Using Green Building XML (gbXML) for Sustainable Building Design
Presented by Autodesk and the Green Building XML (gbXML) Advisory Board, this webcast demonstrates how tools for Building Information Modeling (BIM) can integrate with various analyses software, using the interoperability of gbXML to help create more sustainable building designs.> Watch Now
Archived Webcasts
View the recordings of the past webcasts in our popular Sustainable Design Webcast Series. Please note, the recordings are not eligible for AIA continuing education credit, only the live webcasts in this series qualify for AIA CEUs.
Renovating for and Energy Efficient Future - December 8, 2009
Economic and social conditions are putting increased pressure on building owners to make new construction, and possibly more importantly, renovation & retrofit projects, more energy efficient, cost effective, and sustainable. This in turn impacts all downstream project stakeholders, including the architects, engineers and construction professionals involved in the design/build workflow. This session focuses on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for renovation and building performance, and how BIM solutions can help with the creation and analysis of energy models that in turn determine the best designs for sustainability and efficiency - from all stakeholder perspectives. Learn how existing building conditions are collected and consolidated from various sources to prepare for energy analysis and optimal building performance. Once an energy model is built to capture existing building conditions, you'll learn how to analyze the model with various scenarios to reduce energy costs and consumption. > Watch NowCivil Engineering for Sustainable Water Resources Management - November 20, 2009
Today, about 700 million people live in countries experiencing water stress or scarcity. By 2035, it is projected that 3 billion people will be living in conditions of severe water stress. The challenges associated with developing and managing water resources are becoming more acute. In this webcast we explore the value of practices in water resources engineering for the effective prediction and sustainable management of both the quality and the quantity of water in underground and above ground resources. Discover how civil engineers have a unique opportunity to make important contributions to the effective development and management of water resources that are central to sustainable growth. > Watch NowA Green Approach to Community Development: Geospatial Technology and LEED ND - October 13, 2009
With such a huge focus on creating greener, more live-able communities, it's no wonder LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) exists to encourage architects, engineers, surveyors, planners, GIS professionals and local governments to construct sustainable, compact neighborhoods. This webcast explores the important role of Geospatial technology in the LEED ND process, and how early-analysis can benefit downstream project stakeholders. Learn how GIS analysis conducted during the site planning stage can help identify potential issues such as degraded water quality through destruction of wetlands and increased storm-water runoff, and how LEED ND and GIS analysis can benefit other project stakeholders. We'll explore how architects can realize efficiencies and better engagement with other contractors through consolidated, readily available data, and how engineers can streamline processes with merging of design data and GIS analysis. With a demonstrated commitment to Neighborhood Development, a project can result in cost savings to project developers and owners through the balance of streamlined approvals, positive community reception and higher tenancy rates. > Watch NowGreening a Building Project through Materials - September 15, 2009
One of the most important aspects of a sustainable building project is the smart selection of materials. There is no "one size fits all" strategy with materials selection -- what works for one project will not necessarily work for a similar project. On this webcast, presented by Mark Kalin, FAIA, FCSI, LEED, of Kalin Associates, an independent specification consulting firm, we discuss the process of greening a project through materials. You'll hear an overview of strategies for selecting building materials, and how the selection process contributes to occupant's health, building durability and reductions in maintenance costs. See how materials can be selected based on life cycle cost analysis and their long term sustainability. Lastly, learn how products are represented in building information modeling software, including links to product manufacturers and construction specifications. > Watch NowOn Track for LEED Platinum: A BIM, IPD and Sustainable Design Case Study - August 11, 2009
In January, 2009 Autodesk moved into its new Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Solutions Division headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The headquarters building project was an opportunity for Autodesk to implement several new strategies available to the building industry: integrated project delivery (IPD), building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable design. In this webcast, Phil Bernstein, FAIA, LEED AP©, Vice President of Industry Strategy and Relations for the Autodesk AEC Solutions group, discusses this completed Autodesk project. This session will show how the integrated team comprised of Autodesk (client), Kling/Stubbins (architects/engineers) and Tocci Builders (constructors ) used advanced BIM techniques and an integrated project delivery process to complete this $12 million, 60,000 square foot project in less than 10 months. You'll learn how the team used BIM models and sustainable analysis and simulation tools to communicate more efficiently, optimize the green features of the design and make design decisions early and fast. The end product? A building that is both efficient and sustainable – and on track for LEED Platinum certification. > Watch NowInnovative Stewardship & Sustainability Programs for Roads, Sites and Infrastructure - July 10, 2009
