cove.tool

What is Load Modeling?

Zahra Zolfaghari

Patrick Pease

Akshay Padwal

Features & Analysis Types

sDA, ASE Daylight Feature, Daylighting details, LM-83 methodology

Daylight Analysis - sDA + ASE

FAQ - How to use the Small Room Rapid Prototyping Facade Tool

Facade Guidance Feature

A descriptive overview of Radiation analysis, what the diagram means, and how to leverage cove.tool for design insights.

Radiation Analysis in cove.tool

Sun Hours, Sunlight, Solar Exposure, Rights to Light Laws, and more

Sun Hours Analysis and cove.tool

Shadow Studies and cove.tool

COVID Occupancy Assessment

Understanding quality view types and LEED Credit requirements

Quality Views Analysis and cove.tool

Can I save views in 3d Analysis?

FAQ: My project has windows but I am getting no daylight penetration! Or my project is getting 100% sDA which is impossible!

Why am I getting 0.0% sDA? or 100% sDA?

Daylight Metrics using the LM-83 methodology

What is Spatial Daylight Autonomy - sDA?

What is Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE)?

Patrick Chopson

Sandeep Ahuja

3D Analysis (Daylight, Shadow, Radiation, etc.)

How do I use the Daylight and Site Context Feature?

Navigating 3D Mode in cove.tool

How does cove.tool generate site context?

Site Context and cove.tool

Discover Municipal, Real Estate, and GIS (Geographic Information System) parcel data with cove.tool

Property Lines inside cove.tool

Walk Score/Transit Score/Bike Score

Daylight Export, using the snapshot button

Is there a way to export my daylight analysis image from cove.tool?

FAQ: My 3D scene takes a long time to load or never loads.

Why is my 3D Scene not loading?

3D Context & Site Data

Baseline Model, Baseline Page, ISO Model, Reduced Order Modeling, Grey Box Modeling

What is the Baseline Model?

Energy Use and EUI

This article provides explanation regarding each term of EUI Breakdown

Energy Use Intensity (EUI) Breakdown Explained

Normative energy calculator defined by ISO 13790 and CEN 15603 and proven to be accurate to within 5% of tools such as EnergyPlus or eQuest

What is the simulation engine being used?

IES-VE, gbXML, EDSL Tas, DesignBuilder (.osm), CBECC-Com, and EnergyPlus (.idf) Export

Energy Model Interoperability

What is a shoebox model? How do I do a shoebox model?

Shoebox model

Use the Livechat to get in touch with our building science specialists and share details on your system.

How do I add a new HVAC system that is not in the dropdown?

Since this is an early stage to schematic design tool, splitting into zones does not make sense.

Can I define Zones in my model?

Does cove.tool export to EnergyPlus, IFC, or gbXML?

Exporting a .csv of inputs, engineering inputs,

How do I export energy model inputs

Energy

How does cove.tool calculate the number of water fixtures on the Water Tool?

Water Fixtures and Efficiency Rates

Using cove.tool's indoor water use calculator

How do I use the Water Use feature?

Indoor Water Use

How the inputs impact water use calculation

Irrigation

How the inputs impact water use calculation, analysis.tool, water calculation

Cooling Tower Water Analysis Inputs

How to calculate run off on your site, and rainwater storage

Stormwater Management

Nilesh

Water

embodied carbon, interface guide, getting started, overview

Embodied Carbon Interface Guide

Navigate the the embodied carbon feature, quick start, embodied carbon, guide

Getting Started with embodied carbon

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

Embodied Carbon and cove.tool

Pros and Cons of traditional and automated carbon calculation

Traditional vs Automated Carbon Calculation

AEC Stakeholders involved in calculating the carbon impact of projects

Embodied Carbon

EC3 Tool and cove.tool

Operational Carbon

An overview and design guide for embodied carbon values by building elements, material, and priority.

How to approach embodied carbon reduction on your project

A descriptive overview of Net-Zero Energy and Net-Zero Carbon and the cove.tool analysis that supports design strategies.

