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This section provides an overview and links to how Thermal Comfort Calculations in the Sefaira web application including: What is Thermal Comfort When Thermal Comfort is important How we process ...

These articles describe the background assumptions used in assembling the different HVAC system setups within the product. Sefaira is...

This section requires a basic knowledge of Sefaira.

This video shows how to create quick STUDY MODELS to analyse the performance implications of design ideas. This can be the quickest way to get answers to your questions in Sefaira. It gives you full understanding of the model and matches the level of other inputs that you will enter.

For an example Sketchup model (compatible with v.8+) that will work well with Sefaira's Real-Time Analysis plugin and Sefaira's web application, please download the file below: You can also downl...

How is building performance measured? Here are six metrics every architect should know how to use.

What happens to my Revit doors in Sefaira? First, it's helpful to understand what Sefaira does with your Revit model to prepare it for analysis: Sefaira constructs a smart planar model based on the...

I have a model now how do I get it into Sefaira? One of the most asked questions is what level of geometry is required for analysis in Sefaira. More often than not, the user has an existing model a...

For the analysis, it is important to differentiate elements that act only as shading to the building vs. elements that comprise the building envelope, which will be used for the analysis in calcula...

This category provides guidelines and recommendations for modeling for Sefaira.

Overview This article contains multiple videos for Revit users looking to use either a brand new model or make adjustments to an existing model for use with Sefaira. Plus other tips and tricks for ...