BIM or Building Information Modeling is opening up so many doors to help the designer and builder alike to create sustainable designs. Solar analysis, energy modeling, etc all packaged with design in mind (with the right package).

Design and technology are coming together to produce powerful tools that will help us to create greener designs while maintaining cutting edge appearances.

So what do you think?

Sounds complex and complicated, but if it all works it could save alot of time and money right?

What BIM programs do people typically use to do green projects?

Do you have any examples of this in use? That sounds very interesting. Just worked on a large mansion that is doing the solar and recycling of water and all the goodies that are still so expensive to implement for most normal folk.