cove.tool Welcomes AHR Expo 2023 to Atlanta

cove.tool, a leading provider of building design and construction software, will showcase its revolutionary loadmodeling.tool and present on the web-based platform’s innovative aspects at the AHR Expo in Atlanta, taking place February 6-8, 2023.

February 1, 2023

cove.tool Launches Breakthrough revgen.tool, Built for Building Product Manufacturers

cove.tool, a leading provider of building design and construction software, today announces the launch of revgen.tool, a cloud-based solution designed to make it easier for building product manufacturers to market...

January 11, 2023

cove.tool Celebrates Significant Achievements in 2022 and Strong Outlook for 2023

cove.tool, a leading provider of building design and construction software, is proud to announce its recent accomplishments and investments in people and product. By creating a new network of shared information, the...

December 13, 2022

Design Takes Center Stage | Liberating the Architect

This episode features conversations with several individuals developing software to improve the design process including: Patrick Chopson, CPO and Co-Founder of cove.tool; Kyle Bernhardt, CRO of TestFit; Paul O’Carroll, CEO and Founder of Arcol; 

November 28, 2022

loadmodeling.tool wins the software category or AHR's Innovation Awards 2023 

Built for mechanical engineers, the loadmodeling.tool quickly and automatically establishes peak cooling and heating loads to design and right-size the mechanical system using the EnergyPlus engine.

October 20, 2022

cove.tool wins Best B2B Startup at the 2022 Atlanta Startup Awards

 The Atlanta Startup Awards is the premier recognition event for local early-stage and growth-stage businesses and entrepreneurs. This year’s event saw the startup community converge in an evening that celebrated the...

October 14, 2022

🌤️ Data driven building design with cove.tool

Technology adoption in the AEC space typically lags far behind other industries. In this discussion, We'll highlight how to evaluate new technologies effectively and then give a practical guide for how to quickly roll out new tech into the architect's workflow on the design process.

September 22, 2022

cove.tool Uses Proptech to Fight Climate Change

Patrick Chopson is the co-founder of cove.tool, a tech firm that aims to fight climate change by using automation to help architects, engineers, contractors and developers leverage data-driven design. The goal is to keep costs minimal while making the most of buildings...

September 20, 2022

Trailblazer Awardees Announced at NZ22 Gala

The Trailblazer Awards celebrate leaders who are working to build a net zero future. This year’s awardees include changemakers from various industries who are making an impact in the areas of carbon, climate, equity, ESG, net zero, resilience, and more. 

September 19, 2022

cove.tool Announces Platform Enhancements, New Office and Expanded Leadership Team

Next-Gen Technology Provider for Optimized Building Design Receives Recognition for its Culture, Details Recent Achievements and Future Plans

August 9, 2022

Three Technologies Are Changing How We Design for Climate

Since the United Nations reported that buildings’ construction and operations account for 36 percent of global final energy use and nearly 40 percent of energy‐related carbon dioxide emissions, many governments...

July 7, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to High-Performance Building Design

The term 'high-performing' may bring different images, ranging from a star student to a virtuosic violinist to a hard-working employee. As diverse as they may be...

June 30, 2022

How Gamification Can Transform Architecture Education

The Age of Digitalization began nearly 40 years ago with the rise of information technology. With it came massive changes in the way humans interacted and industries operated — that is, with the exception of the education...

June 28, 2022

Hybrid work is the next climate plan frontier

Since the pandemic began, there’s been a great debate about whether working from home is better for the climate.

May 13, 2022

How green tech can help the U.S. gain traction on climate change

Outside of SaaS and data center offerings for the enterprise — which may not be a fit for all companies to adopt — others, like Sandeep Ahuja, cofounder and CEO of cove.tool and Ron Soreanu, VP of operations at Ravin...

April 27, 2022

Software Tools Help Right-Size HVAC Systems

New software tools such as those from Atlanta-based cove.tool could significantly change decades-old practices of HVAC design and help reduce overdesign.

April 25, 2022

London architect wins cove.tool Architectural Design Competition

On 10 March 2022, London architect Saumya Ganguli was declared the winner of the first cove.tool Architectural Design Competition. The idea behind the competition was to gather and evaluate possible...

April 21, 2022

cove.tool Announces the Winners of the 2022 International Architecture Design Competition

With over 1100 registrants from 100+ countries, the competition was a huge success. cove.tool received an abundance of high-quality entries and was pleased with how many architects, students, and enthusiasts...

March 10, 2022

Startup Story: cove.tool Makes History in Series A and B Funding

In a record-making funding round announced today, cove.tool co-founder Sandeep Ahuja describes how the startup garnered more than $30 million from investors including the New York–based Coatue and Robert...

December 17, 2021

Coatue, Robert Downey Jr. fund cove.tool’s design tools for sustainable building

Robert Downey Jr.’s FootPrint Coalition also participated in the financing, along with existing backers Mucker Capital, Urban Us and Knoll Ventures. The round was pre-emptive, according to CEO and co-founder...

December 17, 2021

Startup Story: cove.tool Launches a Beta Test and Signs Its First Customer

In part two of cove.tool co-founder Sandeep Ahuja's entrepreneurial journey, she discusses how her company developed a beta product and attracted its first paying customer.

December 2, 2021

Startup Story: From Architectural Designer to Software Company CEO

cove.tool co-founder and trained architect Sandeep Ahuja shares her entrepreneurial journey to address climate change by developing a cost and energy analysis tool.

November 8, 2021

cove.tool Announces International Architecture Design Competition

Entrants are challenged to design carbon positive affordable housing using cove.tool’s drawing.tool software, chance to win $50,000 cash prize

October 20, 2021

cove.tool Announces the Release of Free drawing.tool, a 3D Modeling App for Architects and Engineers

cove.tool, an automated performance design platform for AEC companies, announced the release of drawing.tool, a new, free 3D modeling platform for rapid prototyping and easy collaboration.  

