Building Performance Analysis

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 →

Autodesk BIM to BEM Workshop in Atlanta

As part of the ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference this year in Atlanta, we will be hosting a pre-conference workshop. The workshop is open to the public, regardless of whether or not you intend on attending the full conference. During the 4 hour workshop we will be walking through how Revit automatically creates an Energy Analytical Model from architectural geometry and how you can interact with results from energy, lighting, and solar analyses. Additionally, we’ll be providing some sneak peeks at what’s to come! Be sure to read the workshop description for more details. Seamless BIM to BEM: Energy Analytical Model... 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 →

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 →

Dynamo for BPA

Have you checked out Dynamo recently? Last year we featured a few posts on the computational design tool, but this year there were a slew of new developments, especially with respect to building performance analysis workflows, we decided to tie off the year with an update. Who this is for: Architects, Engineers, Programmers, and Designers Dynamo is a visual programming platform for BIM, specifically it’s an open source platform for Revit and Vasari. There’s really no end to what you can do with Dynamo. Just check out their new gallery. Applications range from automatic shading design to modeling a woven... Read more →

Project Solon Webinar Posted

Earlier this month we hosted a webinar on Project Solon. The recording is now available and you can view it here. Thanks to all who attended. We hope you enjoyed it and learned about some of our new features. For any questions, comments, or feedback, please write to us at [email protected]. Want more? Stay tuned for new webinar announcements next month. What topics do you want to see covered? Read more →

Don’t forget to register: FREE Project Solon Webinar

On Wednesday we will be hosting a FREE webinar on new features available for Revit Energy Analysis. Project Solon for Dashboards and Runsets grants users the flexibility of customizable dashboards and parametric run sets. During this session Special Projects Manager David Scheer will show you how to configure custom analysis views and parametric studies. Wednesday, December 10th 9:00 – 10:00 AM PST Register here. Webinar attendees will receive 1 AIA LU. Get your hands on Project Solon right now: Project Solon Dashboards Project Solon Runsets Related articles FREE Webinar: Project Solon & Seamless decision-making with Energy Analysis for Revit Read more →

BPA Announcements at Autodesk University 2014

Today kicks off Autodesk University, our annual post-turkey trip to Las Vegas. While there are a lot of exciting announcements this week, we want to provide you with the top three highlights from the building performance analysis side of things. Also be sure to check out our Greenbuild 2014 announcements, as a lot of what we are releasing at AU builds on those. 1. Energy Cost Range (ECR), available here on Autodesk Labs, is a single, simple indicator of a project’s overall potential energy use range, including comparison to the Architecture 2030 benchmark, and the key factors that influence it.... Read more →

Financial Analyses on Energy Conservation Measures with Project ECMFin

Have you ever wondered why the Financiers and Engineers don’t get along? They speak different languages! Project ECMFin allows you to derive important financial metrics for your energy conservation measures (ECMs), thereby helping you create a business case for your retrofit measures. It enables you to compare scenarios across financial metrics such as net present value, payback period, internal rate of return, and many others. You can also get an expected range of values for these metrics, as the app automatically conducts a sensitivity analysis by varying key inputs. You can input values by hand, via a spreadsheet, or import... Read more →

Project Rosenfeld for Rapid Energy Modeling now available

Autodesk is excited to announce a first-in-the-industry app that allows you to create a building energy model on your iPad, in the field, starting from just a few photographs! Project Rosenfeld is an interactive, mobile application that allows you to quickly and efficiently capture existing building conditions and create 3D models for energy analysis. After taking photographs with an iPad, you are guided step-by-step to create a digital model of the existing building. In a matter of minutes, you have an energy model and a detailed energy assessment report you can use to prioritize energy conservation measures. Features include 3D... Read more →