Sept. 12, 2008 - Autodesk has partnered with green-product software developer Sustainable Minds. As part of the collaboration, Sustainable Minds plans to develop eco-design software that will interoperate with the Autodesk's Digital Prototyping tool.

The new software aims to help industrial designers and engineers better understand the environmental impacts of new products.

"For the first time, product design teams will be able to estimate the environmental and human health impacts of their design decisions and have quantitative results early in the concept stage, so that they can design greener products from the start - before considerable time, cost and resources are irreversibly committed," says Sustainable Minds CEO and cofounder Terry Swack.

For an interview with Terry on bridging the green design information gap, click here.