October 15, 2021

How Atlanta Could Capitalize on the Post-Pandemic, Property Tech Wave

For example, Atlanta startup cove.tool shows builders the cheapest products they can use to make a structure more energy efficient. It also designed a COVID-19 assessment tool to analyze office floor plans for social... 

October 7, 2021

2021 cove.tool Student Design Competition Winners Announced

We recently hosted our 2021 Student Design Competition! Special congratulations to Yiming Zhang (AA '23) and Rishabh Tyagi and his teammates, Paurush Singhal and Dhaarna Rawat (M. Tech ’22).

September 24, 2021

Why R+D Matters

Research and development have always been one of the defining principles of the practice of architecture. The process provides powerful knowledge and insights, leading to smarter ways to design, create, and build.

September 2, 2021

There's a new luxury tiny-house community near Atlanta

Technically, a home is considered "tiny" if it's under 400 square feet, but these houses are still small: Seven of the eight homes measure 492 square feet, and one model is 250 square feet. 

August 20, 2021

Award: cove.tool, an App to Optimize Building Design for Sustainability

Architects have longed for software that can estimate project energy use across different building systems, address inevitable client questions on investment, and generate visual and understandable results. 

August 9, 2021

Take part in our annual student design competition!

The idea for this competition is very simple, cove.tool is on a mission to create the fastest and most robust and holistic building performance platform on the market. 

Summer 2021

cove.tool Officiates Perfect Marriage Between Reduced Order Modeling and OpenStudio

If you are a sustainability-minded architect—or really anyone working on and around high-performance buildings—you have probably heard of cove.tool. The Atlanta-based startup burst onto the building energy...

August 10, 2021

Don’t miss us at Metropolis Symposium 2021!

By most estimates, we only have two decades left to get to zero carbon emissions and avoid the catastrophes of climate change. Meanwhile, the global pandemic has put a spotlight on human wellness, public health, and social...  

June 7, 2021

Don’t Miss us at the AIA Conference on Architecture!

This four-day digital experience defines the year ahead. 

June 17 Firm Resilience;  July 8 Sustainable Practice;  July 29 Community Engagement; August 19 Building Efficiencies

Summer 2021

Ready to harness the future of technology! Join us at the Tech+ Virtual Conference

Join us on May 20th and experience deep dives into current & future #AEC Tech. Don't miss out! Register now for TECH+ Harnessing Technology for Future Practice Virtual Conference and visit our booth in the...

May 20, 2021

Here are 5 Atlanta startups working toward a sustainable future

To celebrate Earth Day, we’re highlighting a few Atlanta clean technology startups managing waste and energy consumption.  

April 22, 2021

cove.tool Performance Analysis Platform Launches Three New Features

cove.tool has launched three new features for its eponymous software platform to help foster real-time collaboration, streamline the BIM-to-BEM (building energy model) transition, and enable rapid building... 

April 2, 2021

Rethinking Construction Delivery

COVID has dramatically accelerated the switch to digital tools and processes, especially in project delivery. Numerous technologies exist at each stage in the design and construction process. 

March 8, 2021

Sandeep’s way: how a young Indian architect transformed building energy modelling

Not many people under the age of 30 can claim to have raised more than $5m in venture-capital funding for their building design software, or to have addressed the UN Environment Assembly on the role of design in tackling...

February 7, 2021

cove.tool - Building performance platform for intelligent design

cove.tool is an automated sustainability consultant. It is redefining building performance modeling, 3D performance visualization, and parametric optimization by building smarter, more accurate models in a tenth of...

January 26, 2021

Meet cove.tool, the Atlanta startup with a software solution to energy efficiency

As companies turn to technology to add efficiency during the pandemic, Atlanta-based cove.tool’s software has stood out among builders.

January 20, 2020

Sustainable Building Design Startup cove.tool Secures $5.7 Million Series A

cove.tool, a platform that automates building design to optimize costs and performance targets, today announced the closing of a $5.7 million Series A investment led by Mucker Capital. 

October 14, 2020

5 Ways to Discuss Building Performance for Your Next Project Pursuit

Today in the United States, buildings account for nearly 40% of carbon emissions (EESI) and 78% of electricity usage. The most sustainability-focused firms run energy simulations for less than 50% of their projects...

April 24, 2019

cove.tool Closes Seed Round to Automate Sustainable Building Design

Atlanta-based cove.tool, an energy efficiency automation platform for the building industry, has closed a $750K seed round from Urban Us, Tech Square Labs, Knoll Ventures and more to focus on their next stage of...

December 4, 2018

cove.tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time

As the fight against climate change heats up, cove.tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a time. The Atlanta-based startup provides an automated big-data platform that helps architects, engineers and...

December 4, 2018

cove.tool Closes Seed Round to Automate Sustainable Building

Atlanta-based cove.tool, an energy efficiency automation platform for the building industry, has closed a $750K seed round to ramp up their marketing, sales and development. The team is confident that they have built... 

November 15, 2018

cove.tool – Optimizing energy costs

Do your energy choices make a difference in your building design? Find out with the cove.tool plugin.

July 17, 2018

cove.tool helps architects green their buildings in a user-friendly format

cove.tool is an energy vs. cost optimization software for the AEC industry. It offers users the ability to simulate the material performance of a building in its context by assessing energy against cost over a given period of time.

April 5, 2018

Making High Performance Buildings Cost Less

In January 2016, Matthew Early, vice president for campus services at Emory University in Atlanta, faced a challenge. Like many building owners, Emory had selected a great architect and engineer to design a new...

November 2017