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By Katy Evans | January 23, 2017
Made with only two materials, this 100% recyclable camping knife has a product-service system that is safe for both the users and the environment.
By adammenter | October 19, 2011
The first of Anderson Anderson Architecture Net Zero Energy Classrooms is currently being built, and this is the first of a series of posts that will follow its construction.
By external-contributor | October 17, 2011
Zero energy buildings are a hot topic today in the world of sustainable design. Achieving aggressive performance targets requires a focused and integrated design approach facilitated by reliable analysis tools supporting iterative optimization strategies.
By adammenter | October 07, 2011
Autodesk Labs just released Project Falcon, an awesome wind tunnel simulation tool for Alias. Understanding the aerodynamic behavior of your design is critical whenever air flows over, around, or through it.
By adammenter | October 04, 2011
The winners were announced for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 this past weekend. All of the teams of this year's competition used Autodesk Revit Architecture! And several used Autodesk Ecotect and Project Vasari.
By external-contributor | September 28, 2011
The energy use and carbon emissions of an average person in the Middle East have almost doubled over the last 30 years. The predominance of poor performing buildings is largely to blame.
By adammenter | September 22, 2011
Adam Menter and Alex Lobos discuss e-waste. Watch the recording of their presentation.
By adammenter | September 14, 2011
Marc Fenigstein is the BRD Motorcycle’s CEO and his team is making an all-electric motorcycle for both urban riding and motocross.
By adammenter | August 29, 2011
George Baird, the former dean of the University of Toronto’s architecture school, is surprised that sustainability has been met with skepticism and criticism at recent architectural events he's attended.
By adammenter | April 25, 2011
Autodesk sponsored the Eco-Design award at the 2011 Shell Ecomarathon in Houston, TX. Like eco-design itself, making tradeoffs between many interrelated variables took careful consideration.

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