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Autodesk announces Ecotect Analysis 2010 and free Guide to Sustainable Design
A few years ago i started using Ecotect v4 for energy analysis on projects. I gotta say that is a very easy to use tool, with a very short learning curve that lets you conduct several analysis on the design phase of your projects, such as shading, energy consumption, airflow, acoustics, lighting, etc. Also, during the process of analysis, it shows you on a very didactic way new terms and how they affect the project.
Easy, fast and accurate. What else could you ask for?
Well, these software was acquired by Autodesk as of last year and was released as Autodesk Ecotect 2009. And now during the AIA 2009 Convention they announced Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010, the latest version of the software that offers improved integration with Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 and Autodesk Revit MEP 2010.
And continuing with the teaching spirit of the original version of Ecotect, Autodesk has launched the Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design, a new free online resource for designers that illustrates sustainable design principles, decisions and technologies for every phase of the building project lifecycle.
More screenshoots of Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010 after the break:
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looks the same old ecotect for now…i wander what disastrous decisions have autodicks done this time and if they added any new features to justify this new releas
i will stick with the new energy software from archicad
jb whats the name of this new software from archicad ?
I’m using bunch of programs from autocad but haven’t tried ecotect. Can anyone give some feedback on that pls? thanks. Just wonder.
i mean autodesk, not autocad sorry :(
it is timely and produce alot of interesting images to ” impress” your client.. and waste alot of time building the models,
F+P used alot. and forced the Cadmonkey to do that especially those fresh from school, just out of college for one or 2 years.
was anybody at the AIA expo? does anybody know where i can find the templates for those sweet cardboard chairs they had at the autodesk booth?
The new energy software from Graphisoft is called Ecodesigner. It’s totally integrated so you do everything on the fly. There are other similar programs but they need file transfer which effectively kills the idea of workflow. I need to test Ecodesigner more but the idea is not to make the final energy calculation but to be sure you choose the best design alternative.
Since it’s really integrated (I really mean this!!) it’s cool to directly see what happens green-wise when you change your model.