Sustainable Design
The world is changing, the economy is changing, and your practice is changing.
KarelCAD & Autodesk is here to help you manage these challenges and take advantage of growing opportunities in green building design and energy-efficient building renovation and retrofit.
Many firms are looking for the best way to integrate building information modeling (BIM) technology with sustainable design and analysis tools for new construction and renovation projects.
This easy-to-follow Autodesk Sustainable Design Guide illustrates green building principles and technologies for every phase of the project life cycle.
You will learn:
- What decisions impact the sustainability of your project
- When to make those decisions
- What tools and information you need to make better informed decisions
Making decisions early in the design process can help deliver significant results in the efficient use of energy, water, materials, and land in a final project realization. This guide will help you to better understand critical decisions and the steps it takes to meet targets for energy and water efficiency, achieve cost savings, and minimize overall impact on the environment. It is time to build better, so let’s get started. Explore each project phase for opportunities to create and deliver more sustainable projects.
Sustainable Design
Conceptual energy analysis tools* help you make every design more sustainable.
Use cloud-based analysis tools to quickly compare the energy consumption and lifecycle costs of design alternatives right from within Autodesk Revit Architecture software. Analysis results arepresented in a highly-visual, graphical formatfor easy interpretation.
Export building information, including materials and room volumes, to gbXML (green buildingextensible markup language). Perform more in-depth energy analysis using Autodesk® GreenBuilding Studio® web-based services*, and study building performance with Autodesk® Ecotect®Analysis software.
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design software can be used to conduct indoor lighting analysis in support of LEED® 8.1 certification. Deliver higher-quality designs and gain a competitiveadvantage through increased client satisfaction.
Sustainability at Autodesk
Recognizing the need for sustainability is one of the most profound shifts in the global economy in decades.
Autodesk’s commitment in this area matches the magnitude of the opportunity. As a leading provider of design and engineering software, our products help to shape much of the built world—from buildings, roads, utilities, and entire cities, to cars, electronics, packaging, and shoes.
Our vision is to help millions of architects, designers, and engineers worldwide radically transform the built world by making sustainable design easy and accessible.
- CEO Letter Autodesk CEO Carl Bass discusses Autodesk’s commitment and contributions to sustainable design, and addresses the role of design technology in solving some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
- Strategy Read about Autodesk’s sustainability strategy, areas of focus, and sustainability governance model.
- Managing Our Impact Learn about Autodesk’s environmental performance and our efforts to improve the company’s impact in key areas across the business.
- Sustainability Reporting Read about Autodesk’s sustainability reporting method, download the previous edition of our Sustainability Report, and access our GRI Index
Technology Changes the Game for Designers
Autodesk’s Director of Sustainability Lynelle Cameron explains how technology helps designers leverage their talents to create a better future.
Watch the TEDx Talk video