The pandemic has highlighted some important price/value mismatches and I’d like to explain how what we, at Autocase, do and how it fits into the post-pandemic world.
Sustainability
A Call To Arms for the Architecture, Engineering, and Sustainability Community to Guide Stimulus Spending
My call to arms is that architects, engineers and other sustainability professionals need to gird themselves with the weapons of training and tools to run the numbers to avoid previous stimulus program mis-steps. Only then will we be able to make rational and informed decisions for the public good. The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure is providing the venue and tools to help guide how to ensure projects are done right and that the right projects are done.
One Green Building Standard to Rule Them All
Since the first method for evaluating building sustainability, in 1975, till today, more than six hundred methods have been developed. Now we are converging on one standard.
GIS and Autocase to Optimize Stormwater Value
Where is the best place for a rain garden? If water quality or urban heat island is my primary concern which green infrastructure feature should I use?
The Science Behind Sustainable Design
Two dozen sustainable and resilient design industry leaders came together in Houston to discuss how to rebuild better.
Coming Soon … Daylighting Benefits
A new version of Autocase for Buildings is in beta testing and over the next few posts we’ll share some of the features you can expect to see come October. We have grown a lot of plants in our office this year. Blessed with large windows facing south and west we have...
Coming Soon … Thermal Comfort Benefits
A new version of Autocase for Buildings is in beta testing and over the next few posts we’ll share some of the features you can expect to see come October. Midsummer in most offices is a battle over control of the thermostat. Shawls and sweaters are draped over...
Autocase Featured in World Water: Stormwater Management
We were happy to see our partners at Barr Engineering Co. along with Capitol Region Watershed District and the city of St. Paul, Minnesota publish an article about an Autocase for Sites project in St. Paul. "The site of a former Ford Motor Company plant along the...
The Top 10 Traps: Common Mistakes to Avoid When Running Triple Bottom Line – Cost Benefit Analysis (TBL-CBA)
Before we created the Autocase family of TBL-CBA software, our team of economists, along with engineers and architects conducted numerous custom assessments as consultants. Our collective knowledge is now reflected in Autocase, but, we have to admit, there were some...
TBL-CBA Traps #10: Mixing Nominal and Real
Number 10 in our TBL-CBA traps series (and the last one). 10. Mixing Nominal and Real All the costs, benefits and discount rate should be either in nominal (current year) dollars or real (constant) dollars. Don’t mix real dollars and nominal discount rates or vice...
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