Goal

The goal of the program is to improve designers’ ability to create high-performance buildings that make the best use of energy and materials. We hope that it will help provide individuals with the skills and knowledge required to drive an industry-wide transition to performance-based sustainable design.

We'd like to improve the quality and quantity of performance analysis that's done as part of the design process, and give designers the tools they need to meet industry demands like net zero energy building and the Architecture 2030 challenge.

How it works

The program is a series of online tests and software exercises, combined with online learning resources from the Autodesk Sustainability Workshop website. It has been designed for architecture and engineering college students, but the pilot is also open to both educators and professionals.

Get job skills

According to a Fall 2012 survey from the AIA, while sustainable architecture is a growing demand, fifty-six percent of architecture firms are having difficulty finding employees with adequate “green skills”(and that jumps to 72 percent for small firms). This program is meant to directly address that.

Whether you’re an advanced BIM user, or just getting started, this program could be for you. See FAQs below to learn more.

Testimonials

- Amy Patel, Associate & Sustainable Design Leader, HOK

"I would highly recommend architecture and engineering students to get the Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate before having their job interview with us (HOK). It is a very comprehensive self-learning online course to understand the key concepts of building science, and how to ensure the results of software applications are meaningful and lead to better design options. I have more than eight years of experience in the field, I still found some new (or hidden) tricks in the software tutorials or course exercises."

- Joyce Chan, Architect, HOK’s Sustainable Design Practice Leader

“I have heard the concept of "Net Zero Energy Buildings" before, but never with so many suggestions of how to achieve it. For the first time I'm learning how to actually design these buildings instead of it seeming like a dream/utopia type thing.”

-Brian Moserwitz, Student, University of Maryland, 2015

“I had already used the Ecotect Weather Tool but with this section I´ve understood how use it properly and the meaning of most of the graphics of this tool.”

-Ana Martinez, Student, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 2015

“I now know how to analyze the shadows in Vasari. It's a really effective tool and I will use this in future studio projects. It will be very helpful when figuring out window placement.”

-Allison Gloude, Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2014

Frequently Asked Questions

Sign-up

We are currently piloting this program before a global launch in August 2013. Use the form below to sign-up for the FALL 2013 launch, we will reach back out in July 2013 for people who have signed-up.

(Note that you will NOT receive an immediate confirmation from us after filling out this form)