Webinars
02 Oct, 2017
Sustainable Design webinar series for buildings
Sustainable Buildings – how to integrate insight into the Design Build Operate Lifecycle On-air date Oct 18, 2017 Playback recording As the need for...Read more
sustainable design
Note that as of December 15th 2017, Autodesk has retired the Building Performance Analysis Certificate Course. We will no longer able to deliver the certificate nor report credits to American Institute of Architects (AIA). Thank you for your understanding and for your support of sustainable design practices.
Looking for learning content or inspiration around sustainable design? Check out theses resources from Autodesk Education https://academy.autodesk.com/sustainable-design
Blog
14 Sep, 2016
Testing our waters: Using a Design Swarm to drive change
A year ago at this time the Industrial Design Society of America held their annual international conference in Seattle, brilliantly organized by my friend...Read more
Blog
13 Sep, 2016
Preparing for a career in social impact design
If you are passionate about design for social impact, you may be wondering how to prepare for and find a career that lets you...Read more
Interview
12 Sep, 2016
High school students tackle the Hyperloop Pod Competition: Andrew Awad
Andrew Awad is a 17 year old senior from St. John’s School in Houston, TX and the founder and team captain of HyperLift ,...Read more
Blog
17 Aug, 2016
The end of bootcamp: Making the switch to cloud-based CAD modeling on your Mac.
My five year Boot Camp is over. As a sustainable designer and educator, I have been using Boot Camp to run SolidWorks and Rhino...Read more
Interview
18 Jul, 2016
Me3D seeds future generations of engineers: Matt Connelly
Matt Connelly is a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur. Before discovering his passion for STEM education, encouraging kids to find their own reasons to study...Read more
Blog
30 Jun, 2016
Autodesk bringing the power of Fusion 360 to Diepsloot, South Africa
67 Days of Design Launched!!!!! The 2016 Community Plumbing Challenge has proven to be an incredible success, with 8 brand new toilet units installed...Read more
Interview
02 Jun, 2016
From science fair to Thiel Fellowship: Eden Goh and SunSaluter
Eden Full Goh is a software/mechanical engineer interested in building products to solve society’s biggest problems. She is the inventor of the SunSaluter ,...Read more
Interview
25 May, 2016
Safe lighting and clean energy: Brian Camenzuli
Brian Camenzuli grew up in Port Perry, Ontario and has always been fascinated with the natural environment and how it works. In the summers...Read more
Interview
10 May, 2016
Designing connected devices: Daniel Myers
Daniel Myers has had a passion for robotics, design, and electronics since he was a kid. He built two boats, an electric go kart,...Read more
Interview
02 May, 2016
Designing portable energy solutions: Arcady Sosinov
Arcady Sosinov is the CEO and co-founder of FreeWire Technologies , makers of portable charging and power stations made with second-life batteries for charging...Read more
Interview
25 Apr, 2016
Creating energy from plants: Rachel Major
Rachel Major went to Drexel University and graduated with a bachelor’s in Biochemistry in 2014. She combined her educational background, internship at Biomimcry 3.8,...Read more
Interview
20 Apr, 2016
Impact Design Entrepreneurs: Justin Chambers
Justin Chambers is a PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University. After graduating...Read more
Blog
15 Apr, 2016
Autodesk Team4Tech challenges South African students to create a better solution for water collection and storage
Earlier this week, a group of Autodesk volunteers returned to Kayamandi in South Africa as part of Team4Tech , to work with local high...Read more
Interview
11 Apr, 2016
Impact design entrepreneurs: Yana DeMyer
Marianna “Yana” DeMyer was born and raised overseas. As the daughter of a Foreign Service officer with the State Department, she traveled all over...Read more
Interview
17 Mar, 2016
Impact design entrepreneurs: Danielle Trofe
Danielle Trofe Design is a Brooklyn-based design studio that promotes a function-forward, sustainable and socially responsible approach to furniture and lighting design. By harnessing...Read more
Blog
29 Jan, 2016
Part 4: Autodesk technology and the School 125 Community Plumbing Challenge
The School 125 Community Plumbing Challenge was an impressive real-world example of how students can leverage modern technology, sustainable design principles , and collaboration...Read more
Blog
06 Jan, 2016
Part 2: Sustainable design and the School 125 Community Plumbing Challenge
Poor sanitation, impure water and poor hygienic practices are amongst the leading causes of death and disease for millions of children in the developing...Read more
Innovation
05 Jan, 2016
Fairphone's sustainable, repairable cellphone
Imagine if you could repair your own cell phone. Would you keep it longer? Doing so would reduce the consumption of materials used to...Read more
Blog
28 Oct, 2015
Establishing a sustainable design curriculum
Educators and students often ask how to integrate sustainability topics into their curriculum. A few key small steps can grow into a cultural change...Read more
Innovation
12 Oct, 2015
Shanghai Tower: performance-based design
At 128 stories, the Shanghai Tower, which was completed in September 2015, is the tallest building in China and the second tallest building in...Read more
