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Autodesk Partners With Integrated Environmental Solutions to Enable Building Performance Analysis on Revit Platform
Demonstration at AHR Expo to Exhibit
Value of Building Information Modeling for Sustainable Design
26th February 2007 — Autodesk announced today that it is
partnering with Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd. (IES) to
further enhance the Revit software platform for building
information modeling (BIM) to support sustainable design. At the
2007 AHR Expo, Autodesk will demonstrate a prototype of how the
IES building performance analysis tools might be used in
combination with Autodesk Revit Systems to generate accurate
building performance analysis data. Such data can improve the
decision-making process and empower architects and engineers to
design better-performing sustainable buildings.
“The design of more sustainable and energy efficient buildings
is key to mitigating the impact of climate change and to
decreasing building operation costs. A critical part of
Autodesk’s further development of building information modelling
is to expand the ability for our customers to conduct multiple
types of analyses on their building information model,” said Jay
Bhatt, vice president, Autodesk Building Solutions. “Building
performance analysis will help architects and engineers design
more sustainable buildings and we’re excited to partner with
Integrated Environmental Solutions to bring these capabilities
to the Revit platform.”
A growing number of architects, designers and engineers are
turning to the Autodesk Revit platform for BIM to meet these
challenges. Through the combination of the Revit platform with
building performance analysis tools that can examine the
implications of alternative design strategies, take into account
physical, climatic and environmental factors, and analyse energy
use, lighting and materials in the Revit building information
model, designers can help achieve higher operational efficiency
and building performance.
Autodesk and IES are working together to provide robust building
performance analysis capabilities to the Revit platform through
a workflow between Autodesk Revit Systems, Autodesk’s BIM design
and documentation software for mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP)
engineering, and the IES <Virtual Environment> software suite.
Through a demonstration at the AHR Expo, Autodesk and IES will
display how these two software applications could be used in
combination to conduct multiple building performance analyses
including thermal analysis, load calculations, daylight
assessment with LEED reporting and solar studies. These
comprehensive analysis capabilities could help design teams
better and more thoroughly understand the complex thermal, light
and airflow inter-relationships within their design, allowing
them to make more informed design decisions, minimise risk and
optimise building performance.
Dr. Don McLean, CEO of IES Ltd. commented, “Through the support
of building performance analysis tools such as those in the IES
suite, we hope our partnership with Autodesk will help the
industry meet the demands for sustainable design and increase
the value of building information modelling.”
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