POSTS In: Green Projects
CAD Academy Contest Tests Student Acumen with ArchiCAD
High school students from across the United States recently put their ArchiCAD knowledge to work as they competed in the first annual National LEED Dream Home contest, sponsored by Arizona based STEM curriculum developer, the CAD Academy. The CAD Academy®, is a secondary and post-secondary pre-engineering and pre-architectural program designed to inspire a new generation...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / ArchiCAD Education / Competition / Contests / Education / Energy Efficiency / Graphisoft / Green Projects / LEED / Net Zero / Residential / Sustainability
EcoDesigner STAR – Thermal Bridging Simulation Part 6 (Bonus!)
BONUS POST! I thought I was finished with my Thermal Bridging Simulation Adventure; turns out I was wrong. To help you review my coverage of the topic, click through for post 0, post 1, post 2, post 3, post 4, and post 5. As I was waiting for post 5 to be shared, Scott Newland of...
Taking on the 2030 Challenge – Starting at “Z” (for zHome)
The Northwestern section of the United States has earned a reputation for encouraging “green” building. For example, the mayor of Seattle, WA joined the mayors of Miami, Chicago and Albuquerque to present a resolution to the U.S. Conference of Mayors in May 2006 to adopt the 2030 Challenge. While the 2030 Challenge stipulates that buildings...
Filed Under: 2030 Challenge / ArchiCAD User / Energy Efficiency / Green Projects / Net Zero / Sustainability
Reach for the EcoDesigner STAR Now
The first software to incorporate standard-compliant energy analysis into a familiar BIM work environment – EcoDesigner STAR – will be made available for a public beta trial. GRAPHISOFT® developed EcoDesigner STAR to help architects design the most energy-efficient buildings by accessing reliable energy analysis data from the moment early concepts are created. EcoDesigner STAR is based on...
Get a GRAPHISOFT Education in Open BIM and Green Technology at Ecobuild America
Special breakout sessions at next week’s EcoBuild from December 3 – 7 at the Washington DC Convention Center in Washington, DC will focus on Green Technology and Open BIM. Four technology user sessions, taught by architectural experts in ArchiCAD, incorporate case studies, best practices for Open BIM, practical workflows, and new ideas into a highly collaborative...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / ArchiCAD User / Education / Events / Graphisoft / Green Projects / OPEN BIM / Sustainability / Trade Shows
ABC, easy as 1,2,3 with GRAPHISOFT’s BIM Server
The ABC Green Home has opened, to much ado. But it is not about nothing. The project is quite the opposite. Something revolutionary that is shattering a perception that it costs more and is more difficult to build green. And it did so beginning with the use of GRAPHISOFT’s BIM Server during the design phase....
ArchiCAD Provides Integration Foundation for UCSF Medical Center
A project that has been thought about, designed and worked on for more than two years now is getting some well-deserved attention for the way it has focused on a very lofty goal: securing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating for an 878,000-sq-ft hospital complex. Even before the December 2010 groundbreaking for the massive...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD User / Graphisoft / Green Projects / LEED / Notable ArchiCAD Users / Sustainability
EUROBUILD and GRAPHISOFT Grab Green IT Award
This year’s “Sustainable Design Project of the Year” is the Rural Regeneration Centre at Hadlow College. One of the top three agricultural colleges in the UK, it was created by James Anwyl from EUROBUILD using GRAPHISOFT’s market leading BIM and energy assessment tools, ArchiCAD® and EcoDesigner™. The Green IT awards seek to reward organizations that have demonstrated...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD User / Events / Graphisoft / Green Projects / Notable ArchiCAD Users / PassivHaus / Recognition / Sustainability
GRAPHISOFT at AIA Expo in Washington D.C.
This week, the 2012 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition takes place in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The convention provides a wide array of exhibits, user sessions and presentations from leaders in the industry and is an ideal gathering of architects, designers and firms discussing strategies and technologies to build faster...
Filed Under: AIA Convention / ArchiCAD 16 / ArchiCAD User / Events / Graphisoft / Green Projects / Sustainability / Trade Shows
Passive House Expert, TE Studio Sharpens ArchiCAD Tools
More than a decade of experience and design in ArchiCAD as well as a solid educational footing in Germany has given Tim Eian of TE Studio the tools he needs to produce extremely high performance buildings. Recently he took time to chat with us about Passive House, trends in the industry toward building “green” and...
Engage at Ecobuild 2011
In two weeks, EcoBuild America 2011 begins at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center providing a wide array of exhibits, user sessions and presentations from leaders in the industry. The convention is an ideal gathering of architects, designers and firms discussing strategies and technologies to build faster, smarter and more sustainably. Designed to assist AEC professionals in ways...
Filed Under: AIA CEU Credit / ArchiCAD User / Events / Graphisoft / Green Projects / LEED / Sustainability
“Tis the Season to be Sustainable
Announcing a new live online seminar – next month. The Sustainable Design webinar presents an opportunity to learn how GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD can be used to perform BIM energy analyses in seconds for projects of any size; at any stage of the design development workflow; without additional sustainable expertise; using a familiar design environment. The webinar...
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