Buildings are complex systems which integrate many interdependent smart green technologies including building materials, orientation, air ventilation. Website, sefaira is a software company specializing in cloudbased computing solutions for. There were software developers and some building physicists. Launched in 2009 and winner of last years ecobuild green building innovation of the year award, sefaira started its life as the mba research project of mads jensen ceo and peter krebs cto. 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. Nsw architects might be pleased to hear that a new software plugin for. Sefairas focus on immediate feedback benchmarked against 2030 challenge targets and other industry standards allows architects to incorporate performance analysis into every design decision, says jensen. Trimble acquires vcbacked sefaira distributed energy. Sefairas innovation in cloudbased data driven design brings a whole new level of analysis to the industry, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. Mads cofounded sefaira in 2009 with a mission to transform the way buildings.
Following the release of their real time analysis plugin for sketchup in november, sefaira is intensifying its efforts to integrate energy analysis and performance visualization into the digital. You may know autodesk, which is a big software company. Jensen founded the sefaira software platform in 2009, which is used by architects and. Mads jensen pitches smart green building software startup. Trimble acquires sefaira by ojaswi kafle in a conversation with mads jensen, sefaira s cofounder, we talked about the companys recent acquisition by trimble. Mads jensen managing partner mads is a passionate technologist who has worked with computers and software for 3 decades. Sefaira to deliver vision for the future of building design. We work in an ecosystem where there are some big design firms and technologies that people already use. Gaming publisher playstack has announced the appointment of mads jensen as coo and director of the company. Sefairas tools are already being used by designers at more than 500 firms globally, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. Sefaira ecosummit accelerating smart green startups. Our software helps users define, quantify and compare the energy, water, carbon and financial benefits of relevant design strategies. Sefaira for sketchup enables architects to create high performance buildings.
Sefaira delivers the power of energyplus to all architects. Now, architects can rapidly and intuitively balance tradeoffs between energy and daylighting to create aesthetically. Feb 17, 2016 sefairas tools are already being used by designers at more than 500 firms globally, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. We interviewed more than a hundred architects to validate our ideas and software designs and the problems that we were looking at. We are excited to announce that as of today sefaira has been acquired by trimble, and going forward we will be part of trimbles sketchup group. Sefaira helps architects by providing software that creates an easier, faster and more cost efficient way to design and build green buildings. This is the rallying cry for 5yearold cloud software pioneer sefaira. Sefaira integrates performancebased design with bim process.
Sefaira introduces first realtime energy analysis software for. Following years of innovation in the application of cloud computing for building design, sefaira was the first company to introduce realtime design performance analysis to the benefit of architects, engineers and other building designers. Sefairas performance analysis software expands trimbles. Sefarias webbased service generates a profile of each building models energy flow.
Feb 08, 2016 sefaira s tools are already being used by designers at more than 500 firms globally, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. We have been a development partner with sefaira for years now, and we are excited to increase our commitment to this space by adding sefaira s tools into trimbles portfolio of products for building designers and engineers. Apr 10, 2012 sefairas innovation in cloudbased data driven design brings a whole new level of analysis to the industry, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. Sefaira software analysis can be used with models created in sketchup, trimbles flagship building design tool for architects and engineers, and models created in autodesk revit.
Founded in 2009, sefaira develops cloudbased software to help. Peter krebs has founded and was lead architect of two successful software. Cofounder and ceo mads jensen said in an interview, we set out to create a new type of webbased design tool that would allow green buildings to become the norm. View mads jensen s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sefaira ceo mads jensen said, our vision is that every architect conducts performance analysis right from the start and that building performance becomes a key design driver on the same level as aesthetics and building functionality.
Trimble acquires sefairabuilding performance design. View competitors, revenue, employees, website and phone number. Coupled with the plugins, sefaira offers more extensive analysis. Sefaira announces realtime daylight visualisation tool for.
According to sefaira ceo mads jensen, the latest release provides analysis as close to the model as possible. Trimbles sefaira acquisition builds out buildings portfolio. Sefaira was founded in 2009 by mads jensen, ceo, and peter krebs, cto, with a mission to promote more sustainable buildings by helping the building industry design, build, operate, maintain and transform all facets of the built environment. Sefaira adds daylighting analysis to performance based. View mads jensens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Founded in 2009, today sefaira is the leader in software for highperformance building design. Thats one of our partners and that was extremely important for us. Sefaira designs and develops building design software for architects and other designers. Mads jensen ecosummit accelerating smart green startups. Every city has to become a smart green city and every building should go smart green, too.
Trimble acquires building performanceanalysis software. Through intuitive software, we aim to put the most powerful analysis in the hands of designers and decisionmakers everywhere. Feb 08, 2016 today we are beginning a new phase of our journey. Architects need performance feedback that is fast, easy to use, and fully integrated into their design environments. Mads jensen posted on february 09, 2016 trimble acquires building performanceanalysis software provider sefaira. Sefaira to deliver vision for the future of building. Sefaira releases energy analysis plugin for revit 2014. Jan 14, 2015 software helps design greener buildings in real time. This helps users effectively balance the investment between various building strategies, to maximize capital efficiency, minimize energy use and create.
At sefaira, we have always seen sketchup as a big source of inspiration for how we wanted to build software. Founded in 2009, sefaira is a leader in software for high. Mads jensen has experience in the construction sector and is a savvy businessman. Sefairas competitors, revenue, number of employees. Feb 08, 2016 sefairas tools are already being used by designers at more than 500 firms globally, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. View mads jensens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional.
