It’s been a busy first quarter for the V-Quest team—though “busy” might be an understatement.
We’ve opened a Sydney office, joined the Creative HQ Aurora Climate Lab Accelerator, and tackled Autodesk’s Hackathon in Sydney, where we built some shiny new V-Quest features (and questioned our collective sleep schedules).
All this has involved a lot of travel and a lot of time away from home—turns out airport lounges lose their charm after the fifth time in a week. But it’s all worth it. Big steps, big wins.
Looking ahead, the next two months promise no shortage of action either:
- ✈️ Amsterdam for Autodesk’s DevCon Europe (because who doesn’t love a conference in a city with better bikes than your car)
- 🎤 Presenting at the Aurora Climate Summit
- ⚙️ Launching our automated NABERS embodied carbon compliance tool — a game-changer for anyone tired of spreadsheets and existential dread.
Anyway, have a read. Some great stuff’s been happening, and it’s only just getting started.
That’s a Wrap on the Autodesk Developer Accelerator — and We Only Broke One Laptop
We’ve just returned from an intense, caffeine-fuelled week at the Autodesk Developer Accelerator in Sydney, where V-Quest proudly unveiled the first version of our V-Quest Model Library for Revit—because nothing says “early-stage design magic” like turning a screenshot into carbon insights.
Under the fearless leadership of Will, our team built and demoed a tool that lets Revit users upload a model view and—voilà—instantly compare it to verified designs in our growing AI-powered benchmark library. It’s like Tinder, but for buildings, and with fewer regrets.
Within seconds, users can get real-time metrics on embodied carbon, cost, and weight, enabling better design decisions while the project is still young, malleable, and hasn’t yet spiraled into budget-blowing chaos.
V-Quest at BIMinNZ: Smart Data, Serious Impact (and One Billy Connolly Joke That Missed the Mark)
We were proud to have our co-founder Barry present at BIMinNZ Event No. 32 – “BIM Essentials: Low-Cost Carbon Reduction” – where the spotlight was on how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a serious ally in the fight against the climate crisis through smarter, earlier design decisions.
Barry took the stage to demonstrate how V-Quest integrates directly into design workflows, helping designers instantly understand the carbon, cost, and mass implications of their choices.
Naturally, Barry opened with a reference to Billy Connolly’s legendary ability to go off on tangents—a joke that, sadly, landed in a room full of bright young professionals who clearly had no idea who Billy Connolly was.
V-Quest Joins Aurora Climate Lab (And Yes, We’re Feeling Pretty Chuffed)
This month, V-Quest officially took up our spot in the Creative HQ Aurora Climate Lab, rubbing shoulders with a new wave of climate innovators—and yes, we’re still pinching ourselves.
Creative HQ has a knack for backing the big names early. We’re talking Sharesies, Hnry, Xero—you know, the kind of companies your accountant name-drops.
We’re proud to be 1 of just 15 climate-tech / clean-tech solutions selected across New Zealand. For us, that means sharpening our scalability, increasing market readiness, and expanding internationally.
As part of the program, we’ll also be presenting V-Quest at the NZ Climate Tech Summit in June 2025. If you’re around, swing by and see us pitch what’s next for V-Quest.
“The next 1,000 unicorns won’t be search engines or social media companies, they’ll be sustainable, scalable innovators – startups that help the world decarbonise and make the energy transition affordable for all consumers.” — Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO
V-Quest Gets a Nod from RICS—Apparently We’re Solving Wicked Problems
V-Quest has officially been recognised by global powerhouse RICS for tackling the notoriously tricky world of sustainability.
With two of our co-founders being RICS members, V-Quest has always been built on a strong compliance backbone. ICMS3 isn’t just a feature—it’s part of our DNA.
And for those who think we only care about carbon—this goes further. The article highlights how V-Quest supports productivity and safety as well. Because sustainability doesn’t exist in a silo (and neither should your data).
Have a read. It’s wicked. In the good way.
AI at Parliament: V-Quest Joins the Conversation on the Future of Intelligence (Artificial and Otherwise)
Last week, V-Quest had the pleasure of being invited to a half-day summit at the NZ Parliament—on the growing role of Artificial Intelligence in transforming jobs, reshaping skills, raising ethical questions, and (hopefully) growing Aotearoa’s economy.
That’s it from the V-Quest team for April 2025. See you next month.