Autodesk and ICF aim to reduce carbon in buildings

Autodesk and ICF International have launched a study that puts in place a technique to increase the energy efficiency of buildings.

The findings were outlined in a joint research report entitled 'Rapid Energy Modelling for Existing Buildings: Testing the Business and Environmental Potential Through an Experiment at Autodesk'.

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.

The modelling results were compared with Autodesk's carbon footprint data, contrasting the workflow with traditional energy modelling and energy audit approaches.

The report concludes that rapid energy modelling can be: a shortcut to estimating actual energy performance with a good level of accuracy; a screen for high potential buildings for renewable energy generation and carbon reductions; a stepping stone between basic building benchmarking and detailed audits; a financial tool for identifying lucrative building upgrades; and a driver of high quality green jobs with highly transferable skills.

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