Climate intelligence built for infrastructure risk.

We translate climate science into defensible decisions for engineers, utilities, and developers designing infrastructure that must perform.

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Design Values & Resilience Scoping

Identify what to design for. Site-specific climate criteria for infrastructure design and adaptation planning, translated into engineering specifications and resilience requirements.
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Advisory & Research

Expert climate analysis and consulting support for engineering firms, consultancies, and infrastructure projects.
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What We Offer

Clear pathways from climate projections to infrastructure decisions

Design & Resilience Data

Site-specific climate projections translated into engineering design criteria and resilience requirements

For engineering firms, utilities, and developers designing infrastructure with 50+ year lifespans

What you get

Climate projections tailored to your site

Design values in engineering formats (IDF curves, return periods, load factors)

Delivered in days, not months

Decision Support & Advisory

Expert climate analysis and consulting support for engineering firms, consultancies, and infrastructure projects

For engineering firms and consultancies needing climate expertise for client projects, and developers requiring independent technical analysis

What you get

Technical review and QA of climate assumptions and methodologies

Custom climate analysis for client projects

White-label technical support and sub-consulting

Expert support for proposals, presentations, and technical reports

Embedded climate scientist capacity without full-time hire

Portfolio Risk Screening

Rapid hazard assessment to identify which assets need deeper climate analysis

For asset managers and portfolio owners prioritizing where to focus resources

What you get

Quick identification of high-risk assets

Prioritization framework for detailed analysis

Entry point to resilience planning or advisory and research engagement

What we deliver

Avoid Costly Infrastructure Failures

Identify climate risks to critical assets before they cause operational disruptions or capital losses.

Defend Your Climate Decisions

Independent technical validation for board presentations, rate cases, and investor disclosures.

Prioritize Adaptation Investments

Quantify climate risks to identify which assets need protection first and how much to spend.

Get Engineering-Grade Climate Data Fast

Station-calibrated datasets in formats engineers actually use. Delivered in hours, not months.

Meet Disclosure Requirements with Confidence

Rigorous analysis, clearly explained from a climate scientist with 15 years of experience, not a generalist consultant.

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From engineering-grade data to expert validation

Physical Risk for ERM Frameworks

Quantify physical climate risks in language that fits enterprise risk management systems.

Climate Disclosure Support

Technical data and documentation for CSRD, TCFD, SB261, and other regulatory requirements.
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How Is Degree Day Different?

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Independent and objective. Free from vendor or VC bias.
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Engineering-grade climate data designed for infrastructure.
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Work directly with the experts, not a sales team.
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Who We Work With

Climate intelligence for organizations designing, operating, and investing in long-lived infrastructure

Climate data and technical expertise for infrastructure design, resilience planning, and technical deliverables that require defensible methodologies

Independent advisory for grid resilience, water system adaptation, and capital investment decisions for critical infrastructure operations.

Built forTechnical support for adaptation planning, resilience bond justification, and climate risk assessment for public infrastructure systems. Decision-making, not academic completeness

Expert climate analysis for site selection, design criteria development, and long-term risk assessment in due diligence and development planning.

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Decision-grade climate intelligence for asset assessment, portfolio risk screening, and capital allocation decisions with multi-decade horizons.

Climate science capacity for client projects. White-label technical support, sub-consulting, and embedded expertise for your team.

Solutions For Many Use Cases

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Portfolio & Asset Management

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Physical Climate Risk Disclosure

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Infrastructure & Resilience Planning

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Real Estate Development & Due Diligence

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Engineering & Design

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Enterprise Risk Management

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Our research has been used by decision-makers in business, government, and non-profit sectors since 2011.

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What We Help With

Assess Asset-Level Climate Exposure

Identify which assets and investments face the highest physical climate risks.

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Design for Future Flood Risk

Use forward-looking flood projections for infrastructure design and site selection

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Integrate Climate Risk into ERM

Quantify physical climate risks in financial terms for enterprise risk management

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Estimate Climate Impact on Operations

Assess how changing temperatures affect energy demand, cooling costs, and equipment performance

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Update Infrastructure Design Standards

Incorporate forward-looking climate data into design and capital planning

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Support Climate Risk Disclosure

Provide technical data and documentation for TCFD, SB, CSRD, and investor reporting requirements

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