Buildings that are designed specifically to respond to the local climate can
be more comfortable, energy-efficient, and with a lower environmental impact.
However, there are many social, cultural, and economic obstacles that might
prevent the wide adoption of designing climate-adapted buildings. One of the
said obstacles can be removed by enabling practitioners to easily access and
analyse local climate data. The CBE Clima Tool (Clima) is a free and
open-source web application that offers easy access to publicly available
weather files (in EPW format) specifically created for building energy
simulation and design. It provides a series of interactive visualization of the
variables therein contained and several derived ones. It is aimed at students,
educators, and practitioners in the architecture and engineering fields. Since
its launch has been consistently recording over 3000 monthly unique users from
over 70 countries worldwide, both in professional and educational settings.Comment: Submitted to Software