Sefaira is an international firm with roots in both the us and the uk. He now uses his passion for technology, entrepreneurship and business development to invest in and mentor other tech startups. Aug 19, 2014 sefaira, one of the leading software designers for highperformance building design, have recently announced a new realtime daylight analysis and visualisation tool which runs within autodesk. Mads is a passionate technologist who has worked with computers and software for 3 decades. Sefaira s headquarters is located in london, england, gb w1d 4ns. Our customers tell us that the biggest historical challenge has been the need to leave their native cad environment and change their design process when doing energy analysis. Joining forces with trimble will allow us to expand the reach of our tools. Sefaira is currently in private beta and invites innovative architects and building engineers to. Sefaira develops the leading software for sustainable and highperformance building.
Sefaira ceo mads jensen said, our vision is that every architect conducts performance analysis right from the start and that building. The founders derived the name sefaira from the greek word sfera or sphere, symbolizing the earth and the companys holistic approach to global solutions. London and new york sefaira, a provider of software for high performance building design, announced that its performance based design platform now includes daylighting analysis. Sefairas headquarters is located in london, england, gb w1d 4ns.
Mads jensen, cofounder and ceo, pitches sefaira at eco11. Sefaira ceo mads jensen said, autodesk revit has a wider user base. Professionally he has been on the corporate side at ibm where he was a business executive, the founderoperator side with sefaira saas which he founded, built and exited and now the investor side where he looks to help ambitious founders build great companies. Now based in london and new york the firm is building a suite of cloudbased building analysis tools. Mads jensen pitches smart green building software startup sefaira. Sefaira is currently in private beta and invites innovative architects and building engineers to test it for new projects. In a conversation with mads jensen, sefairas cofounder, we talked about the. Joining forces with trimble will allow us to expand the reach of our tools much further, bringing performance analysis to many more architects around the world. Trimble acquires sefairabuilding performance design software. Todays software can take hours to process changes in a complex model, he. Sefaira, the leader in cloudbased software for sustainable building design, today announced that its ceo, mads jensen, will present the benefits.
Sefaira introduces realtime energy analysis for sketchup. Mads was the ceo and founder of sefaira, a startup that is now part of the trimble sketchup family. In 2009 mads founded sefaira,a software platform that uses technology to optimise the design of buildings, which he built from inception to global market leader before selling in 2016. By mads jensen, ceo sefaira in 2009, peter krebs and i founded sefaira with a mission to democratize the design of sustainable and highperforming buildings. According to sefairas announcement by its ceo mads jensen, more than 500 architecture and engineering firms in 40 countries use sefairas tools, which are popular for their intuitive and visual user interface, realtime performance, and capabilities that include estimating a projects energy consumption, water usage, and renewable energy. Mads jensen becomes playstack coo and director mcvdevelop. Feb 02, 2014 mads jensen pitches sefaira at eco london. View mads jensens profile on angellist, the startup and tech network ceo london experienced investor and entrepreneur with a passion for creating winning business models from advanced. Software helps design greener buildings in real time greenbiz. Sefaira s tools are already being used by designers at more than 500 firms globally, said mads jensen, ceo of sefaira. Mads has been advising ackroyd lowrie since 2016 as a member of the advisory board. Mads jensen is the ceo of sefaira and a visionary in the use of cloud computing for performance based building design. Sefaira is joining sketchup and trimble buildings sefaira.
Sefaira, the leader in software for high performance building design, today announced that its performance based design platform now includes daylighting analysis. Software helps design greener buildings in real time. Oct 08, 20 sefaira, the leader in cloudbased software for sustainable building design, today announced that its ceo, mads jensen, will present the benefits of early stage building performance analysis when. Sefaira allows engineers and hvac market contractors to derive and analyze hvac construction designs from an architectural model. Design collaboration used to mean printed documents or pdfs, says sefaira ceo mads jensen. What else is interesting and strategic from decision making or navigating this venture. Todays software can take hours to process changes in a. Today, sefaira, an energy analysis service for digital building models, launched support for autodesk revit. Professionally he has been on the corporate side at ibm where he was a business executive, the founderoperator side with sefaira saas which he founded, built and exited and now the investor side where he looks to help.
Buildings are complex systems which integrate many interdependent smart green technologies. With the addition of daylighting, sefaira combines two critical design metrics in the same tool. Sefairas software provides a sophisticated way to create energy efficient new build and retrofit projects. It enabled us to build a great team that in turn created amazing software which today is used by more than 500 leading architecture and engineering firms across more than 40 countries. We are as committed as ever to deliver powerful software and outstanding customer support to all of you. Often these decisions are made too late in the process, said mads jensen, founder and ceo of sefaira. We were very involved on the design side and development work. According to sefairas ceo mads jensen sefaira is in use at over 500 companies around the world.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mads connections and jobs at similar companies. The company announced the acquisition of londonbased sefaira ltd. Sefaira serves a double helping of energyplus with. As a visionary in the use of cloud computing for performance based building design, mads cofounded sefaira in 2009 with a mission to transform the way buildings are designed and retrofitted. Mads is an avid technologist, experienced entrepreneur and skilled business operator with a demonstrated track record in building and growing businesses.
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