Features & Analysis Types

What is Load Modeling?

Understanding the terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Daylight Analysis - sDA + ASE

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Facade Guidance Feature

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Radiation Analysis in cove.tool

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Sun Hours Analysis and cove.tool

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Shadow Studies and cove.tool

Solar Access to Self Shading

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

COVID Occupancy Assessment

How is the COVID Score Calculated?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Quality Views Analysis and cove.tool

Understanding quality view types and LEED Credit requirements

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

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

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

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

Navigating 3D Mode in cove.tool

How do I use the Daylight and Site Context Feature?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Site Context and cove.tool

How does cove.tool generate site context?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Property Lines inside cove.tool

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

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

Daylight Export, using the snapshot button

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Walk Score/Transit Score/Bike Score

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Why is my 3D Scene not loading?

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Energy Use and EUI

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Energy Use Intensity (EUI) Breakdown Explained

This article provides explanation regarding each term of EUI Breakdown

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

What is the simulation engine being used?

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

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Energy Model Interoperability

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

Written by Patrick Pease
Updated this week

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

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

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Can I define Zones in my model?

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

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

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

You can export to OpenStudio!

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

How do I export energy model inputs

Exporting a .csv of all the inputs

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Water Use feature?

Using cove.tool's indoor water use calculator

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Indoor Water Use

Engineering Inputs

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated this week

Irrigation

How the inputs impact water use calculation

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Cooling Tower

How the inputs impact water use calculation

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Stormwater Management

How to calculate run off on your site

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Embodied Carbon and cove.tool

Using the EC3 Database through cove.tool

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated this week

EC3 Tool and cove.tool

What is EC3 and how to use the EC3 tool?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated this week

How to approach embodied carbon reduction on your project

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

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

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated this week

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

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

Written by Patrick Chopson
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

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

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Embodied Carbon calculation for wall framing in cove.tool

How to quickly calculate the embodied carbon for framing material.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

cove.tool and The GreenBook™

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Truckloads of Ice Saved with Proposed Design

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

Written by Akshay Padwal
Updated over a week ago

Optimization and Bundles

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Understanding costs in cove.tool

FAQ - Where does cove.tool get cost values?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Wall Product Assumptions

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Solar Panel Cost - Residential + Commercial

PV, Photovoltaic, Panel Installation costs

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

How is the baseline cost calculated?

We get data from industry standard cost estimating software.

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

How is the cost premium calculated?

It is the "Total Cost" - "Baseline Cost"

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Payback Years

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Dry Bulb Temperature

Understanding the terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Relative Humidity

Understanding the Terminology

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Psychrometric Chart

Understanding how a psychrometric chart works

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

Climate Analysis and Passive Design Strategies

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Manage Teams Feature

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How do I select the building type?

You select it easily from the building icons.

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

How to select Single Family Home as your building type!

Written by Daniel Chopson
Updated over a week ago

How to do a Tenant Improvement or TI Analysis in cove.tool?

Use cove.tool to analyze the impact of tenant improvements like LPD, HVAC, material selection, and more

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated this week

Efficiency Ranges for Engineering Inputs

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Compare Projects Feature

How can I compare projects?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Lock Feature

How to save / lock a cove.tool project?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How do I change Units?

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

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

How to create a copy of your project?

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

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago