Go greeeeeen!!! ( or we'll be late)

I first read an article about Ecotect on Archiblog last year, and downloaded a portable version but I didn't have time to "research" it. I also found a site that provided basic tutorials for Ecotect new-users, in which I could notice some main features of the software. Though heard and read about some other environmental analysis softwares, I choose Ecotect to learn for its brand "Autodesk", especially after Autodesk released Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2010.

Green building, Eco-design... or anything that relates to better-environmental-design is nothing new to global design trend. But, it is, indeed, something very new in Vietnam. I can see some young firms and foreign firms are starting practising their own green-design solutions in the local market. Others are just trying to follow the trend by adding some ordinary, traditional or even fake "green" idea into their designs. However, I believe the trend will soon rule Vietnam's blooming market.

So, I'm afraid that in the period of just 2 or 3 next years, we (me and my current half-government-ed firm) will be late. Learning Ecotect Analysis and downloading some more "go-green" plug-ins may hopefully help.

I still find it difficult with this software because there hasnt been a weather data of Vietnam in the producer's database. Moreover, to those people who wanna try with cracked versions or trial-versions, Ecotect is not easy to approach. It is my first step into the world of environmental analysis, and I hope I will soon find a good tool to use in my professional career.

Here is something I wanna share with those who is reading my blogspot and also feeling "late" just like me.





DOWNLOAD AUTODESK ECOTECT ANALYSIS 2010
Thanx Shogun from Archiblog for this download link.


ECOTECT basic tutorials

Official pages about Ecotect from Autodesk
You can download the trial-version and find a list of Location data.


There are many other cool stuffs of " green design" out there. Just Google then you'll find out. Dont be late !