Schneider Electric and Autodesk Collaborate to Enhance Current Practices for Building Lifecycle Management
January 21 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management
and Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a world leader in 3D design,
engineering and entertainment software and services, today
announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. According
to this agreement, Schneider Electric and Autodesk plan to
collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle
management based on Building Information Modeling (BIM).
As part of the collaboration, the two companies are exploring
ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more
energy efficient from the design and construction through operation
and end-of-life phases. The collaboration may include new solutions
and services in the areas of energy management, building automation
and control, and workspace management.
The joint efforts look to combine Schneider Electric’s expertise
in electrical distribution, energy and building management
solutions with Autodesk’s portfolio of BIM-based design and
construction software such as Autodesk Revit and Autodesk BIM
360.
Today, buildings consume about 40 percent of global energy, 25
percent of global water, 40 percent of global resources and they
emit approximately one-third of GHG emissions. Residential and
commercial buildings consume approximately 60 percent of the
world’s electricity. Yet, buildings also offer the greatest
potential for achieving significant GHG emission reductions.1 The
shift toward digital BIM processes is part of the solution to more
energy efficient homes and buildings by delivering greater agility
and long-term sustainability.
BIM is a process that begins with the creation of an intelligent
3D model to capture, explore, and maintain building data associated
with planning, design, construction, and operations. The
information in the model remains coordinated and consistent
throughout the project and supports simulation, analysis, and
collaboration for better decision-making.
“The journey to sustainable high performance
buildings starts with taking a comprehensive holistic view of
a building lifecycle, from design, construction, and operation
including adaptation to ever changing needs of businesses and
organizations,” says Jean-Luc Meyer, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Innovation, Schneider Electric. “Today’s announcement
builds on decades of Schneider Electric integrated approach to
building management that can reduce energy, reduce
capital expenditures, decrease operating expenditures and improve
overall business performance. We see a huge potential in digitizing
buildings project lifecycle. We believe that the cooperation with
Autodesk will help drive a deep and long-term transformation in the
construction industry, providing greater value to each user and
contributing to solve the energy challenge.”
“Autodesk has been an active proponent of sustainable building
design and construction for years, in part by equipping our
customers with BIM tools to do rapid and meaningful energy
analysis. The operation and maintenance phase of the building
presents a huge opportunity to drive greater energy efficiency over
the long-term for building owners, and we’re thrilled to be teaming
with Schneider Electric to explore how we can bring new solutions
to market that connect energy efficiency throughout the entire
building lifecycle,” said Amar Hanspal, Autodesk Senior Vice
President, Information Modeling & Platform Group.
1 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
http://www.unep.org/sbci/AboutSBCI/Background.asp
About Schneider Electric
A global specialist in energy management with operations in more
than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions
across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in
Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine
Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres &
Networks and the Residential sector. Focused on making energy safe,
reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 150,000-plus
employees achieved sales of 24 billion euros in 2013, through an
active commitment to helping individuals and organisations make the
most of their energy.www.schneider-electric.com
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to
digital artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software
to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Revit, and BIM 360 are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries
and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other
brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective
holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services
offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without
notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document.© 2015 Autodesk, Inc. and ©
2015 Schneider Electric
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