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From Raw Acoustics to Predictive Insights: Modeling Comfort in Architectural Spaces

Introduction In this blog, we walk through the complete data science process applied to a unique challenge: predicting the acoustic comfort index of apartment units based on architectural and environmental features. This includes data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, interpretation, and tuning—with tools like XGBoost, Neural Networks, and SHAP for explainability. The workflow is split … Read more

Predicting Microclimatic Comfort (UTCI) in Courtyard via Data-Driven Regression Models

Our team developed a simple, data-driven process that predicts courtyard thermal comfort in real time. Our method gives designers immediate feedback on how their decisions impact the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), a standard measure of outdoor comfort. In this post, we’ll take you through our approach, from dataset creation to deployment in Grasshopper, and … Read more