Supply lines from the street main to every lot on the site. An illustration of the lens, not measured demand.
Canvas includes quick metrics and energy and resource assessments for every option.
For energy, the model accounts for where the site is. Latitude, local climate and the path of the sun decide how much heat and daylight a building receives, and that differs widely between a high-latitude city and one near the equator. Canvas simulates how sunlight affects indoor temperature and lighting needs at different times of the year.
Designers can then maximise winter sun in cooler regions, or reduce overheating in warmer ones with window placement, shading devices and reflective materials. The result is an energy model tailored to the building and its location.
The other lenses
ShadowOvershadowing of streets, parks and neighbours through the year.
WindComfort at ground level around the new volumes.
NoiseExposure from roads and rail across the site.
MobilityAccess, parking and micromobility capacity.
EconomicsAssessed investment and yield per land use.
PermitCompliance against the local code, exported as a report.