cove.tool is an AI-powered sustainability and architecture consulting company that leverages proprietary software and advanced AI to uncover data-driven insights that transform building design and construction. Its streamlined, responsive analysis solutions enable architects, design teams, and building product manufacturers to leverage data for informed decision-making, optimized design outcomes, and improved ROI. By fostering trusted and strategic partnerships, cove.tool enhances collaboration among project teams, maximizing architectural and business success while simultaneously championing systemic climate action by driving rapid decarbonization of buildings through simulation.
History
cove.tool’s journey began with tools and processes developed over the years by Pattern r+d, a sustainability consulting firm run by our co-founders Patrick Chopson and Sandeep Ahuja (both building scientists and licensed architects). Recognizing the potential to scale their impact, co-founder Daniel Chopson joined, leveraging his expertise in web-based SaaS platforms to transform these tools into an accessible software product aimed at democratizing building performance analysis. From this foundation, cove.tool has since grown beyond its software origins.
Today, cove.tool is evolving into an architecture and sustainability consulting leader in the AEC industry. Its goal is to enable teams to exceed their project goals by providing streamlined sustainability analysis and validated data that is accessible, fast, and cost-effective. The result is better buildings, happier clients, and increased profits.
Goals and Innovation
Buildings account for 40% of carbon emissions and 76% of electricity use in the United States. Reducing carbon emissions in the building industry requires effort from all the stakeholders involved. cove.tool aims to bring people together to help reduce building energy usage and join the fight against climate change.
Incorporating sustainable design and construction practices requires hard work and forward-thinking; however, most architecture firms have fewer than 10 employees to handle the heavy workload required to meet rigorous sustainability goals. This means architectural employees often spend more time on repetitive, data-intensive manual processes than design and innovation for their projects, which can significantly impact productivity and creativity.
“cove.tool exists to empower and equip the AEC industry with the tools necessary to fight climate change, and we continue to innovate to alleviate the pain points that professionals experience daily,” said Sandeep Ahuja, co-founder and CEO. “As the first cloud-based network of tools to create interconnectivity between all teams working in the design and pre-construction cycle, cove.tool reduces risk, boosts transparency, and maximizes productivity across the board.”
cove.tool aims to help reverse the impact of global warming while driving more optimized buildings through data-driven and streamlined analysis. It helps architects, engineers, contractors, and building product manufacturers improve projects and processes through automation and cost optimization. cove.tool continues to evolve with the launch of new tools and updated features.
Products and Services
Understanding firsthand the challenges and obstacles that AEC professionals face, cove.tool founders set out to optimize workflows with its new AI-powered platform. cove.tool’s transformative solutions include:
- project.assist: The company’s AI-powered sustainability consulting service focused on democratizing access to on-demand, sustainable design insights.
- revgen.tool: Bridging the gap between manufacturers and architects to promote the adoption of materials with lower embodied carbon through its AI-powered reporting feature, design.assist.
- Vitras.ai: cove.tool’s latest offering, featuring AI-powered modules that automate essential tasks such as zoning studies, cost estimating, energy benchmarking, and climate analysis.
“By streamlining complex and time-consuming processes and providing deep, data-driven insights, Vitras.ai enhances efficiency and precision, optimizing architectural project management and decision-making,” said Patrick Chopson, co-founder and CPO. “Vitras.ai leverages cove.tool’s proprietary AI infrastructure and the latest open-source technology, ensuring the platform not only meets but exceeds the modern architect’s needs.”
Vitras.ai analyses are powered by cove.tool’s trusted simulation and analytics engine, used by thousands of architects worldwide. Furthermore, the internal research team continuously updates the platform to ensure the materials, climate, and benchmarking databases remain accurate and up to date.
cove.tool’s products and services are built to be dependable and produce consistent and repeatable results that architects can trust – all available in a user-friendly interface.
