Navigating Overheating Risks in Modern Architectural Design

Davies Partnership provides overheating and thermal comfort assessments for residential and non-domestic buildings, including TM52 and TM59 analysis. We help project teams understand overheating risk, support regulatory compliance and improve occupant comfort through informed building design.

Overheating is an increasingly important consideration in building design, particularly on residential developments, highly glazed buildings, urban sites and projects with tighter energy performance targets. Early assessment helps identify issues around solar gain, ventilation strategy, glazing performance, occupancy patterns and passive design measures before they become more difficult or expensive to resolve.

Our team undertakes TM59 overheating assessments for residential buildings and TM52 thermal comfort analysis for non-domestic environments. We use dynamic modelling to evaluate how spaces are likely to perform under realistic operating conditions, helping clients and design teams make better-informed decisions around comfort, compliance and resilience.

We support both early-stage design development and formal compliance requirements, with practical recommendations that respond to the realities of the scheme rather than generic mitigation measures. The aim is to create buildings that are comfortable, buildable and robust in operation.