Infrastructure design studio
Place components on the site canvas. Atlas computes dependencies, resource requirements, capital and what is missing.
Social capital contribution is low: this design is not yet legible to the community that hosts it.
Atlas suggests: Add community-owned components (microgrid, school, housing) or a local ownership tranche.
Estimated · confidence Low · provenance
Atlas component library — per-unit capex, load, water, land and employment intensities derived from published project benchmarks. Site-specific engineering will differ materially.. Atlas does not present modelled output as observed fact. Where confidence is low, treat the value as a hypothesis to be tested, not a measurement.
Observed = direct measurement. Reported = published by the named source. Estimated = Atlas estimate from partial public data. Modeled = model output, not a measurement.
Design capex · Estimated · medium confidence
Total capital cost of the placed components.
Method. Σ(unit capex × count) using Atlas component library factors.
Inputs. component unit capex · component counts
Caveat. Excludes land acquisition, financing costs and country risk premia.
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
- IRENA — Renewable Capacity Statistics (2025) · https://www.irena.org
Net electricity · Estimated · medium confidence
Net electricity balance of the design: generation minus load, MW.
Method. Σ(unit MW × count); generation positive, load negative.
Inputs. component MW factors · component counts
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
- International Energy Agency — Electricity 2025 / Energy & AI (2025) · https://www.iea.org
Water balance · Estimated · medium confidence
Net water balance of the design, m³/day.
Method. Σ(unit m³/day × count); treatment/reuse negative, consumption positive.
Inputs. component water factors · component counts
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
- World Resources Institute — Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas 4.0 (2023) · https://www.wri.org/aqueduct
Land take · Estimated · medium confidence
Total land footprint, hectares.
Method. Σ(unit ha × count).
Inputs. component land factors · component counts
Caveat. Setbacks, easements and access roads are not modelled.
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
Jobs · Estimated · low confidence
Direct operating roles supported by the design.
Method. Σ(unit jobs × count); indirect and induced employment excluded.
Inputs. component labour factors · component counts
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
- IRENA — Renewable Capacity Statistics (2025) · https://www.irena.org
Net CO₂e · Estimated · low confidence
Net annual operational emissions of the design, tCO₂e/yr.
Method. Σ(unit tCO₂e/yr × count); sequestration components carry negative factors.
Inputs. component emission factors · component counts
Caveat. Embodied carbon of construction is not included.
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
Beneficiaries · Modeled · low confidence
People materially served by the design.
Method. jobs × 4.2 household multiplier + water and electricity service coefficients.
Inputs. jobs · net water · net electricity
Caveat. A coarse multiplier; treat as an order of magnitude.
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)
- United Nations DESA — World Population Prospects / WUP (2024) · https://population.un.org
Seven capitals contribution · Modeled · low confidence
Contribution of the design to each of the seven capitals, 0–100.
Method. Count-weighted mean of per-component capital scores.
Inputs. component capital profiles · component counts
Caveat. Capital scores are expert judgement, not measurement.
- Atlas Sanctum — Atlas component library — unit capex, load, land and labour factors (2025)