Academic Resources
Why choose cove?
Academic Integration
cove’s education program provides faculty and students free access to a user-friendly platform for meeting energy targets, reducing costs, and enabling data-driven decisions. Designed for academic use, it integrates with industry standards to foster efficient, collaborative learning, preparing the next generation of architects to lead in sustainability and innovation.
Getting Started
Getting a License
To get started, complete the educational license form. Once approved, you'll receive an activation email to create an account. Both students and educators will be required to renew their accounts yearly. For individual students, renewal requires a photo of your valid school ID to be emailed from your “.edu” or equivalent email to edu@cove.inc. Educators who intend to use cove for courses must provide cove with the institution's name, standard student email domain (ex. username@university.edu), and expected class size. This license is for academic work only; projects used for other purposes are subject to suspension and deletion. International schools should clarify unique requirements before signing up. See the terms and agreement at the bottom of the educational license form, or "Learn More" for more information.
Services
cove offers expert consulting services to architecture firms seeking to excel in energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, and sustainability. From energy optimization and carbon reduction to building certification, our specialized services help projects meet rigorous standards like LEED, WELL, BREEAM, CHPS, and Passivhaus. Our solutions span the full design process, including early-stage energy analysis, embodied carbon assessments, and comprehensive compliance documentation for standards such as 179D, AIA 2023 DDx Reporting, ASHRAE 90.1, CALGreen, COMcheck, REScheck, and Title 24. Leveraging advanced analytics and industry expertise, cove empowers clients to achieve decarbonization goals, enhance building resilience, and deliver superior project outcomes.
Want to use cove for a non-accredited course?
K-12 Programs
Looking to use cove for a high school course, afterschool program, early education, and/or STEM program?
We can help! To introduce the next generation to the basics of energy modeling and building performance analysis our team at cove has put together an example curriculum. Instructors download this template and adjust it to meet their needs.
Why cove for your academic department?
Easy to integrate! Reflects real-world practices. Thousands of industry professionals use cove every day to validate their design decisions.
Easy to learn! With our extensive video tutorials, help articles, and white papers all answers are easy to find.
Easy to use! Our platform allows you to speak intelligently and with confidence about your project with diagrams, graphics, and reports.
Resources
Use these tools to become a pro!
Help Center
Advice and answers from the cove team. Find the answer to all of your questions in our robust help center.
Case Studies
Read project case studies, white papers, and more to learn how other teams are utilizing cove to save time and money and win more work.
cove Academy
This self-paced course is broken up into bite-sized lessons to allow you to learn and explore at your own pace. Complete the quizzes and pass the final test with a passing score to earn certification.
cove + NAAB Accreditation
If your program is accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board (NAAB) we offer the following suggestions of how cove can be integrated into your compliance and assessment of your program values, program criteria, and student criteria.