Sefaira - A Great Plugin for Energy Efficiency Analysis
Developed by the American company Sefaira, which has offices in England and Australia, it is a very simple and easy-to-use energy efficiency analysis plugin. You classify the objects in your SketchUp model, and Sefaira sends the data to cloud servers, which within a few seconds send the analyzed data back to the same working file. This way, you don't need to export the file to other simulation programs. It allows the diagnostics to happen from the very beginning of the project's development, without delaying the final result.
The subscription (prices as of January 2015) for the service costs US$5,000 per year and covers the entire office, allowing up to three new projects per month. To download the plugin and get access to the service, visit http://sefaira.com/product.
Bibliographic reference: GASPAR, João. SketchUp Pro Avançado. São Paulo: ProBooks, 2015
