Payette is an award-winning architectural design firm in Boston, MA that specializes in high technology building design for science institutions, healthcare, and research facilities. Some of its projects include the Environmental Hall at Duke University and the School of Public Health at George Washington University. Unlike most architectural design firms, designers at Payette work directly with staff scientists to apply the latest tools and technologies to promote sustainability and energy efficiency. One of these tools is Cradle scSTREAM CFD software that Payette has used since 2013.

Click here for a narrated interview with Dr. Alejandra Menchaca, building scientist at Payette and also visiting faculty member at both the Harvard Graduate School of Design and at MIT, as she discusses why Payette selected scSTREAM and how it is used in the building design process.