FLIXO Thermal Bridge Calculations

Introducing our Thermal Bridge Modeling course using FLIXO, designed to equip attendees with practical expertise across five detailed modules.

Participants will master standard thermal bridge calculation protocols applied to a variety of building detail scenarios, gaining hands-on experience drawing, importing, and assigning material properties for accurate thermal bridge analysis. The course covers essential skills such as calculating PSI values and evaluating details for interior surface condensation risks.

Advanced FLIXO functionalities will be explored, including parametric analysis, creation and management of model variants, and the use of 3D equivalent objects to represent complex details. Attendees will learn how to optimize thermal bridge solutions through value engineering techniques, thereby enhancing both building performance and cost-effectiveness. The course culminates with training on FLIXO’s sophisticated reporting features to produce clear, professional summary pages.

Each module provides in-depth protocols for modeling critical architectural thermal bridge types, including corners, floor intersections, window installations, slab perimeters, parapets, and more, ensuring comprehensive skill development for architects, engineers, and energy modelers seeking to improve building envelope performance.

We suggest starting with the On-Demand Template Setup and Introduction, which will get you ready for the live-online modules beginning on November 21st. Recordings of the live modules will be made available to all who register.

Trainer

Matt Bowers – Director of Building Science at the AUROS Group and PHI Certifier.

ON-DEMAND

FLIXO: Template Setup and Introduction

This free on-demand tutorial provides an introduction to thermal bridging calculations and instructions for setting up a template file to use in the FLIXO Detail courses: Corners, Intersections, Windows, Slab Perimeters, Parapets, and more.

We suggest taking this tutorial before beginning the live-online modules.

LIVE-ONLINE

FLIXO Thermal Bridge Calculations

The course covers essential skills such as calculating PSI values and evaluating details for interior surface condensation risks.

Live Online Schedule

  • Corner Detail: Nov 21
  • Intersection Detail: Dec 5
  • Window Detail: Dec 19
  • Slab Perimeter Detail: Jan 9
  • Parapet Detail: Jan 23

All sessions will run from 12-1:30 PM ET

This course includes a four-month “training” Flixo Energy license for students who have not previously purchased Flixo Energy.

NOTE: In order to provide the best possible learning experience, the Flixo Energy Licenses will be available a week prior to the course start. For advance access, a free, 30-day trial version is available for download for those who are interested: https://www.flixo.com/demo-version/

Please reach out to training@passivehousenetwork.org if you plan on running the software on a MAC.