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How Forma’s solar energy analysis tool can support sustainable outcomes from day one of the planning process  Solar energy analysis is a new addition to Autodesk Forma‘s ever-growing suite of sustainability tools. This new analysis helps you identify the potential for solar energy during the initial stages of planning, enabling you to make high-impact design decisions that…

Individuals residing in major countries spend over 90% of their lives indoors, within buildings that receive limited exposure to daylight. Research highlighting the benefits of daylight on health, happiness, and productivity, suggests that we should be more concerned about the effects of this environmental factor. It is appropriate, therefore, that many countries have requirements and…

Forma and Autodesk AEC Collection subscribers can benefit from the interoperability feature between Forma and Revit. This add-in allows you to expedite the delivery of environmentally sound projects created in Forma using the powerful documentation features in Revit. The Forma Add-in for Revit allows users to transfer a proposal from Forma into Revit through the…

In architecture, the hours of sunlight a building receives is one of the major driving factors that impact design decisions. The orientation of the building in relation to the sun and the ability to effectively control it can make or break the success of a project. In fact, a study from New Zealand, found that…

Leveraging machine learning, the rapid noise analysis is a predictive analysis that complements our standard noise analysis. What’s the difference between the two, you might be asking? To find out more, we caught up with Principal Machine Learning Engineer and rapid noise project lead Renaud Danhaive from our Boston office. He gives us a quick…

Analyzing wind conditions on your site are essential to avoid your buildings creating unwanted wind impacts, making outdoor spaces unpleasant and even hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. Autodesk Forma’s rapid wind analysis makes this process even faster and more fluid. Rapid wind predicts wind conditions instantaneously, giving you an immediate indication of how your building…

Great outdoor spaces encourage public life, inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to meet, play and socialize. Perhaps they might stroll along a promenade, linger for coffee on a café terrace, or simply just hang out on seating steps and people-watch. Especially in an urban context, good outdoor public spaces are essential for improving people’s…

Autodesk Forma’s rapid operational energy analysis forms part of its powerful suite of sustainability solutions created for designers to lower the environmental impact of their buildings. This visual, easy-to-use tool shows predicted operational energy in real time, helping architects and urban planners design with energy efficiency in mind. The analysis allows designers to easily assess…