The all-in-one platform for District Heating Planning
Plan, size and de-risk district heating networks faster
Urbio combines national scale energy digital twins, an AI thermo-hydraulic engine and an editable financial model in a single web platform. Used by 200+ utilities, consultants, developers and contractors across Europe to increase project ROI faster, with less manual work.
What makes Urbio the best software for
district heating planning?
Plug-and-Play Data
Intuitive Digital Twin
AI-powered Design
Automated Reporting
Seamless Integrations
Urbio supports you across the full project cycle. Replace your spreadsheets, GIS, design software, CRM and business-plans macros with a single integrated environment
Preparing your project data?
With Urbio's Data Factory, get ready-to-use, curated, country-specific data sources you can trust and combine with your own sources.
Plug-and-play datasets
Drag & drop import your own CSV, SHP and XLXS files
Prioritize which sources to use first, leave the others to fill the gaps
Source-by-source traceability on every attribute
Version control on every dataset – switch, share, restore
Export your processed data to SHP or Excel, or sync via API to the rest of your stack
Prospecting your territory?
Explore a geospatial Digital Twin you can trust with every building queryable and layerable data.
Heat density maps & heat density lines
Building-level data: energy demand, systems, construction year and many more
Custom criteria & filters at scale across thousands of buildings
3D immersion & thematic colored maps
Browser based interface, no GIS skills required
Designing district heating networks?
Get AI-optimized network layouts, pipe sizing and energy systems with Urbio’s Generative Design for projects containing thousands of buildings.
Instant cost-optimal network routing & nominal diameter pipe sizing
Easily define your goals and constraints on the map with Urbio’s patent-pending Action Cards
Design multiple heating centers optimally sized based on peak load, and considering flow direction & dispatch logic
Network extension & densification on top of your existing layout
Model all types of energy systems: heat pumps, biomass, CHP, waste heat and more
Compare scenarios across dozens of thermo-hydraulic and economic KPIs (mass flow rate, pressure drop, renewable energy share, operator profit, etc.)
Preparing techno-financial reports?
From CAPEX to IRR, build defensible business plans directly within Urbio’s Analytics.
CAPEX by pipe length and heating-center system
OPEX for fuel, fixed maintenance and variable maintenance
Civil engineering costs included by default
Multi-year cashflow & P&L over the project lifetime
IRR, NPV, payback computed automatically per scenario
Subsidies and project specific grants modelled inline
Load duration profiles & curves to analyze energy patterns over time
Collaborating with your team?
A secure, multi-stakeholder workspace connected to your stack. Send reports, sync CRMs and embed data wherever you need it.
Role-based access & project sharing across teams
API integrations for CRM, GIS, simulation tools, and your website
Live-sync with your chosen CRM
Semi-automated technical reports in a few clicks
Financial reports & Excel exports ready for stakeholders
Embeddable maps to share live Urbio views on your website
Need custom solutions?
Our team builds on top of Urbio.
For customers with specific workflows, regulatory contexts or data ecosystems, Urbio designs and ships tailored extensions of the platform.
Custom Dashboard
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Live KPI dashboards tailored to your project portfolio, your stakeholders, and your reporting cadence directly in Urbio.
CRM integration​
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Bi-directional API bridge between Urbio and your CRM, website or databases. Cross-reference commercial data, network plans and energy data. No double entry, no static exports.
Custom Digital Twin
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A dedicated, private Digital Twin enriched with your internal datasets (metering, GIS, asset registers) and processed by our data engineers so you can focus on your projects. Branded views, custom criteria, fine-grained permissions for stakeholders.
We've got your back.
Our support team ensures your success,
from onboarding to daily use.
Custom training & live chat
We personally train your team and provide live support when you need it.
User docs
No black-box here: find all sources and model assumptions in clear docs.
Online software
As a web platform, no installation is required, and you get direct access to updates.
Privacy & security
GDPR-ready and ISO / SOC / C5 / FINMA-compliant data centers. Your data is never used to train our models.
Multiple languages
View the app and docs in German, French or English.
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