Autodesk and ICF Outline Path to Achieving Carbon Reductions in Buildings

“Buildings represent 40 per cent of global energy consumption and are the linchpin to achieving climate stabilisation in a cost-effective manner,” said Lynelle Cameron, director of sustainability at Autodesk. Rapid energy modelling has the potential to vastly accelerate the number of buildings that undergo energy assessment and subsequent upgrades.”

“The majority of buildings globally will either be new or have undergone significant renovation over the next 30 years,” said Emma Stewart, senior program lead for Autodesk’s sustainability initiative. “As our built environment undergoes a massive restructure, Autodesk aims to provide the tools necessary for our customers. Autodesk Revit and Ecotect Analysis are examples of products leading the charge.”

Autodesk and ICF worked together to interview leading architecture firms to better understand major obstacles to wide-scale green building retrofits. The study then applied rapid energy modelling techniques to six Autodesk facilities across three continents, comparing the modelling results with Autodesk’s carbon footprint data and contrasting the workflow with traditional energy modelling and energy audit approaches.