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Green Construction Technology: Five Trends to Watch
As the volume of construction output worldwide grows, it will have to meet increasing demand resource constraints as demand grows for high performance buildings. BIM workflows and green construction technology can help futureproof the built environment.
By Michael Floyd
October 26, 2017
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by Michael Floyd
As Autodesk's Sustainable Industry Technology Manager, Michael Floyd works to serve up powerful, focused solutions to the AEC and Manufacturing sectors’ sustainability challenges. His life prior to Autodesk included design direction, and consulting in both product development and the built environment. His product oriented work has addressed issues related to toxicity, design for environment, climate, and supply chain adaptation. He has a special interest in energy efficiency in buildings, and has undertaken related work at scales ranging from whole cities to commercial kitchens. He was of the 100+ eco-hackers at the POC21 Innovation Camp in France, working to create open source, grassroots responses to climate change. He holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, and a BA from Princeton University.
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