November 20, 2006—Autodesk, Inc. has announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) aimed at expanding the use of technology and to facilitate further adoption of sustainable design and green building.
Autodesk and the USGBC plan to work on several initiatives to make sustainable design easier and more efficient through the use of technology such as the Autodesk Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM), ultimately reducing the causes of climate change by increasing the number of green buildings that emit less carbon dioxide.
As the first step, Autodesk and the USGBC plan to develop an educational curriculum for architecture and engineering students.
As part of the agreement, USGBC and Autodesk will explore opportunities to integrate Autodesk’s technology with the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, to help the building industry more easily and rapidly meet goals for reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
Potential areas for collaboration may include consulting, joint development of new technology initiatives and industry education. To facilitate rapid adoption of sustainable design practices, Autodesk and the USGBC plan to share the knowledge and results of their partnership with the building industry.
The US Green Building Council is the nation’s leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies and nonprofit organizations working together to promote buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
Autodesk, Inc. is a leading software and services company for the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless data services fields.
