GIS start-up Matidor and engineering consultancy Arup are coming together to develop new products to improve urban energy system planning. The companies will employ smart city modelling to optimise urban energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

The partners will collaborate to enable civil engineers to model multiple urban planning scenarios and calculate and optimise energy efficiency in real-time, so that the best-performing model can be developed to achieve maximum environmental impact. The partnership combines Matidor’s map-based project management capabilities with Arup’s digital and sustainability expertise and experience in energy efficiency modelling and planning at all scales.

“The need for digital innovations in the Civil Engineering industry, especially around smart city planning, is becoming ever more apparent. Municipalities and property developers constantly seek smarter ways to plan and collaborate on clean community development projects. Yet, outdated modelling mechanisms have been hindering the advancement in this area,” said Vincent Lam, co-founder and CEO of Matidor. “Partnering with Arup allows Matidor to leverage our intuitive GIS project management platform and Arup’s subject matter expertise to enable a real-time energy modelling system. The result will save thousands of hours for civil engineering organisations when planning and developing environmentally friendly communities.”

“As part of our commitment to furthering sustainable outcomes for the built environment, Arup is pleased to support the development of a new technology to make it easier for both start-ups and established firms to track their climate action progress, as more companies integrate sustainability objectives into their project management systems,” said Rebecca Birmingham, Americas Ventures Lead, Arup.