Trane – by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, has announced further advancements in how complex AI and data center infrastructure is designed, engineered and built. Trane Data Center Reference Kits are now available within Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Forma, representing the first system-level data center thermal management reference kits across both platforms. Access to Trane’s thermal management reference designs within these industry-standard platforms for building design and early-stage planning will help project teams collaborate more seamlessly, reduce duplicate modeling, and support more efficient delivery across next-generation AI factories.
The new Reference Kits draw on Trane Technologies’ thermal management reference design work for large-scale AI and data center environments, including recent design optimizations and expanded Trane Continuum Rubin DSX reference designs. Available within Autodesk workflows, they provide design, engineering and delivery teams with a shared set of project resources from early design through commissioning, helping reduce disconnected handoffs and supporting more coordinated model review, issue management and stakeholder alignment.
“As the demand for AI infrastructure accelerates globally, the industry needs more connected and intelligent ways to design and deliver next-generation data centers,” said Nicolas Mangon, vice president, AEC Industry Strategy at Autodesk. “By leveraging Forma and Revit workflows alongside Trane’s data center reference designs and energy modeling capabilities, project teams can collaborate earlier, make more informed decisions, and help deliver more sustainable, high-performance facilities faster.”
“Our role as a technology partner is to help customers accelerate the delivery of high-performing, efficient infrastructure,” said Oakley Roberts, president of Data Centers, Trane Technologies. “Making Trane’s Data Center Reference Kits available in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Forma brings thermal strategy into the workflows where key design decisions are made, enabling project teams to move with speed and confidence. By addressing thermal strategy early, we can unlock new levels of performance and sustainability together.”
The Data Center Reference Kits build on the previously announced integration of Trane TRACE® software integration with Revit to help accelerate and simplify sustainable building design. That collaboration brings Trane’s HVAC design and energy analysis expertise into Autodesk’s BIM workflows, helping architects and engineers analyze earlier, reduce duplicate modeling effort, and make more informed, data-driven decisions.
Together, these efforts extend Trane Technologies and Autodesk’s collaboration into AI factory and data center design, helping teams better align performance, sustainability and delivery goals across increasingly complex project environments.
