Pennsylvania gets kudos from the BIM software giant Autodesk for successful implementation of BIM in their syllabus and other projects.

Penn University has received a rare appreciation from Autodesk, a renowned software company that create a number of useful tools that help in the BIM model structuring for different Building Information Modeling service providers. The Pennsylvania State university has received the BIM Experience Award from the software company. The Department for Architectural Engineering and the Stuckeman School for Architecture & Landscape Architecture under the university's administration have been rewarded with this rare honor. The efforts put in by these institutes for the extensive incorporation of BIM in their landscaping and architectural engineering curricula.

The award is also to recognize Penn State's effort in promoting the inception of major building construction and design disciplines with the help of their students. These students help in the promotion of BIM services through their participation in different interactive design studios for BIM. The school impressed the Autodesk authority with their effective utilization of the energy analysis software tools during their BIM classes. This process has indeed encourage the practice of sustainable design.

Robert Holland, the associate professor of architectural engineering and architecture said that different Autodesk Revit software are used in primary design integration at Penn State's. He added that the university rely a lot on the common Revit platforms, while supporting their interdisciplinary efforts for collaboration. The students work with the help of Autodesk Ecotect Analysis software and Autodesk Green Building Studio. Moreover, during the conceptual phase of their projects they use these softwares to have an insight on building orientation and basic system selection for the performance of the building.

Penn University started incorporating Autodesk BIM solutions in its curricula in the year 2004. The software currently serves three departments in two colleges under the university. These software are being used in Landscape Architecture departments and Architecture departments of the college of Arts and Architecture and in the Architectural Engineering department of the College of Engineering. Different cross-departmental courses are organized for exploring, developing and analyzing different kinds of building designs. This way the students undergo a first hand experience on the benefits of the BIM approach. Apart from that the students are enthused to explore different innovative building industry concepts. Students also learn the nitty gritty of digital fabrication and IPD or integrated project delivery.