Flourish is a browser-based data visualisation and storytelling platform that enables users to create interactive charts, maps, dashboards, timelines, quizzes, scrollytelling stories and other visual content without coding. Users can start from templates, upload or connect datasets, customise colours, labels and layouts, and publish or embed the final visualisations online. Within EXCEL4HOUSING4.0, Flourish can act as an education-support and digitalisation resource for transforming technical information into engaging learning materials. It can be used to visualise energy performance indicators, renovation scenarios, circular economy flows, survey results, stakeholder maps, training outcomes and project case studies. For VET providers, universities and trainers, the tool is useful to improve data literacy, communicate complex evidence, and create interactive resources for online, blended and classroom-based learning. It does not replace technical simulation tools, but it helps make their outputs more understandable and reusable for learners, professionals and stakeholders.
Keywords
Main theme addressed by the tool
Education support; Digitalization; Energy efficiency; Circular economy
Objectives
The objective of using Flourish is to transform datasets, indicators and technical information into interactive visual resources that support communication, teaching and decision-making. The tool helps users present complex evidence through charts, maps, dashboards, timelines and stories, making data easier to explore, compare and understand. In a training context, it supports data literacy, visual communication and learner engagement.
Target audience
Educators, VET trainers, university teachers, students, researchers, communication officers, project managers, public-sector stakeholders, sustainability professionals, architects, designers and construction-sector actors who need to present or explore data in a clear and interactive way.
Benefits
Flourish helps users create professional-looking visualisations without coding, reducing the technical barrier to data communication. It supports active learning, clearer explanation of complex topics, visual comparison of scenarios, and more engaging presentation of survey results, indicators, maps and case studies. Users can expect improved data storytelling, stronger audience engagement and more reusable digital learning resources.
Data requirements
Users need structured data, usually organised in tables, spreadsheets or CSV files. Depending on the selected template, required data may include numerical indicators, categories, time series, geographic information, survey responses, flow data, images or text labels. Previous information should include the communication objective, target audience, key message, dataset structure, visualisation type and any branding or accessibility requirements.
Learning Profiles addressed
- BIM for Energy & Lifecycle Specialist
- Circular Construction & Resource Recovery Specialist
- Digital Construction Monitoring Specialist
- Energy Renovation & Performance Specialist
- Green Construction Strategy Leader
- Lifecycle Carbon & Climate Compliance Specialist
- Sustainable Construction Project Manager
Examples of application
Flourish examples gallery: https://flourish.studio/examples/
How to use the tool – Tutorials
Flourish Help Center: https://helpcenter.flourish.studio/hc/en-us
Flourish YouTube tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/c/FlourishStudio
Learning materials
Flourish chart guides: https://flourish.studio/visualisations/
Flourish training resources and webinars are available from the Resources section of the official website.
Language
The platform interface is mainly available in English. However, users can create visualisations and visible content in different languages by manually editing labels, titles, captions, annotations and text fields.
Cost
Both. Flourish offers a Free plan and paid plans such as Presenter, Publisher and Enterprise.
Other information
Flourish can be useful for presenting outputs from other technical tools included in the toolbox, such as energy simulation results, LCA indicators, circular economy flows, survey findings, stakeholder mapping or monitoring dashboards.
