ideas* Named Autodesk Inventor of the Month, January 2010
5Autodesk, Inc. has named ideas*, an Australian engineering services firm, the January 2010 Autodesk Inventor of the Month for the companys use of Autodesk Inventor software in designing the worlds most advanced construction recycling facility. The interview features Michael Percy, managing director of ideas*. The slidecast highlights the Alex Fraser Group recycling facility in Victoria, Australia. The facility, which is the size of four football fields, uses state-of-the-art technology to recycle discarded construction and demolition materials at unprecedented volumes—up to one million tons per year. Since recycled concrete has 65 percent less carbon impact than freshly produced concrete, the plant will significantly reduce the environmental impact of construction projects throughout Australia.