London, UK – Sensat, the visualisation platform that brings real-world context to infrastructure projects, today announced a partnership with Transcend, the leading generative-design engine for water, wastewater, and power facilities. Together, the companies are weaving a seamless digital thread from optioneering to construction, giving project teams the power to automate early-stage design, visualise it in its real environment, and iterate at speed—unlocking safer, greener, and more affordable outcomes.
The joint workflow automates early-stage engineering in Transcend, streams highly detailed conceptual BIM models into Sensat for contextual review, and synchronises everything through Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). The result: faster decisions, lower risk and more sustainable, build-ready solutions.
“Design automation only proves its worth when you can see each option on the ground and adapt in real time,” said Harry Atkinson, CCO & Co-Founder of Sensat. “By fusing Transcend’s generative engine with Sensat’s digital twin, owners and contractors gain the clarity to de-risk projects long before shovels hit the soil.”
“Our mission is to help asset owners, engineering firms, and OEM’s rapidly & accurately plan & design more resilient & sustainable infrastructure,” added Adam Tank, Co-Founder & CCO at Transcend. “Integrating Transcend’s data-rich engineering outputs inside Sensat means teams can generate, validate and iterate designs for water plants or substations in a single afternoon—delivering infrastructure that’s not just technically sound, but genuinely constructible, affordable and sustainable.”
Proven on the front line: Severn Trent Water
On the Westwood Brook project, Severn Trent piloted the combined Sensat-Transcend workflow and cut design-review time by 90 percent. Engineers were able to:
- Generate dozens of treatment-plant layouts in a morning, not weeks.
- Visualise each option against live topography to spot constructability clashes instantly.
- Decide with confidence, logging operator feedback directly on the model for a single source of truth.
The result: a more constructible, lower-carbon solution delivered faster—and a blueprint for AMP8’s surge of investment.
How the integration works
- Define the site in Sensat – Select asset footprints against 3-D terrain, utilities and constraint layers (e.g., flood zones).
- Generate in Transcend – One click launches Transcend, which produces multiple design options, complete with Revit models, CAD drawings and reports.
- Sync through Autodesk Construction Cloud – Models and metadata flow to the project’s ACC folder for governance and version control.
- Visualise & collaborate in Sensat – Stakeholders walk through the design in its true context, mark risks and opportunities, and capture field notes.
- Iterate – Feedback is pushed back to Transcend; new options appear in minutes—no manual re-work, no lost knowledge.
Powered by National Grid Partners
Both Sensat and Transcend are portfolio companies of National Grid Partners (NGP), the venture-investment and innovation arm of National Grid plc. NGP’s capital, utility expertise and 130-member NextGrid Alliance ensure the integration arrives utility-vetted and ready for deployment across Water, Wastewater and Power Transmission & Distribution—helping asset owners accelerate net-zero infrastructure while cutting cost and carbon.
About Sensat
Sensat (sensat.co) is the visualisation platform that helps civil infrastructure teams understand and work with the real world. From early planning through to asset handover, Sensat turns complex site data into an intuitive digital twin, improving collaboration, reducing risk and speeding delivery.
About Transcend
Transcend (transcendinfra.com) brings generative design to water and wastewater infrastructure. Its cloud engine produces complete conceptual engineering packages—BIM models, PFDs, technical reports and more—so owners and consultants can explore more options, faster, and build with confidence.
Media enquiries
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