SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the acquisition of London/New
York based Sefaira Ltd., a leading developer of cloud-based
software for the design of sustainable and high-performance
buildings. The acquisition of Sefaira expands Trimble's
Design-Build-Operate (DBO) portfolio to include tools for designing
high-performing buildings early in the conceptual phase of a
project. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Today, buildings consume about 40 percent of global energy,
according to the United Nations Environment Programme's Sustainable
Buildings and Climate Initiatives. Optimizing the built environment
can therefore have a substantial impact on the drive towards
sustainability and increased global energy efficiency. However, the
most impactful energy savings can only be achieved if buildings are
designed for efficiency at the beginning of the design process.
By providing sophisticated performance analysis via an intuitive
user interface, Sefaira's solutions enable users to estimate,
compare and optimize the energy, water, carbon and financial
benefits of relevant design strategies. This allows users to
effectively balance the investment between various building
strategies, to maximize capital efficiency, minimize energy and
water use and create high performing sustainable building designs
at low cost. Sefaira analysis can be run with models created in
SketchUp, Trimble's flagship building design tool for architects
and engineers, as well as with models created in
Autodesk® Revit. In addition, Sefaira provides robust
tools that allow engineers and contractors to derive and analyze
HVAC design scenarios from an architectural model.
"Architects rely on SketchUp to understand conceptual design
choices and develop constructible models," said Chris Keating, general manager of Trimble's
Architecture & Design Division. "But today, design is no longer
just about aesthetics. Architects need to consider building
performance in a more intuitive way, and be able to collaborate
better with the engineers who design the systems that make
buildings work. 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 Trimble's portfolio of
products for building designers and engineers."
"Sefaira's tools are already being used by designers at more
than 500 firms globally," said Mads
Jensen, CEO of Sefaira. "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. This
is an exciting milestone in our journey towards a future where
building design is synonymous with high-performance, resulting in a
built environment that is truly sustainable."
About Sefaira Ltd.
Founded in 2009, Sefaira is a leader in software for
high-performance building design. Using Sefaira, architects and
other building designers now have the real-time analysis
capabilities that enable them to practice Performance-Based Design.
This enables designers to create buildings that have the very best
performance characteristics in terms of energy use, daylighting
quality, carbon emissions, thermal comfort, construction and
operating costs. Sefaira has won a variety of industry awards and
has been named as a Global Cleantech 100 company in 2013, 2014 and
2015.
For more information visit: http://sefaira.com.
About Trimble Buildings
Trimble Buildings, a part of Trimble's Engineering and
Construction segment, is focused on solutions that optimize the
complete Design-Build-Operate (DBO) lifecycle of buildings. Trimble
is dedicated to transforming the industry—increasing productivity,
reducing waste and optimizing schedules, budgets and real estate
portfolios—with powerful solutions that streamline communication
and collaboration. These targeted solutions enable architects,
engineers, contractors, owners, and occupiers to realize greater
agility, efficiency and insight. Used in over 150 countries around
the world, Trimble Buildings' solutions are transforming the way
the world designs, builds and operates infrastructure and
buildings.
For more information visit: buildings.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the business operations and prospects of Trimble,
including the impact of the Sefaira acquisition on Trimble's
ability to better serve its customers in the building and
construction market. These forward-looking statements are subject
to change, and actual results may materially differ due to certain
risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause or contribute to
changes in such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to (i) realizing the anticipated benefits of the
acquisition, (ii) Trimble's ability to strengthen its portfolio
serving its customers in building and construction market through
the acquisition, including its ability to quickly and effectively
integrate the Sefaira software products and services with its
Trimble Buildings' Design-Build-Operate solutions, and (iii) the
risks and uncertainties associated with unexpected expenditures or
assumed liabilities that may be incurred as a result of the
acquisitions. More information about potential factors which could
affect Trimble's business and financial results is set forth in
reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble's quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All forward
looking statements are based on information available to Trimble as
of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to update
such statements.
GTRMB
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