Sefaira’s fast, intuitive performance analysis is coming to the industry-leading BIM platform

1. Key Questions to Ask & Answer with
Sefaira for Revit

2. Sefaira for Revit
brings Sefaira’s fast, intuitive
performance analysis to the
industry-leading BIM platform.
With direct analysis of Revit
files, Sefaira can add a new layer
of information to your building
models.

3. You can use Sefaira for Revit to:
drive decision-making &
improve performance
via analysis you’ve never been able to do
before.

4. 1. Which passive strategies are most effective?
Should you incorporate shading?
● Thermal mass?
● Natural ventilation?
● More insulation?
Or some combination of these?
You can try them all out
in a matter of seconds
using Sefaira’s
Strategies & Bundles.

5. Quickly see which strategies have the greatest impact...
… and which combinations can deliver the biggest improvements.

6. 2. What is the potential contribution of PVs?
● How much energy could on-site PVs provide?
● What is the impact of integrating them into the building facades or
roof?
● What’s the best orientation and tilt?
You can study
these and other
variations in Sefaira
with a few clicks.
And don’t stop at PV’s -- Sefaira also
incorporates wind, solar thermal,
ground source heat pump, and CHP

7. 3. Are we specifying the right shading length?
● What’s the right length of shading for each facade?
● What about the right specifications for our glazing? Or
the right amount of insulation?
You can zoom in on
optimal values using
Response Curves,
Sefaira’s parametric
analysis tool.

8. It’s possible to make your
specifications too good -- and that
can be a costly mistake to make.
Using rules of thumb can oversize
your shading devices -- increasing
the capital cost while making
performance worse.

9. 4. How can we manage value engineering?
Design changes are inevitable; Sefaira can help you get a
complete picture of the impacts of these changes.
Removing shading
devices resulted in a
significant increase in
peak cooling loads -which meant an increase
in mechanical equipment
size and an increase in
capital cost.
This type of data can help you communicate with your
clients and consultants and reach faster, more
informed decisions.

10. Want to incorporate analysis into your design process?
Also check out these blog posts & videos:
● Achieving the 2030 Challenge: It’s More than Target EUI
● Sefaira for SketchUp: Use Cases
● 7 Must-Ask Questions for Performance Based Design
● Sefaira for Revit Video

11. www.sefaira.com/sefaira-for-revit