We are facing global epic challenges such as climate change.  The AIA+2030 Online Series helps design students and professionals create buildings that meet the energy efficiency targets of Architecture 2030’s 2030 Challenge.   

Sponsored by Autodesk, the ten one-hour courses will be released over the next year and the first course is now available.  AIA+2030 Online Series Course 1: The 2030 Challenge: Goals and Design Processes.

This new series of online courses is based on this new publication: Intro to Simulation CFD for AEC Applications, which is freely available without logging in.

The series of online courses includes quizzes to test and track your knowledge, and requires registration:

1. Simulation CFD Fundamentals 1: Simulation Process, Geometry, and Materials
2. Simulation CFD Fundamentals 2: Boundary Conditions and Meshing
3. Simulation CFD Fundamentals 3: Solving and Results Interpretation
4. Simulation CFD Applied: Characterizing AEC Components
5. Simulation CFD Applied: Datacenters
6. Simulation CFD Applied: HVAC Layout

We've re-vamped the BPA Certificate based on feedback from students and educators!

The BPA Certificate is a set of free, online self paced online courses for students, educators and professionals, that will help improve your knowledge of building science fundamentals and Autodesk building performance analysis tools. 

Here are some notable changes we've made to improve this set of courses:

• A focus on case-based examples and questions
• "Trimmed the fat" to make every bit actionable and applicable
• More content on energy fundamentals
• More content on energy modeling with Revit models

Whether you’ve created your best model or just want to see how others are using InfraWorks 360, visit the InfraWorks 360 gallery to share and explore.

This unique training and certification program goes beyond “picks and clicks” to illustrate how Autodesk BIM for Infrastructure workflows can help owners and service providers working on Roads and Highways projects improve productivity, optimize designs, and accelerate project approvals. 

You can learn more about this tier of certification in Autodesk's In The Fold blog. Also note that the official the official training guide for this certification is provided by Ascent (Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2014 BIM Workflow for Roads and Highways).

Learn more about the exam topics and objectives from the PDF linked below from Autodesk Training & Certification.