Hive is a Rhino/Grasshopper plug-in to bridge the gap between architectural design and building performance. It facilitates understanding the interplay between design proposals and energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, and building sustainability. Hive supports various applications, including energy demand and supply analysis (e.g., PV and solar thermal production), solar simulations on facades and windows, 3D sunpath analysis, sky dome studies, and evaluations of CO2 emissions and costs.
The tool is SIA-based, ensuring compliance with Swiss building standards, and is highly user-friendly, providing quick and reliable results. Users can input weather data and 3D models with contextual elements to analyze energy flows and optimize designs, Hive generates graphical and numerical results that help analyze energy flows and optimize designs.
This powerful tool enables architects, planners, engineers, and other professionals to create sustainable, energy-efficient designs while gaining valuable insights into the relationship between design, energy systems, and environmental impact.
