ASLA and the ASLA Fund have recently released a vital new resource: Evaluating the Climate Impacts of Projects Through BIM and Related Platforms: Guidelines for Project Performance Data Takeoff.
Developed by experts Radu Dicher (SWA Group), Eric Gilbey (Vectorworks), and Matt Perotto (Janet Rosenberg & Studio), this guide provides the necessary methodology to turn abstract sustainability goals into actionable, measurable project data.
This resource provides high-level direction on how to use a variety of typical BIM and “BIM-proxy” tools to evaluate the impacts of embodied carbon in projects. And in a more general sense, it presents methodologies for executing “quantity takeoffs” from projects.
These guidelines provide guidance for multiple BIM platforms, including workflows for Revit and Vectorworks, and also cover “BIM-proxy” environments, such as Rhino.
It provides options for different phases of the project lifecycle – from concept, schematic design, design development, to construction documentation. It outlines ways in which project data can provide outputs for embodied carbon assessments.
Download the guide (Google Doc) from the ASLA website
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