Solutions for Government Buildings

Every day, government buildings of all shapes and sizes use substantial amounts of energy, water, and raw materials, creating a sizeable environmental footprint. The mandates are clear: government buildings must reduce their energy footprints and help lead the way to greener building operations.

Because your agency needs to evaluate the performance of and proposed modifications for dozens—if not hundreds or thousands—of buildings, your review process must be practical, repeatable, and scalable.

From local schools and offices to NASA facilities and military buildings, Building information modeling (BIM) provides the basis for such analysis. Building Information modeling (BIM) is a key to analyzing, prioritizing, and choosing the right projects for energy performance improvements.

Autodesk and DLT Solutions have teamed to provide 3D digital design and analysis tools to more efficiently build and renovate government buildings that meet sustainability and accountability requirements.

Learn more about Autodesk Building Solutions

Explore our resources to find out how building software solutions from Autodesk can:

• Offer a complete set of tools for the entire lifecycle of your government building
• Improve efficiency and maximize productivity

Customer Applications

Purpose. Design. Build – With BIM: The General Services Administration (GSA) initiates an extensive construction and renovation project in Atlanta, GA, and uses BIM to streamline the selection process while cutting costs and encouraging creativity.

Powering the Sacramento Capital Plant: Sacramento Central Plant discovers how Autodesk® BIM solutions make building easier, more efficient and less costly on fast-track projects.

Free Autodesk and BIM White Papers

To learn more about Autodesk’s Building Software Solution for Government, download the white papers below:

The Advantages of BIM for Government Building Performance Analysis:
How your agency can use a basic BIM model and BIM analysis tools to assess building performance, prioritize investments, and evaluate proposals to reduce operational costs, conserve energy, reduce water consumption, and improve building air quality

The Five Fallacies of BIM:
Autodesk building information modeling (BIM) software facilitates a new way of working collaboratively using a model created from consistent, reliable design information – enabling faster decision-making, better documentation, and the ability to evaluate sustainable building and infrastructure design alternatives using analysis to predict performance before breaking ground.

Creating Models for Performance Analysis on Existing Buildings:
Whether you are a member of a government energy, design, or construction department, using BIM to develop a basic 3D model for existing buildings allows you to quickly perform an initial energy analysis and compare the energy efficiency of buildings.

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