Feb. 4, 2015: Schneider Electric, Autodesk to Collaborate to Enhance Building Lifecycle Management
The Companies Said They Are Exploring Ways to Complement Each Other’s Strengths
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, and SAN FRANCISCO — Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, and Autodesk Inc., a leader in 3D design and engineering, have announced an agreement to collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle management based on building information modeling (BIM).
As part of the collaboration, the companies said they are exploring ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more energy efficient from the design and construction through operation and end-of-life phases. The collaboration may include new solutions and services in the areas of energy management, building automation and control, and workspace management.