DAVIDSON, NC, August 25, 2026 – Trane this week unveiled new tools to help design and build complex AI and data center infrastructure. Now available within Autodesk® Revit® and Autodesk Forma®, Trane® Data Center Reference Kits represent the first system-level, thermal management guides for 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. Accessible within Autodesk workflows, they provide design, engineering and delivery teams with a shared set of project resources from early design through commissioning, helping to 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, VP, 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.

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About Trane Technologies

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. For more on Trane Technologies, visit tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane

Trane® is a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications. For more information, please visit trane.com. 

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Autodesk Forma, and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. 

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