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It was a pleasure to write this piece about the remarkable progress being made by Via Separations, a climate tech startup who are driving significant changes to minimize greenhouse gas emissions within the pulp and paper industry - and how they're using Autodesk AEC solutions like #AutoCAD and #Revit to do so!

In the pulp and paper sector, a single step in the Kraft pulping process that converts wood into wood pulp is responsible for nearly 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Via Separations, a venture-backed climate tech company that is an indirect investee of the Autodesk Foundation portfolio through Prime Coalition, is using its technology to transform industrial separations through an innovative membrane filtration solution – with the goal of eliminating 80-90% of the energy currently used in thermal separations while creating value for industrial customers. See how Via Separations Achieves Decarbonization Technology Goals with AutoCAD and the Plant 3D Toolset #TeamD3 READ MORE >>> https://hubs.li/Q02GCV8M0

We're delighted that @Stuart Gurthrie will be representing #SwecoUK at Autodesk University (#AU24) next week, contributing to what are set to be two fascinating discussions on both supercharging a project's carbon footprint calculation using our new ORIS Materials Intelligence plugin for Autodesk #Civil3D, and the bigger picture challenge of reducing embodied carbon in roads & highways... Session 1: CES3385 | Supercharge a Project’s Carbon Footprint Calculation in Civil 3D with ORIS: Materials Intelligence for Low-Carbon Design | Wednesday, 16 Oct, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT, Location 24C The infrastructure design industry has long struggled to minimise environmental impact. Traditional processes cause inefficiencies, hindering early-stage sustainability prioritisation. ORIS and Sweco solved this by embedding ORIS’s carbon assessment and emissions modeling capabilities into Autodesk Civil 3D software. ORIS’s certified calculator streamlines processes, providing comprehensive impact assessments and quantifying embodied carbon emissions for road designs. The innovative plugin connects drawings to local material sites in ORIS, empowering whole-lifecycle carbon assessments with visualised supply chains. It automates geolocated project generation linked to ORIS’s database, identifies quantities per 3D object for bills of materials, and generates accurate carbon footprints based on required materials. Designers can therefore make informed sustainable-sourcing decisions, reducing emissions while promoting local solutions and recycling. Session 2: CES3692 | Reducing Embodied Carbon in Roads and Highways: A New Data Interchange | Wednesday, 16 Oct, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT, Location 3 Roads and highways are responsible for more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, with 7.3% of global emissions coming from their construction materials (Architecture 2030). Global regulations and incentives to cut these upfront carbon emissions are growing, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, and the EU Green Public Procurement. This panel discussion will feature international practitioners and data platform providers who are working to decarbonize roads and highways. Civil 3D software can be a critical piece of this effort, if integrated with sustainability tools. The discussion will cover the opportunities and hurdles faced by engineering companies and technology providers as the infrastructure industry aims to improve its impact on climate change. If you're not able to join Stuart at the conference, you can read about our collaboration with ORIS on automated Carbon Impact Assessment using Autodesk Civil 3D here: https://lnkd.in/ehaK2zUT #TransformingSocietyTogether #Carbon #Decarbonisation #NetZero #GreenTransition #TransportTransition #CircularEconomy #HighwaysEngineering #RoadDesign #Infrastructure #Transportation

💥 Join Our Webinar on June 26! Live product tour: Prioritize sustainability in your Autodesk Civil 3D projects! Making informed decisions about carbon emissions and materials use at the earliest stages of project planning is essential to making a real difference. 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, June 26 at 12pm GMT+1 / 1pm CET 💻 During this #webinar, we’ll demonstrate how engineers can easily integrate #sustainability into their designs, optimizing environmental impact from the start with the #ORIS plugin for Autodesk #Civil3D. Join us to explore the #challenges of reducing the #carbonfootprint in #infrastructure projects & discover in live how the ORIS Materials Intelligence plugin enables fast and accurate #sustainability assessments in #Civil3D, into the design workflow. 👉 Register now, through the link in comment! 👌 Don't miss this opportunity to enhance the sustainability of your Autodesk #Civil3D projects!

Did you know that the ORIS Materials Intelligence plugin enables fast and accurate #sustainability assessments in #Civil3D, into the design workflow? I strongly encourage you to attend this webinar on the 26th.

Discover how Via Separations uses Autodesk Building Solutions like AutoCAD and Revit to develop pumps, pipes, valves, and control systems that augment or replace fossil-fuel-powered thermal separation process units with energy-efficient, electrified filtration systems.

Via Separations Achieves Decarbonization Technology Goals With AutoCAD and the Plant 3D Toolset

💥 It's tomorrow! Only 24h to register! 🚀 Join Our Webinar! Live product tour: Prioritize #sustainability in your Autodesk #Civil3D projects! Making informed decisions about carbon emissions and materials use at the earliest stages of project planning is essential to making a real difference. 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, June 26 at 12pm GMT+1 / 1pm CET 💻 During this #webinar, we’ll demonstrate how engineers can easily integrate #sustainability into their designs, optimizing environmental impact from the start with the #ORIS plugin for Autodesk #Civil3D. 🤩 Join us to explore the #challenges of reducing the #carbonfootprint in #infrastructure projects & discover in live how the ORIS Materials Intelligence plugin enables fast and accurate #sustainability assessments in #Civil3D, into the design workflow. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance the sustainability of your #Civil3D projects! 👉 Register NOW, through the link in comment!

Sweco is proud to have partnered with ORIS Materials Intelligence and Autodesk to develop a revolutionary tool for real-time #CarbonImpactAnalysis on highway projects, marking a significant leap in sustainable development, and setting new standards for eco-friendly design and efficiency. We're also excited to share that our co-created plugin for Autodesk Civil 3D is now officially available on the Autodesk App store - you can find out more and download the tool via our latest blog at: https://lnkd.in/ehaK2zUT Stuart Guthrie, #SwecoUK Technical Director and Project Lead says: "Sweco, ORIS and Autodesk have joined forces to unveil the ORIS plugin for Autodesk Civil 3D. This cutting-edge tool provides automated Carbon Impact Assessments for highway projects, directly within the design process. Thanks to ORIS we've transformed a task that could take several hours into one completed in minutes." Robin Hudson-Griffiths CEng FIAT, Director of Consulting UK at ORIS adds: “The ORIS Civil 3D plugin represents an important new innovation, garnering strong initial adoption from major engineering firms like Sweco, who have embraced the technology for client projects and providing extensive testing and feedback to validate market fit. Ongoing collaboration and multiple implementations showcase a promising commercial trajectory. #TransformingSocietyTogether #DigitalEngineering #DigitalTransformation #NetZero #Decarbonisation #HighwayEngineering #TransportPlanning #SustainableDevelopment #UNSDGs

Webinar | Exploring AutoCAD's Evolution: A Decade of Innovation. Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the transformative changes in AutoCAD over the past 10 years and learn how to leverage these advancements to enhance your design efficiency. Register Now: https://lnkd.in/eb4st2Yz #AutoCAD #Autodesk #SoveliaAutoCAD #Webinar