Net-Zero Energy & Net-Zero Carbon strategies supported by cove.tool

structural quantities, structure, embodied carbon

Embodied Carbon Structural Estimation Methods

inputs, advanced, structural, embodied carbon

Embodied Carbon Inputs

An overview of the methods and assumptions for embodied carbon values for the products

Understanding Embodied Carbon values for building products in cove.tool.

Structure and Interior Finishes Inputs for Embodied Carbon Optimization

Architecture 2030 Zero Tool and cove.tool, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Factor

How does cove.tool calculate Carbon Emissions and CO2 %Reduction?

How to quickly calculate the embodied carbon for framing material.

Embodied Carbon calculation for wall framing in cove.tool

Embodied Carbon Methodology, published studies

Embodied Carbon | Published Studies

Design ready embodied carbon rates for construction materials and assemblies. Plugin to embodied carbon database.

cove.tool and The GreenBook™

Custom EPD, Environmental Product Declaration, Embodied Carbon

Creating Custom EPDs

Buildings contribute to 40% of carbon emissions. Scientist have shown a direct relationship between carbon emissions and glacial ice melt

Truckloads of Ice Saved with Proposed Design

industry, embodied carbon, carbon reduction, commitments, targets

Embodied Carbon in AIA 2030, MEP 2040, and SE 2050

standards, estimation methods, structural estimation, embodied carbon

Standards for Structural Estimation in the Embodied Carbon Feature

Carbon

How to use the Change Option & Optimization Feature in cove.tool?

Optimization and Bundles

FAQ - Where does cove.tool get cost values?

Understanding costs in cove.tool

How wall products u-value (or R-value for US), cost, and type are selected.

Wall Product Assumptions

PV, Photovoltaic, Panel Installation costs

Solar Panel Cost - Residential + Commercial

We get data from industry standard cost estimating software.

How is the baseline cost calculated?

How is the cost premium calculated?

What do the Payback years represent in the cove.tool Optimization

Payback Years

Cost & Optimization

Dry Bulb Temperature

Relative Humidity

Understanding how a psychrometric chart works

Psychrometric Chart

FAQ: How do I use the climate report from cove.tool to inform passive design strategies?

Climate Analysis and Passive Design Strategies

Jayati Chhabra

Climate

How folders work on project dashboard and how I can change the settings?

Folder Settings

Share a project, collaborate with team members, and manage project access

Manage Teams Feature

You select it easily from the building icons.

How do I select the building type?

How to select Single Family Home as your building type!

Readily-available projects so you can start exploring various cove.tool features!

cove.tool Example/Sandbox Projects

Guide for making energy assumptions - Red, Yellow, Green boxes in the Energy Page

Efficiency Ranges for Engineering Inputs

Compare Projects Feature

Introduction to the dashboard and its functionalities

Guide to the Admin Dashboard

Lock Feature

Introduction to the new interface and functionalities

Guide to the New Project Dashboard

The simple toggle button can be used to toggle between Metric and IP units.

How do I change Units?

Communication and activity logging inside cove.tool

Chat Feature

FAQ: Create duplicate, clone, copy of a cove.tool project

How to create a copy of your project?

Daniel Chopson

Project Details & Workflow Features

New Updates with the New Product Database and Assembly Builder

What is an assembly builder? Introduction and workflows.

Assembly Builder

What is the assembly catalog? How to use it?

Assembly Library: Assembly Builder

What is the Project Assemblies window? How to use it?

Project Assemblies: Assembly Builder

How to review and modify assembly details?

Assembly Details: Assembly Builder

All the materials available in the product database

New Product Database

Building Product Classification

This article explains the methodology and calculation of cost data in cove.tool

How is cost calculated in cove.tool?

Product Library - Finishes

Product Library - Openings

cove.tool products for thermal and moisture protection

Product Library - Thermal and Moisture Protection

Product Library - Metals

cove.tool products for wood, plastics and composites

Product Library - Wood, Plastics and Composites

Product Library - Masonry

Product Library - Concrete

Patricia Kusumadjaja

Assembly Builder and Product Database

Plugins

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