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Sefaira

Empowering architects to design with confidence.

$2,500.00 / year + GST

SKU: SEF-MGD-CNL-1YR Category:

Sefaira helps architects design high-performance, sustainable buildings from the very start. It delivers real-time energy, carbon and daylight analysis, enabling quick, informed decisions during early design stages.

With fast simulations, HVAC sizing tools and seamless integration with SketchUp and Revit, Sefaira makes performance-driven design simple and collaborative.

Product highlights

  • Real-time energy, carbon and daylight analysis.
  • Fast, credible simulations powered by EnergyPlus and Radiance.
  • Works seamlessly with SketchUp and Revit.
  • Quick HVAC sizing and load estimates.
  • Daylight and comfort optimisation tools.
  • Compare multiple design scenarios easily.
  • Cloud-based collaboration for teams.

Sefaira – Overview

Amplify your building performance: Sefaira’s analysis is nimble enough to keep up with the pace of conceptual and schematic design. Run full annual simulations powered by industry-accredited analysis engines, and get your building performance results in minutes instead of weeks.

Amplify your building performance
Sefaira’s analysis is nimble enough to keep up with the pace of conceptual and schematic design. Run full annual simulations powered by industry-accredited analysis engines, and get your building performance results in minutes instead of weeks.

Pick the right strategies: Compare massing, layout, and envelope options to shortlist the right concepts. Study natural ventilation and HVAC systems for all project types.

Get consensus: Share your project using compelling visuals to convince others of your proposal’s merits and the performance benefits of your design.

Advance projects confidently: See how your project is tracking against energy, daylight, and comfort goals, using ASHRAE and other industry standards as your guide.

Sefaira: Concept and schematic design game-changer

Fast & easy to use: Model simple geometry in SketchUp, run analysis to get your first results within minutes, and share proposals using easy-to-understand graphics.

Credible: Run hour-by-hour annual simulations using industry-accredited EnergyPlus and Radiance. Dial-in your instance using a wide range of inputs & controls.

Collaborative: Easily peer-review results, work as a team, and across firms, on shared projects by leveraging Sefaira’s cloud-based platform.

Sefaira: The metrics you need

Energy use and carbon emissions: Understand your design’s impact on energy cost and CO2 emissions while also measuring the potential impact of a renewable system.

Thermal comfort: See how shading improves operative temperatures and measure the impact of window openings on air temperature.

Daylight: Choose between Daylight Factor, Direct Sun Exposure, and Annual Daylight outputs (including Spatial Daylight Autonomy sDA).

HVAC: Quickly assess the impact of your architectural features on HVAC sizes and generate preliminary sizes to improve cost estimation.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Sefaira is a building performance analysis tool that integrates with SketchUp and Revit. It provides real-time energy, carbon, daylight and thermal comfort analysis during early design stages, helping architects make informed decisions for sustainable buildings.

Sefaira is available as a plugin for SketchUp and Revit. You can access it through the Sefaira web app or via the SketchUp Extension Manager after installation.

No, Sefaira requires its own subscription and is not bundled with standard SketchUp plans. It is included in SketchUp Studio for professionals and students.

Sefaira runs simulations using EnergyPlus and Radiance, which are industry-accredited engines for energy and daylight analysis.

Sefaira provides energy use, carbon emissions, daylighting, thermal comfort, and HVAC load analysis, all in real time during early design stages.

Yes, you can run scenario comparisons to evaluate different massing, orientation, envelope strategies and shading options side by side.

Sefaira helps align projects with energy targets and sustainability goals, supporting pathways to certifications like LEED, BREEAM and net-zero design.

Yes, Sefaira uses a cloud-based simulation engine, allowing fast results and easy collaboration across teams.

Sefaira integrates directly with SketchUp (.skp) and Revit (.rvt) models, making it simple to incorporate performance analysis into your existing workflow.