment

Parametric Design

3D Geometry Modelling

Industries We Serve

Our façade engineering expertise spans a wide range of industries and building types. We understand that each sector has unique requirements when it comes to performance, appearance, compliance, and functionality, and we tailor our solutions to meet those specific demands of each project.

Building & Construction Industry

Infrastructure & Transportation Industry

Renewable Energy Industry

Manufacturing Facilities

Coastal Developments

Get Started Today

At Symetrix, we combine technical precision, advanced modelling tools, and collaborative expertise to deliver wind engineering and testing services that ensure safety, performance, and resilience. Whether you’re designing a high-rise, evaluating complex façades, or planning infrastructure in a high-wind environment, our team is ready to support your project from concept through to construction verification.

Let’s work together to optimise your building’s performance, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with structural and environmental wind standards.

Contact us today to discuss your wind engineering and testing requirements or explore our other services.