CPP is the first and largest U.S. based consulting firm to provide Wind Engineering consulting services to Architects and Engineers. Our founders helped create the tools and methods that remain the standard of the industry. Today, CPP provides industry-leading wind consulting services for projects around the world with wind tunnel facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado and Sydney, Australia. When you know how wind affects our world, your buildings can be safer, more comfortable, and more efficient.
CPP’s principals remain committed to transforming the state-of-the-art in Wind Engineering services by providing their clients with the information necessary to design safe and sustainable structures. This includes providing design guidance that minimizes structural material requirements; optimizes the use of outdoor spaces for their intended use; reduces energy consumption in ventilation systems while meeting or exceeding indoor air quality standards; and maximize the potential for renewable energy generation.
In the News
Welch Hall Renovation
Published 10-27-2021
The newly renovated Robert A. Welch Hall lays the groundwork to transform the way science is taught and done at the University of Texas, Austin, to move from siloed departments to transdisciplinary research that focuses on emerging fields that occur at the interfaces of traditional core science departments. While the sciences had been almost entirely housed in separate single-department buildings, the College of Natural Science’s master plan calls for more program-based facilities. The renovation infuses the building with light and increases its research capacity by 30 percent.
Integrated Research and Innovation Center
Published 2-6-2019
The Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC) at the University of Idaho houses more than 20 grant-funded teams of faculty and graduate and undergraduate researchers, representing every college at the university, who collaborate on cross-department research in the hard sciences, social sciences, and humanities. No one “owns” any space in the building; instead, teams rotate in and out of the facility based on project lifespan, from a few months to several years, requiring a flexible and adaptable design.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Published 4-4-2018
The new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo returns UB’s medical school to downtown Buffalo and allows it to increase enrollment by 25 percent, with the goal of pursuing breakthroughs in biomedical research and transforming healthcare in Western New York. Three research floors are sandwiched between the classroom and lecture hall areas on the lower floors—which include a transit hub on the ground floor—and the more specialized teaching spaces on the upper stories. Deliberately positioned as a gateway to the medical campus, two L-shaped structures are linked by a six-story, light-filled atrium featuring multiple collaboration areas.
Creating Flexible Shared Vivariums for Multiple Species
Published 5-27-2015
The University of Washington’s new multi-species vivarium and animal program consolidation overcomes the challenges of combining two distinct research facilities and achieves goals of flexibility, efficient operating procedures, improved animal and personnel welfare, and a sustainable financial model—thanks to the early involvement of all affected parties, detailed team-based planning, and mockups.
Energy Systems Integration Facility
Published 7-23-2014
The Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory uses hardware-in-the-loop prototyping at the low- to mega-watt-scale power capability to develop and validate the next generation of energy production and infrastructure, giving NREL and its strategic industry partners the opportunity to evaluate how technologies will work together in a real-world environment. The primary focus of ESIF is micro grid/smart grid research. The building houses 200 scientists and engineers in a private, public-sector, and academic partnership.