Sefaira
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Web Software |
Founded | 2009 |
Founders | Peter Krebs Mads Jensen |
Headquarters | London, New York |
Key people | Robert Kahr Peter Krebs Hugh McEvoy |
Products | Sefaira Architecture Sefaira Systems |
Number of employees | 50 |
Parent | Trimble Inc. |
Website | http://www.sefaira.com/ |
Sefaira is a software company specializing in cloud-based computing solutions[buzzword] for high-performance building design.[1] In 2011, Sefaira won the Green Building Innovation of the Year award at London’s Ecobuild.[2][3][4] The company was founded in 2009.[5]
On February 8, 2016, Trimble Inc. announced the acquisition of Sefaira Ltd. Sefaira will join SketchUp in the Trimble Architecture & Design division, part of Trimble Buildings.[6][7][8][9]
History
Sefaira was founded in 2009 by Peter Krebs and Mads Jensen to provide the building industry with a whole new way to design and create buildings.[5] Co-Founder and CEO Mads Jensen said in an interview, “we set out to create a new type of web-based design tool that would allow green buildings to become the norm.”[3]
The founders derived the name Sefaira from the Greek word Sfera or sphere, symbolizing the earth and the company’s holistic approach to global solutions.[buzzword][10]
In 2009, Sefaira won the INSEAD Business Venture Competition, and shortly after Sefaira was incorporated in London, UK with offices opening in New York, US shortly thereafter.[5][11]
In 2011, Sefaira cloud based analysis platform was voted the most promising new technology at the London Ecobuild.[12]
In April 2012, the company announced that it had received $10.8 million in Series A funding from Braemar Energy Ventures in partnership with Amsterdam-based Chrysalix SET and UK-based Hermes GPE.,[2][13][14] and in July 2012, the company announced the public launch of the Sefaira web application.[15]
In 2013 and 2014, Sefaira won numerous awards and accolades, including being listed as part of the Global Cleantech 100 - the top 100 cleantech companies judged most likely to make a significant market impact over the next 5–10 years according to the Cleantech Group.[16]
Products
The company’s primary product is Sefaira, a web-based performance analysis platform specifically built for conceptual design.[17] Sefaira is targeted towards architects, engineers, consultants and building designers. It performs whole-building physics-based analysis of water, carbon and renewable energy potential allowing designers and architects to explore design options.[1][17][18] The software includes support for SketchUp. In 2013, Sefaira released a new plugin for SketchUp that connects energy analysis and daylight to building design.[19] In 2014, Sefaira released a new plugin for Autodesk Revit that connects energy analysis and daylight to building design.[20] In 2015, Sefaira released Sefaira Systems, a product designed for HVAC designers to do system sizing and energy analysis using SketchUp and Revit models.[21] 2020 - Product Review: Trimble SketchUp Studio 2020 [22]
Awards
- 2009 - INSEAD Business Venture Competition- Winner[11]
- 2011 - Green Building Innovation of the Year - Winner[2]
- 2012 - Going Green - Global Top 200 Private Companies[23]
- 2013 - Red Herring 2013 Top 100 Global[24]
- 2013 - Sustainability Leaders Award - 2013 Winner for best Software Innovation[25]
- 2013 & 2014 - Global Cleantech 100 award[16][26]
- 2014 - Architizer A+ Awards - Best App - Jury's Winner[27]
- 2015 - Edison Awards - Bronze - for Energy Management/Conservation Category[28]
- 2015 - Dutch Green Building Council - Duurzaame Innovation (Sustainability Innovation) Winner[29]
- 2015 - Sefaira is named in the 2015 Global Cleantech 100 for a third year in a row[30]
- 2019 - The PBD Performance Based Design approach using Sefaira and SketchUp featured in Design Process chapter of MEEB 13th Edition (Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings)[31]
- 2020 - Sefaira+SketchUp design wins ICF Magazine Small Residence project of the year award[32]
References
- ^ a b Jeff St John (April 11, 2012). "Sefaira Raises $10.8M for Fast Handling of Big Green Building Data". Greentech Enterprise. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c Clara Byrne (April 10, 2012). "Data-driven, green building design nets Sefaira $10.8 million". vbnews. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "Early-stage design tool voted top innovation". The BRE Trust. March 3, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Dan Primack (April 10, 2012). "Venture capital deals". CNN Money. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c Diana Middleton (September 16, 2012). "Using a Fast-Track M.B.A. to Test a New Venture". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Trimble Navigation acquires Sefaira". PR Newswire. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Sefaira is Joining SketchUp and Trimble Buildings". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to the family, Sefaira!". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Wanda Lau. "Trimble Acquires Building Performance–Analysis Software Provider Sefaira". ArchitectMagazine.com. THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Sefaira (retrieved January 31, 2013): http://www.sefaira.com/about/
- ^ a b "INSEAD Business Venture Competition - Past Winners". INSEAD. May 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Mads Jensen and Oliver Schneider". The BRE Trust. March 8, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Sefaira Launches Web Application for Early Stage Sustainable and Energy Efficient Building Design". BusinessWire. July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Jessica Shankleman (April 11, 2012). "Green design software firm Sefaira celebrates £7m funding round". BusinessGreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Gareth Platt (April 11, 2012). "Sefaira completes $10.8m Series A funding round". Growing Business. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ a b Laura Paddison, the Guardian (October 10, 2013), https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/cleantech-global-100-list-2013
- ^ a b Jan Michael Hess (May 2012). "Mads Jensen pitches Smart Green Building Software Startup Sefaira". Ecosummit. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Sefaira Concept - collaborative software for sustainable design". Architect News. July 17, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Candace Pearson. "Sefaira Plug-In Integrates Energy Analysis Directly into SketchUp". Environmental Building News. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ http://sefaira.com/sefaira-architecture/
- ^ http://sefaira.com/sefaira-systems/
- ^ https://architosh.com/2020/08/product-review-trimble-sketchup-studio-2020
- ^ AlwaysOn (November 30, 2012), "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
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- ^ "Sustainability Leaders Awards 2013". edie newsroom. 22 November 2013.
- ^ "The 2014 Global Cleantech 100 Companies". Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ^ "Architizer A+ Awards - 2014 Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- ^ http://www.edisonawards.com/winners2015.php
- ^ http://www.duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl/ict/6065/hoe-softwarebedrijf-sefaira-bijdraagt-aan-duurzame-bouw
- ^ "Sefaira is named in the 2015 Global Cleantech 100". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Mechanical+and+Electrical+Equipment+for+Buildings%2C+13th+Edition-p-9781119492634
- ^ https://www.icfmag.com/2020/02/iowa-nest-residence/