This has been primarily due to the lack of support for regional codes and design practices,” says Steve Butler, Senior Industry Strategy Manager for MEP at Autodesk. Over the past few years, a growing number of architects and building designers have started using BIM, but “engineers and in particular electrical engineers have been slow to adopt. With the Advanced Electrical Design extension, engineers can plan, analyze, optimize and document electrical designs all in one place. It recognizes the fundamental shift in both the new energy landscape and the way high performance buildings are designed. The Advanced Electrical Design extension for Revit lets electrical engineers use building information modeling (BIM) to work closely with other professionals during the early stages of the process, which is critical to designing for sustainability. “Together through this strategic partnership with Autodesk we are combining our respective areas of expertise to make lasting impacts for electrical design, our customers, and generations to come.” But it’s also the new business opportunity,” says Stonecipher. “Decarbonization is the new business imperative.

With the built environment accounting for 40% of the annual CO2 emissions, it’s imperative to turn ambitions into action when it comes to energy efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability, which requires new ways of thinking and new digital tools to support, according to Daniel Stonecipher, VP, Chief Product Officer eCAD at Schneider Electric. A new energy landscape for electrical engineers It helps electrical engineers play a leading role in designing high performance buildings with sustainability and efficiency in mind.

With BIM and Schneider’s Advanced Electrical Design for Autodesk Revit solution, electrical systems can now be more accurately and confidently designed. Advanced Electrical Design™ for Autodesk® Revit® from Schneider Electric and Autodesk is a BIM tool for a complete electrical design workflow.Īn electrical design extension for Revit, created by BIM Electric -a subsidiary of Schneider Electric as a result of a strategic partnership with Autodesk - recognizes the increasingly prominent role of electrical engineers in building design.īuilding systems designs are typically performed using traditional methods, often using ‘rule-of-thumb’ approaches that are subject to additional margins or safety factors to make allowances for errors.

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