SAN FRANCISCO - GeoPraxis, an architectural, engineering, and construction software company, has announced the beta release of Green Building Studioâ„¢, a Web service for energy analysis in designing green buildings.
According to the company, Green Building Studio (GBS) streamlines the design of green buildings, linking architectural 3-D CAD building designs with energy analysis. GBS enables users to understand the operational and energy implications of early design decisions using Green Building XML (gbXML) based connectors for AutoDesk's Architectural Desktop and Graphisoft's ArchiCAD. Architects and building designers can participate in the GBS beta program for free. The service is expected to be generally available in early 2004.