Focus on Impact and Sustainability at AU 2022

Impact starts with understanding. To work in more sustainable ways, you first have to analyze and assess the effects of your designs before you build or make them. Then you have to find ways to improve. It’s not easy. But with a growing global population and increasing demands on energy and other resources, it’s a necessity.

One thing is clear—we’ve never been more equipped to measure and improve our impact. At AU 2022 this September, impact will be at the forefront of the conversation. It’s not too late to register. From harnessing generative design for sustainable infrastructure to adopting an outcome-based mindset for better emergency response planning, every industry professional can find impact-related content that can. Here are some highlights to look forward to:

Learning sessions

We’ll have more than 450 classes to choose from at AU 2022, including many to help you analyze and reduce your carbon footprint, support individuals and communities, and connect sustainability to better business outcomes. Check out these featured classes:

• Fun, Fast, and for Real: Reducing Climate Footprint in a Click | Mathias Nall
• Using Vault for Change Management in a Rapidly Growing Sustainable Startup | Kyle Merical
• Senior Housing: Community as an Antidote to Isolation | Francisco Coleman Jover
• Climate-Efficient Infrastructure with EC3 and AutoCAD Civil 3D | Phil Northcott
• How Can Sustainable Manufacturing Save You Money and Help the Planet? | Matt Oosthuizen
• Society First! Maximizing Social Value Through the Built Environment | Chris Crome
• Greenwashing? Not Here: Autodesk’s New Sustainability Consulting Practice | Amy Egerter
• Preview the New Free “Tally Climate Action Tool” (Tallycat) | Jesce Walz
• Using AutoCAD Capabilities for Design of Pit Sludge Emptying Solutions | Bonface Odera
• Largest Solar Power Developer Uses Design Automation for >50% Time Savings | Ravi Dodiya
• Partners Are Driving the Sustainability Platform for Autodesk | Ron Locklin

Beyond the classroom

In addition to all the great learning content, there will be many ways to connect with your community, like:

• Theater talks—From construction to manufacturing, transportation to utilities, every industrial sector is stepping up its climate commitments to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. But change is required both in what we make and how we make it. Learn more about how global partnerships can create positive environmental impact with this series of dynamic talks in the AU Theater, Leading Industries to Decarbonize.
• Meetups—Meetups are a great way to make a personal connection, share tips and best practices, and build your network through personal support. Check out Impact in 5 Minutes from 4 Next Generation Innovators and learn how emerging leaders are tackling climate change.
• Activities and receptions—Don’t miss the Spacemaker Design Slam on Wednesday evening. And check out other opportunities to build your professional network from the Women at AU Reception on Tuesday evening to La Grande Soirée on Thursday night.
• Industry zones—Discover how new technologies and digitized approaches are enabling us to design and engineer in more efficient and sustainable ways in the Expo. Whether your focus is on building or manufacturing, you’ll have a chance to talk to the innovators who are doing the work and get answers to all your project and product questions.

Register now and we’ll see you in September.