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Thermal Modeling

Meet Energy Code Without Costly Redesigns or Added Materials

Use the assembly U-value path to prove compliance quickly with NFRC-certified thermal modeling while keeping your design concept intact and avoiding change orders. You bring the wall components you’re considering; we model them, show clear heat maps and U-values, align results with cost and lead time, and you choose with confidence to keep the job moving.

Thermal Modeling

Why the U-value path matters

Most code comments default to continuous insulation. The U-factor path looks at the whole assembly and often passes details that prescriptive CI would reject. That means fewer substitutions and fewer change orders. You keep the design concept intact and make targeted tweaks only where the model proves a benefit. The result is clarity, cost control, and a smoother path through review.

"Field Verified works collaboratively and helps us achieve our aesthetic goals. Projects with them always go better."
John Niziolek / Director of Health and Office Director, Principal, HKS Architects
"Field Verified teaches our project teams what they need to succeed in building enclosure. They give added detail and clarity to the design team to finish their drawings and set the contractor up for success."
Deborah Arizmendhi-Kopack / KDK Group
"Working with Field Verified felt like a true partnership. Their proactive communication and willingness to share knowledge empowered our entire team to make better decisions for the project's success."
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"Field Verified understands what matters when it's time to build. Their review process identified potential constructibility issues, ensuring our project stays on schedule and within budget."
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How Modeling and Reporting Work

We model walls, roofs, and windows in 2-D finite-element software using your drawings, detail callouts, and material data. The analysis delivers overall U- and R-values per recognized procedures. Heat maps highlight thermal bridges and show where performance is won or lost. We then develop good, better, and best options so you can choose based on budget, schedule, and availability. When moisture risk is the driver, we can add hygrothermal analysis to answer heat-and-moisture questions with the same clarity.

What You Get, Every Time

You receive a concise PDF with a one-page summary, a defensible pass or fail call, and graphics your team can trust. The report includes marked details, clear assumptions, and AHJ-ready language. You leave with compliant options, a simple path to material selection, and confidence to finalize wall sections without detours.

Thermal Modeling

Why Teams Choose Field Verified for Thermal Modeling.

Certified Modeling, Plain-English Outcomes

NFRC-certified modelers apply recognized methods and translate results into clear next steps for designers, GC's, and owners. Approvals move faster, and decisions stick because everyone understands the “why.”

Options That Work For You

We are vendor-neutral. We model components you can actually buy and details installers can execute. You compare options by cost and schedule and avoid change orders that add cost.

Visuals That Align Teams

Heat maps and simple callouts show where performance is won or lost. Designers, PMs, and installers see the same picture, select materials, and finalize wall sections confidently—keeping submittals, purchasing, and field work on track.

Certified Thermal Modeler

Sean Melcher

“Our job is to remove guesswork. You will get certified modeling, straight answers, and buildable options that fit your priorities. We move fast, stay available, and make sure the path to compliance is obvious.”

Additional Information

Thermal Modeling for Energy Code Compliance

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