Account for carbon from day one.
80% of a building’s carbon emissions are decided by its structure and envelope. In other words, long-term sustainability is shaped by the design decisions you make from day one.
With carbon analysis tools and technology, you can understand the impact of each design decision on embodied and operational carbon for the full lifecycle of your building.
Analyze and measure
Manage embodied and operational carbon
Harness insights on project surroundings and embodied and operational carbon, so you can balance trade-offs between factors such as sun access and sellable area, giving you options to explore passive design strategies and optimize massing.
AI-powered tools like Autodesk Forma and Insight are enabling real-time data feedback and dashboards to inform your decisions at the design stage.
Access key metrics
Improve visibility of key carbon metrics
Historically, key carbon metrics such as embodied carbon, predicted energy consumption, and solar PV potential have been hard to calculate accurately.
With Autodesk tools you can improve the visibility of key sustainability metrics from the earliest stage with clear data and insight from tools embedded in your architectural workflow, allowing you to design and optimize towards specific outcomes and certifications.
Integrate with BIM
Integrate carbon analysis with your regular workflows
Tools in Autodesk’s Total Carbon Analysis for Architects package are integrated into your regular design process and BIM workflows, so you can manage the sustainability process from design to documentation without a disconnected toolset.
You can use these tools to iterate and compare different design strategies and how they affect operational energy use factors, such as: daylighting, heating and cooling loads, or solar PV generation.