Building Performance Analysis

AU 2015: Classes you want to know about

We’re three weeks out from the annual Vegas pilgrimage, so we figured we’d check in and let you know about some classes we are looking forward to. AS10523-R - How low can you go? The Architecture 2030 Design Charrette AS11611 - How Much is Zero? Integrating Solar Power Design and Energy Analysis AS11608 - Greening your Buildings by Implementing Performance Simulations in Early Design In addition to these classes we’ll be roaming around the Answer Bar as well as the Expo Hall answering your questions, giving demos, and chatting with attendees. In fact, we’ll be kicking off AU with a... Read more →

Team Autodesk’s Net-Positive Building Design at ASHRAE EMC

Previously we advertised the opportunity to join the Autodesk ASHRAE EMC team as part of the LowDown Showdown energy modeling challenge. On October 1st in Atlanta, that volunteer team of architects and modelers presented their final design. Eight software vendors participated in the challenge, with team members joining from several different countries and time zones. The primary goal of this challenge was to showcase the talents and skillsets of the team members and demonstrate workflow capabilities of software tools used to design a high performance building. The Autodesk team included Yung Nguyen from SC Engineers, San Diego, CA; Dustin Altschul... Read more →

Join the Autodesk ASHRAE EMC Team!

Are you a fan of Autodesk Building Performance Analysis tools? Want to get your hands dirty and work on a project with us? Then join the ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference LowDown Showdown! We’re still recruiting team members. If you can’t make it to the conference in person, you can still participate in our bi-weekly calls as a fan and contribute to the Autodesk team design! Reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in joining. The ASHRAE 2015 Energy Modeling Conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30th to October 2nd. Read more →

Two On Demand Webinars for you to watch NOW!

We’ve hosted a two great webinars recently, and now those webinars are available on demand! Click the links below to watch them now. New in Revit 2016—WATCH NOW Autodesk Senior Product Manager Ian Molloy provides an overview of new energy analysis features in Revit 2016 and provides a live demonstration of the tools. Analysis throughout the Design Process—WATCH NOW Autodesk BPA Evangelist Stephanie Egger provides an overview of BPA workflows and demonstrates analysis capabilities of FormIt 360 Pro and Revit. What BPA related webinars are you interested in attending? What topics would you like to see covered? Related articles Don't... Read more →

Reminder: Free Webinar Tomorrow!

Just a friendly reminder we will be hosting a free webinar tomorrow on FormIt 360 Pro and Revit building performance analysis workflows. Thursday, May 21st 11:00am - 12:00pm PT Register here. Learn how building performance analysis workflows allow you to analyze your design early and often to help you achieve high performance goals. This webinar will cover energy, lighting, and solar analyses. Webinar attendees will receive 1 AIA LU. Related articles Free Webinar next week! Analysis throughout the Design Process Revit 2016 Release Announcement-New Energy Analysis Features! Read more →

Free Webinar next week! Analysis throughout the Design Process

Join us next week as we cover how you can conduct analysis early and often throughout the design process. Learn about new Building Performance Analysis tools in FormIt 360 Pro that allow you to analyze your design early and often, in addition to Revit analysis tools that let you continue analyzing your design through detailed stages. Ultimately these workflows can lead to more informed design decisions and help you achieve high performance goals. This webinar will cover energy, lighting, and solar analyses you can conduct from the pre-design to detailed design phases. Thursday, May 21st 11:00am - 12:00pm PT Register... Read more →

Release News: FormIt 360 Pro – Conceptual Modeling with Integrated Energy and Solar Analysis

The Autodesk BPA Team is extremely pleased to announce the launch of FormIt 360 Pro at the annual AIA Convention in Atlanta this week! FormIt 360 currently provides powerful conceptual modeling for free, and now FormIt 360 Pro subscription offers integrated whole building energy and solar analysis and live collaboration. For more information on FormIt 360 and FormIt 360 Pro read the FormIt blog. Read on for more information about the exciting new BPA related features in FormIt 360 Pro… FormIt 360 Pro – Energy Analysis FormIt 360 Pro Energy Analysis applies the Energy Cost Range to your FormIt conceptual... Read more →

FormIt Analysis Features Sneak-Peek

Have you checked out the FormIt Friday webinar series yet? They’re only two episodes in, but things are already getting pretty exciting. In the first two episodes Tom Vollaro and Tobias Hathorn cover some FormIt modeling basics, as well as some of the more advanced geometry capabilities (that are really easy to do in FormIt). In their latest episode, available here, you get a pretty exciting sneak peak at 38:10 of one of the analysis features. Solar analysis will be available in the May release! The next episode is May 15th and will be broadcast live from the AIA Convention... Read more →

FormIt Friday Kickoff

Want to learn the FormIt basics and get a sneak peek at what’s around the corner? Who doesn’t! Join the Autodesk FormIt 360 product team for the first episode of the new FormIt Friday webinar series! Friday, April 10, 2015 12:30 PM EDT Register now! Read the full announcement here. Read more →

Newest Release of Project Energy Cost Range Includes an HVAC Widget and ASHRAE 90.1 Benchmarks

In December we announced the release of Project Energy Cost Range for the web as Technology Preview, available on Autodesk Labs. We have just released the latest version, which now includes an HVAC widget, and a Design Potential widget to easily compare various benchmarks, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1. Project Energy Cost Range for the web is a simple interactive tool to help you quickly understand a project’s overall potential energy use range. The Energy Cost Range (ECR) was first introduced in FormIt for iOS, and was subsequently made available in Revit , and Vasari. A previous blog posting discusses some... Read more →