{"id":47023,"date":"2023-11-28T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/?post_type=views&p=47023"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:07:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:07:53","slug":"sustainability-at-au-cop28","status":"publish","type":"views","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/sustainability-at-au-cop28\/","title":{"rendered":"At Autodesk University and COP28, sustainability takes center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I stepped into a new role as Autodesk\u2019s first chief sustainability officer<\/a>, a newly created position that recognizes the importance of sustainability across the industries we serve and importantly, folds this work into our core business. Just a couple of weeks ago, I took part in my first Autodesk University (AU) serving in this new role. AU is where we convene our customers to showcase the latest and greatest Design and Make tools, and from the main stage keynotes to event operations behind the scenes, sustainability permeated every layer of the event experience. And that\u2019s by design. This year, Autodesk employees and customers helped source over 100 sessions, four theater talks, two workshops, and multiple exhibits that spotlighted decarbonization and innovations driving a more sustainable future. <\/p>\n

Building the sustainable homes of the future<\/h3>\n

One project that stands out to me is an Autodesk-led collaboration that brings an AI-powered, climate-friendly solution to affordable housing: The Phoenix<\/a>. Consisting of 316 affordable and environmentally sustainable homes, The Phoenix in West Oakland, CA will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multi-family building in the San Francisco Bay Area\u2014this is revolutionary. All of this is accomplished by a multi-disciplinary team harnessing the power of Autodesk\u2019s Design and Make Platform<\/a> to share data, streamline workflows, and tap into AI-powered insights across the entire project lifecycle. In the early phases of the project, the team made data-informed trade-offs between goals for operational carbon, embodied carbon, cost, and livability. Thanks to AI, the team could rapidly explore a broad range of design options that met the project\u2019s complex goals.