Join this webcast to learn about how civil engineering workflows impact site location and linkage and how the development of the projects site impacts the relationship between the environment and transportation infrastructure. Programs that this presentation will highlight include The Green Highway Partnership – a voluntary, public/private initiative that seeks to incorporate environmental streamlining and stewardship into all aspects of the highway lifecycle and other infrastructure development, The Rural Land Stewardship Program – a market driven initiative that promotes best management practices, agricultural preservation, economic development and smart growth resulting in favorable investment returns and LEED, Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design – a point based certification program that includes site selection as an integral part of the overall accreditation. > Watch NowEnergy Efficiency in High Performance Building Design - June 9, 2009
An important concept in energy-efficient design is integrating a building's architectural and mechanical features in the early design phases to minimize energy use and reduce cost while analyzing and predicting building performance and comfort. This webcast shows how architects, engineers, and designers can leverage a range of building design technologies and approaches that exist to help effectively maximize the energy benefits of a site while minimizing energy costs. Learn how energy saving and conservation techniques can help increase a building's performance, such as solar shading, lighting strategies, and on-site renewable energy systems. See how sustainable design can anticipate future energy sources that integrate natural heating, cooling, lighting and new technologies to reduce environmental impacts and construction costs. Learn how a sustainable energy-efficient building design and strategy can result in measures to conserve energy and resources through the balance of energy, cost, environmental, and societal benefits. > Watch NowThe Importance of Design Visualization for Creating Sustainable Designs - May 5, 2009
View this webcast to learn how architects, designers, and engineers use design visualization to explore more green design options, confirm their validity, and communicate their impact at every stage of development. Using 3D design visualization tools, project stakeholders can make visually informed design decisions such as the effect of sun or shadows on a building, or the visual effects of the materials used in the design. Design visualization techniques can be used to integrate BIM models with sustainable design standards and analysis criteria, such as lighting analysis, which provides invaluable assistance in attaining LEED 8.1 certification. See how you can expand the visual context of your sustainable design concepts for more effective design validation and visual communication. > Watch NowGoing Paperless and the Environmental Impact of Architectural Practices - April 7, 2009
Back by popular demand! There is a huge focus on green design, but what about the environmental impact of inefficient paper-based processes within architectural practices? Join us to find out how to reduce your organization's carbon footprint by reducing paper and travel while streamlining communications throughout the design process. Learn how to go paperless in your drawing reviews, consultant coordination and interference detections and avoid common pitfalls of digitizing processes while retaining accountability throughout the design processes. > Watch NowBridging Environmental and Architectural Design to Nurture Renewability - January 27, 2009
Back by popular demand, this session is an enhanced version of the July 15, 2008 Sustainable Design webcast. Learn the fundamental principles and methods of sustainable design from a BIM perspective. Use powerful information modeling and design visualization techniques to integrate your BIM model with sustainable design standards and analysis criteria such as LEED. Put your project site map into a meaningful sustainable design context. Use third party tools such as Green Building Studio and IES' Virtual Environment to perform basic solar shading, day lighting and energy use analyses on a variety of buildings. > Watch NowSustainable Design Webcast Series: The Importance of Design Visualization for Creating Renewable Designs - December 9, 2008
Learn how architects, designers, and engineers use design visualization to explore more green design options, confirm their validity, and communicate their impact at every stage of development. Using 3D design visualization tools, project stakeholders can make visually informed design decisions such as the effect of sun or shadows on a building, or the visual effects of the materials used in the design. Design visualization techniques can be used to integrate BIM models with sustainable design standards and analysis criteria, such as lighting analysis, which provides invaluable assistance in attaining LEED 8.1 certification. > Watch NowTrends in Constructability and Waste Reduction: The Architect & General Contractor Partnership - November 11, 2008
A green design is only half of the story. Learn architects and contractors work together to reduce waste in the actual construction of a design. Guest presenter and Autodesk customer Carol Moore of Gilbane Building Company explains how leverage green interference management processes and digital design distribution, coordination and reviews. She reviews how to reduce errors in the field that ends up as scrap, and how a contractor's early involvement can ensure designs are sustainable from a constructability perspective. > Watch NowFree Product Trial
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Renovation for Architects Screencast
Watch this 35 minute presentation and see how Autodesk BIM software helps architects meet energy efficiency demands when working on renovation projects.> Watch Now
