AIA Canada is excited to to partner with Passive House Canada to offer this four-part course to AIA members.

Course Title: Flixo Training – Model Thermal Bridges for High-Performance Buildings

Provider Name: AIA Canada Society

Provider Number:  100100113

Course Number: 2022AIACS017

Credits: 15 AIA LU and HSW

Course Fee: $1,010

(AIA members get 10% discount with code AIAPL39#)

Course Description:

In this 16 hour course, you will model thermal bridges using Flixo and understand the impact of design details on the energy performance of High-Performance Buildings/ Passive House Buildings. We cover the concepts and protocols for thermal bridge modelling. Then, you will model several common thermal bridges using Flixo with guidance. Recommended for: Architects, engineers, energy modellers, Passive House consultants, designers and other building professionals who want to build on their skills of thermal bridge modelling.

This course includes a one-year “training” Flixo Energy Plus License (a value of $344 USD). Students who already have the Flixo software may be eligible for a discount and should reach out to us at info@passivehousecanada.com for further information.

Course Topics:

1) Identifying Thermal Bridges

• Types of Thermal Bridges
• Visual examples of common details
• Discussion of techniques to reduce psi values
• Determining which thermal bridges need to be modelled
• Qualitative and quantitative assessment

2) Thermal Bridge Protocols

• Overview of modelling and psi value calculation process
• Standard boundary conditions
• Material properties
• Geometry requirements
• Reference points
• Calculation and use of equivalent U-values within models
• Entering psi-values in WUFI Passive and PHPP

3) Flixo Walk-through

4) In class demonstrations of modelling for several important thermal bridge types

• Exterior and interior wall corners
• Rim joists
• Roof eaves
• Foundations (slabs and footings)
• Parapets
• Windows (sill, header, jamb)
• Special cases: Unheated basement

5) Tips and Tricks for Projects with Large Amounts of Thermal Bridges

6) Flixo Practice

• Individual/small-team modelling projects using selected details from real projects.

Prerequisite Knowledge:

• Some familiarity with thermal bridges.
• For a better learning experience in this course, we encourage participants to have 2 monitors during the course.

Learning Objective 1:

Learn to model thermal bridges.

Learning Objective 2:

Learn the types of thermal bridges.

Learning Objective 3:

Understand the impact of design details on energy performance of High-performance buildings / Passive House.

Learning Objective 4:

Learn about concepts and protocol for thermal bridge modelling: – Overview of modelling and psi value calculation process – Standard boundary conditions – Material properties – Geometry requirements – Reference points – Calculation and use of equivalent U-values within models – Entering psi-values in WUFI Passive and PHPP.