Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010 Software and the Online Guide to
Sustainable Design Help AEC Professionals Design and Retrofit Greener
Buildings
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AIA National Convention
and Expo -- Autodesk, Inc., announced the availability of Autodesk Ecotect
Analysis 2010 software, a whole-building performance analysis tool, and the
Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design, a new free online resource for designers
that illustrates sustainable design principles, decisions and technologies for
every phase of the building project lifecycle. This new product and online
resource provide architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms with
tools that help simplify and enable sustainable design decisions.
"Accelerating climate change and decreasing energy security are driving a
growing number of voluntary and regulatory initiatives to improve new and
existing building performance and reduce carbon emissions," said Phil
Bernstein, FAIA, Autodesk vice president of AEC industry strategy and
relations. "Our Green Index Survey consistently reflects these new initiatives
and finds that owners are demanding green buildings at a steadily increasing
rate. Autodesk's goal is to make sustainable design easier so architects can
meet this growing demand, and we're doing so today by offering new sustainable
design analysis software and a free online guide to building sustainably."
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010 provides architects and engineers with a
wide range of simulation and analysis functionality, which helps users to
better understand earlier in the design process how environmental
factors--such as solar, thermal, shading, lighting and airflow--will affect
building performance. Design firms can use the newest version of the product
within extended building design teams using Autodesk applications for building
information modeling (BIM), applying all the tools necessary for building
performance analyses that help enable energy-efficient and sustainable
designs.
With the rich information inherent in the BIM process, design data can be
imported using the gbXML file format from software such as Autodesk Revit
Architecture 2010 and Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 into Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
2010, helping to provide more accurate simulation and analysis at any phase in
the design process. Autodesk Ecotect Analysis subscription members now have
access to the Autodesk Green Building Studio web-based service, allowing for
whole-building energy analysis to help determine estimated total energy costs,
carbon emissions based on local electric grid data and net-zero energy
potential with the application of renewable energy sources. In addition,
customers can run several simulation and analysis studies, such as calculating
solar availability, determining heating/cooling loads, calculating daylight
factors and determining potential ENERGY STAR scoring.
The Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design is another tool that helps
project teams, including owner, architect, engineer and contractor, address
sustainable design decisions earlier in the project lifecycle. This online
resource can help users first decide what the sustainability goals of the
project should be, which decisions are crucial, and what tools to use and
steps to take to create and deliver more sustainable designs from start to
finish.
"Autodesk created the Guide to Sustainable Design because green building
begins when projects are first imagined, and this requires thinking green at
every stage in the lifecycle," said Bernstein. "By giving people a detailed
view of the green building and renovation process, we hope to make a wider
range of firms and individuals aware of achievable designs with more
sustainable results."
The guide assists users in selecting their building paths and in viewing
the consequences of their design choices on the efficient use of water,
energy, materials and land. Users can see the potential they have to influence
the sustainable use of these resources at every phase of the process, with
scales that increase or decrease depending on where you are in the
design-build phase; the higher the scale, the greater the effect of design
decisions made at that phase on the sustainability potential of the finished
project.
Availability
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010 is currently available in English in North
America, and the free Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design can be found at
Autodesk's sustainable design site.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets.
Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the
broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help
customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies
rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world
performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance
quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk,
visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Ecotect, Green Building Studio, and Revit are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries
and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names,
product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk
reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time
without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors
that may appear in this document.
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Email: Noah.cole@autodesk.com
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