Input Descriptions

Inputs, Standards, and Definitions

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101 articles in this collection
Written by Patrick Chopson, Sandeep Ahuja, Marco Aguirre and 4 others

Wall Emissivity

Engineering Inputs

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Spandrel

Engineering Inputs, Building Envelope

Written by Afshan Rehman
Updated over a week ago

Ventilation Control

Input Description for Ventilation Control : Demand Control Ventilation, Always On, and Off During Unoccupied Hours

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Structure and Interior Finishes Inputs for Embodied Carbon Optimization

Engineering inputs and embodied carbon

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Solar Hot Water (SHW) inputs

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Facade Thermal Performance

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Automated Baseline Values

What Standard is cove.tool using? Where do the automated engineering inputs coming from?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Envelope Heat Capacity

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Blinds/Curtains/Shades

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Roof

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Cooling Set Points

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Heating Set Points

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Exterior Lighting Power

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

2030 Building Type

How do I know I am selecting the right custom building type?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Lighting

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Glazing

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Exhaust Recirculation Percentage

Engineering Inputs: Building System

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Heat Recovery System

Engineering Inputs: Building System

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Ventilation Type

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Pump Control Inputs

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Mechanical Ventilation Air Flow Rate

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Occupancy Sensors

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Integrated Part Load Value

IPLV, Chiller types supported by cove.tool

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Building Energy Management System

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Wall

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

DHW Generation

Engineering Inputs: Domestic Hot Water Generation

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Skylight

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Infiltration

Engineering Inputs: Building Systems

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Metabolic Rate

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Occupancy Day of the Week

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Appliance Use

Engineering Inputs: Usage and Schedules

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Cooling System COP

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Total Occupants and Occupant Density

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Heating Systems COP

Engineering Inputs: Building System

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Mechanical Ventilation Air

How cove.tool calculates your Mechanical Ventilation Air

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Domestic Hot Water Distribution System

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Fan Flow Control Factor

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Building Height

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Daylight Sensors

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Domestic Hot Water Demand

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Specific Fan Power

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Engineering Inputs: General Tab

General inputs for the baseline model

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Solar Angles

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Energy Codes

List of Energy Codes in cove.tool

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Seattle Energy Code Amendments to Washington Energy Code 2018

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

Washington State Energy Code Amendments to IECC 2018/ASHRAE 2016

Input references for 2018 Washington State Energy Code Amendments

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

2020 Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards (CBES) Amendments to IECC 2018/ASHRAE 2016

Engineering input references for 2020 Vermont CBES, 2018 IECC/2016 ASHRAE Amendments

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

Japanese Commercial & Residential Energy Code and cove.tool

The article lists the input references from Japanese Commercial Energy Codes for energy models located in Japan

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

ASHRAE 90.1 vs IECC

FAQ: Why we chose ASHRAE 90.1

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

2020 New York City Energy Conservation Code - NYCECC

NYC Local Law 97, Retrofits, and New Buildings

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

What is ASHRAE 90.1?

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

What is ASHRAE 62.1

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

What is NECB?

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Title 24 Models with cove.tool

California Title 24 Projects

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

What is TEDI?

Thermal Energy Demand Intensity, TEDI

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

What is Title 24?

How cove.tool support net-zero energy for California's Title 24.

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Title 24 2016 and 2019

Cove.tool automates the energy modeling inputs for the California Energy Code

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

CBECS and cove.tool

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Washington State Energy Code Amendments to IECC 2015/ASHRAE 2013

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Seattle Energy Code Amendments to Washington Energy Code 2015

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

2019 Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Australian National Construction Code or NCC 2019 and cove.tool

This article lists the sources for engineering inputs that cove.tool refers for Australian National Construction Code - NCC 2019

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

United Kingdom National Calculation Methodology (NCM) and cove.tool

The article lists the input references from NCM for energy models located in United Kingdom

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

2016 New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC)

NYC Local Law 97, Retrofits, and New Buildings

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

cove.tool and Toronto Green Standard (TGS)

Learn how cove.tool can help with Design Development Stage Energy Report Submission (DDSER)

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Comparing the Energy Codes: US vs CANADA

Comparing ASHRAE 90.1 2013 and Canada NECB 2015

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

System Types

cove.tool Building System Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

System Type

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Air Systems

Engineering Input: System Types

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

System Updates April 2021

Old to New system type mapping

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Heating System

Engineering Inputs

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Cooling System

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Dedicated Outdoor Air System - DOAS

DOAS, Decouple outdoor air and conditioning

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Heat Pumps

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Radiant Systems

Engineering Inputs: System Type, Baseboard, Panels

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Induction System

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Fan Coil System

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Variable Air Volume (VAV)

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Constant Volume Systems (CAV)

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Single Zone System

Engineering Inputs (System Type)

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

DX Split System

Engineering Inputs: System Type

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Key Terminology

LEED Baseline Energy Definition

How is the LEED baseline determined to inform potential LEED Points?

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated over a week ago

Floor

Floor area calculation

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

Detailed Occupancy Schedules

Full-year occupied and unoccupied hours for lighting, appliances, and occupant density.

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Building Type

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Solar Panel - PV Inputs

Engineering Inputs - PV, Photovoltaic Inputs, Solar Panels

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Ground Floor

Engineering Inputs

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Below Grade

Engineering Inputs, below grade

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Conceptual Model

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Differences between Air and Water Cooled Chillers

Air-Cooled chillers Vs Water-Cooled chillers

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Weather File

What is a weather file and which ones do we reference.

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

What is Spatial Daylight Autonomy - sDA?

Daylight Metrics using the LM-83 methodology

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

What is Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE)?

Daylight Metrics

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Thermal Loads, Heating and Cooling

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Carbon Footprint

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Acoustic Comfort

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Passive Strategy

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Thermal Mass

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Parametric

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Value Engineering (VE)

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago