by Shane Henson — July 25, 2012—Sefaira, a provider of energy efficiency software for building design, construction and management, is seeking to revolutionize the design of low and zero-energy buildings through its recently launched Web application, Sefaira Concept.
The innovative but easy-to-use application provides an intuitive, Web-based sustainability analysis platform built specifically for conceptual design. The product enables architects and project teams to rapidly and iteratively explore design options, which leads to better-performing buildings at a lower cost, says Sefaira.
The key features of Sefaira Concept include:
- Rapid energy modeling: Fast feedback on whole-building energy use, carbon emissions, and utility costs.
- Integrated water analysis: Quickly investigate measures for water reduction, gray water reuse, and rainwater capture.
- Renewable energy calculations: Test a wide range of renewable energy technologies to find the right ones for a building and site.
- Explore the design space: Analyze multiple design options simultaneously, compare options side-by-side, and iterate through a number of variations.
- Easy collaboration: Involve the entire project team early in design to harvest collective knowledge and expertise, check key assumptions, and explore design ideas.
- Presentation-quality reports: Communicate design ideas and make the case for sustainable design strategies.
- Integrated water analysis: Quickly investigate measures for water reduction, gray water reuse, and rainwater capture.
Over the past few months, Sefaira has been on-boarding more than 40 global customers through the early adopter program, the company says. The customers span small, medium and large architectural and engineering firms, educational institutions, construction companies, building materials manufacturers and utility companies.
