Over the years, wind loading codes has been a crucial tool in determining design wind loads on buildings. Due to the limitations of these codes especially in height, wind tunnel testing is recommended as the best approach in predicting wind flow around buildings but carrying out wind tunnel testing in the preliminary as well as final design stage of a project has proven uneconomical and incurs additional cost to the client. In response to this, CFD which is a virtual form of wind tunnel testing was developed. From immersive researches and experiments carried out by previous researchers, best practice guidelines have been given on the use of CFD in predicting wind flow around buildings. This paper compares the results of a case study application of computational fluid dynamics simulation in determining the wind loads on the facade of a typical 48.8m high-rise building to the predictions given in British wind Standards BS6399-2:1997, using (BS6399-2:1997).
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