Ecotect Analysis 2011
Digital version

Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 Digital version software is a concept-to-detail sustainable design analysis solution with architect-designed desktop tools that help measure the impact of environmental factors on a building's performance and web-based technology for whole-building analysis. Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 Digital version helps make it easier for building designers to conduct simulations and visualize results.

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Analysis can be conducted on a building model as soon as the thermal zones are defined, helping your team make fact-based, more sustainable design decisions during the schematic stage when designs are easier and less expensive to change. These capabilities can result in improved building performance, faster time to market, and lower project costs as well as lower total cost of ownership over time. Unlike complicated engineering analysis tools, Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 Digital version was developed specifically for architects and designers to provide powerful feedback designed to be easier to interact with and interpret and help improve communication.

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Whole-Building Energy Analysis

Calculate the total estimated energy use and carbon emissions of your building model on an annual, monthly, daily, and hourly basis, using a global database of weather information.

Visual Impact

Analyze site projection angles, assess obstructions, calculate vertical sky components for any point or surface, and visualize the no-sky line in any space.

Solar Radiation

Visualize incident solar radiation on windows and surfaces, showing differential incident solar radiation calculated over any period.

Carbon Emission Reporting

Report carbon dioxide emissions for nearly all aspects of a proposed building, including on-site fuel use as well as emissions from power plants.

Water Usage and Cost Evaluation

Summarize estimated water use inside and outside the building, based on the number of occupants as well as the building type.

Shadows and Reflections

Display the sun's position and path relative to the model at any date, time, and location using this simulation tool. View how sunlight enters through windows and moves around within a space.

Daylight

Calculate daylight factors and illuminance levels at any point in the model or over the analysis grid. This tool helps determine potential savings due to daylight-linked lighting design.

Thermal Performance

Calculate heating and sensible cooling loads for models with any number of zones or types of geometry. Analyze effects of occupancy, internal gains, infiltration, and equipment items.