SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today
announced that Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) has joined the Green
Sigma™ Coalition, a consortium of industry leaders in metering,
monitoring, automation, data communications and software.
Autodesk's expertise in 3D design and engineering software for
buildings and construction will complement the coalition's focus on
helping organizations deploy smart solutions for energy, water,
waste and greenhouse gas management.
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The Green Sigma™ Coalition, formed in 2009, brings together
leaders across a range of industries and technologies to create
solutions designed to conserve resources and support sustainability
across all aspects of the enterprise. Coalition members work
with IBM to integrate their products and services with IBM's Green
Sigma™ solution, which applies Lean Six Sigma principles and
practices to energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas emissions
throughout a company's operations -- transportation systems, data
centers and IT systems, manufacturing and distribution centers,
office facilities, retail space, research and development sites,
etc. It combines real-time metering and monitoring with
advanced analytics and dashboards that allow clients to make better
decisions that improve efficiency, lower costs and reduce
environmental impact.
Autodesk will bring its deep industry experience with the
environmental and cost-savings advantages of building information
modeling (BIM) to the Green Sigma™ Coalition. Autodesk
architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) customers utilize
an integrated BIM process to digitally develop, visualize, analyze
and simulate building designs that satisfy goals for energy
performance and budget before they are built, and when they are due
for maintenance or retrofit. Autodesk® software products including
Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis and
Autodesk® Green Building Studio® help give organizations the
modeling and analysis that they require for solid evidence-based
decision to optimize environmental and cost parameters.
"Those who will win in tomorrow's markets are those who can
squeeze resource waste out of their infrastructure assets," said
Jay Bhatt, senior vice president of
Autodesk's AEC Industry Group. "We're eager to work together with
all of the Green Sigma members, building upon our existing
relationships with members including IBM and SAP, to extend the
value of BIM into all phases of a building or infrastructure
project's lifecycle."
Since its inception, members of the coalition have partnered to
help clients bring efficiency and sustainability to all aspects of
their operations. Now, the coalition has expanded its
charter, using the strength of its collective voice to propel the
industry forward by identifying necessary standards and working
with existing standards bodies to create and implement these
standards.
Green Sigma™ Coalition engagements include:
- Ave Maria University: IBM and
Johnson Controls converged 23 systems to a single IP network and
integrated Johnson Control Metasys with IBM Maximo.
This project has saved $1M in
building costs and $350K/yr in combined operating costs.
- IBM and Schneider Electric are teaming to extend innovation
already in use in Bryant University's
campus-wide data center by bringing together disparate data in a
common repository for use across facilities, IT and administrative
functions. Usage trending and analysis has helped the university
reduce its carbon footprint.
- Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) and NC State University are
teaming with IBM on the Smarter Building Initiative (SBI). This
initiative will create a working demo of a Smarter Building
solution at The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and
Management (FREEDM) Systems Center in Raleigh, NC. FREEDM Systems Center is a
National Science Foundation Funded Engineering Research Center led
by NC State University that focuses on technologies for the last
mile of the utility grid, enabling energy generation, storage, and
intelligent use of energy. More information is available at:
www.freedm.ncsu.edu.
"Sustainability is a 21st century business imperative that
requires a holistic approach across the organization by harnessing
data in real time to change operational behavior," said
Rich Lechner, vice president, energy
and environment, IBM. "It begins with designing efficiency into
building and infrastructure systems, and Autodesk's expertise in 3D
design and engineering software will significantly enhance the
Green Sigma™ Coalition's ability to deliver client value."
Charter members of the Green Sigma™ Coalition are Johnson
Controls, Honeywell Building
Solutions, Eaton, ESS, Cisco, Siemens Building
Technologies Division, Schneider
Electric and SAP.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and
entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing,
architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment
industries -- including the last 15 Academy Award® winners for Best
Visual Effects -- use Autodesk® software to design, visualize and
simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD® software
in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of
state-of-the-art software for global markets. For additional
information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
About IBM
For more information about IBM and sustainability, please visit
ibm.com/green.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Ecotect, Green Building Studio and Revit
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or
its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Academy Award is a
registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong
to their respective holders.
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Clay Helm
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IBM
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Autodesk
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clay.helm@autodesk.com
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