Continuing IGSHPA’s efforts to keep members informed and aware of all of the projects that are happening “behind the scenes”, there are now four reports on the new member portal. Once logged in, click on the Member Portal Resources button and click on the IGSHPA Member Reports link to view the latest reports. This month’s report includes an overview of IGSHPA’s plan for industry resources. You will find four of our major project plans for review.
· Workforce Development Plan
· IGSHPA Training Plan
· ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 Design and Installation Standard
· IGSHPA Plan for Industry Resources
One of the really important areas of concentration for IGSHPA besides training and standards, is industry resources. Please check out the article below, “New Databases on igshpa.org”. We really need your help populating these databases. Virtually every day, we get inquiries about types of GSHP systems. The more applications we can provide on the website, the more awareness there will be of the flexibility and advantages of GSHPs. Please submit your applications at https://igshpa.org/commercial-projects/ or https://igshpa.org/residential-projects/. Likewise, the licensing/CEU database really needs member support. As the industry grows, we need to have a resource for this information. Please submit your information at https://igshpa.org/state-codes-and-regulations/.
As the summer heats up, join IGSHPA in promoting the most energy efficient heating and cooling system available today! Thank you for your support of IGSHPA!
Sincerely,
Jeff Hammond
Executive Director
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
jeff@igshpa.org
IGSHPA/GAOI Annual Conference 2025
Get Registered for our 2025 Conference!
Join us in Champaign, IL next March for our 2025 Annual Conference in collaboration with the Geothermal Alliance Of Illinois! Don't miss out on early bird pricing, and as always, if you are a GAOI or IGSHPA member you get to register at a discount! Go here to get registered! Exhibitor information will be available soon.
We are accepting abstracts!
Come share your knowledge and passion for the industry by presenting atone of our workshops. The conference committee will be reviewing abstracts to determine the number of tracks and topics and selecting speakers for the workshops. Submission deadline is November 27, 2024. IGSHPA will be contacting all speakers by January 17, 2025, with a response to submissions. Although we would like to be able to accept all submissions, we are limited by the amount of time slots and the complimentary nature of the topics with other speaker submissions. Therefore, not all submissions will be accepted as a workshop for the conference. We will keep your submission on file in case there may be another option for this topic (e.g., Town Halls, Dig Deeper webinars, etc.) with your permission.
Become a sponsor of our 2025 Conference in Champaign, Illinois! As an industry leader, you are actively shaping and influencing this industry. So, let’s work together on promoting geothermal and beneficial electrification. You and your brand will be seen by hundreds of attendees in varying industries with opportunity to get feedback from top industry experts, get relationships started, generate leads, and create awareness for how great geothermal is. You can go here to see the various sponsorship opportunities available. To claim your sponsorship please email info@igshpa.org.
We would like to thank our conference sponsors, Bosch, Carbon Solutions Group, Centennial Plastics, Climate Control Group, CoreChem, Enertech Global, Geo-Hydro Supply and WaterFurnace!
Additional Conference Hotel Room Blocks ARE OPEN!
IGSHPA has contracted with the I Hotel, a LEED building, reserving the entire conference center. We have reserved a block of 90 rooms, which will sell out quickly so get your reservation in now! Once the block is full, additional hotel choices and room blocks near the conference center will be made available on our website. You can go here for more details about the hotels, conference center, and to book your room.
For I Hotel reservations use group code IGSHPA25 and password auc4@ to access the special IGSHPA room block at $149 per night (plus taxes).
ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 Standard -- Next Edition is out for Public Review!
Since 1994 the IGSHPA Standards committee has continued to update the design and installation standards to provide the GSHP industry with the best guidelines for successful installations. In 2019 The IGSHPA board of directors voted to sunset the 2017 IGSHPA Design and Installation Standards when the next edition of the ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 Design and Installation Standard for Ground Source Heat Pumps was published. The 2016 edition of the ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 standard was the first bi-national (Canada-U.S.) standard; this next edition includes many updates as well as recommendations for changes to the bi-national standard from the IGSHPA Standards committee. Following are some of the updates to the new C448 Standard:
New piping materials added;
Removal of PVC as an acceptable inside piping material;
New heat transfer solutions added;
New section: Planning, design, installation, and commissioning of district energy systems;
New section: Design and installation of ground source heat pump systems connected to energy foundations;
New annex:Wastewater energy transfer systems design and installation;
Major updates to the design and installation of groundwater heat pump systems;
Major updates to the installation of standing column well heat pump systems;
Updates to all sections with the latest technology and applications;
Updates to definitions and terminology for consistency.
Public Review will run through August 6, 2024. To participate in public review, please go to theCSA Public Review Systemand set up an account to review the standard. Once public review is complete the standard will go to ballot with CSA technical committee members. An ANSI review will follow. Then, final editing and publishing will occur. Publication date is scheduled for December 2024.
Once the new bi-national standard is published, the 2017 IGSHPA Standards will be removed from the website and any references to standards will be redirected to ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448. All new training programs, guidelines, and technical documents will reference C448. As an IGSHPA member, special pricing will be available for the purchase of C448.
Congratulations to the Great Installations Challenge Winner, Al Wallace & the Energy Environmental Corporation!
IGSHPA and Grundfos have selected Hill Country Hacienda in Kerrville, Texas, as the winner of the Great Installations Challenge!
The Hill County Hacienda project is a heating and cooling system for a 30,000 square feet private residence with geothermal heat pumps providing radiant floor heating and cooling with supplemental air cooling served by a 40 ton vertical ground heat exchanger (GHEX). The radiant floor cooling utilizes passive GHEX fluids directly for in-floor cooling with a COP exceeding 50.0 based on the efficiency of Grundfos ECM circulators without using a compressor to chill water. A central mechanical room with the GHEX pumping delivers 120 GPM of ground source fluids to 14 water-water and water-to-air heat pumps distributed in five mechanical rooms throughout the complex. The WaterFurnace heat pumps are state-of-the-art and incorporate 7 Series variable speed (VS) compressor heat pumps for supplemental cooling with automatic humidity control, high temperature water-water heat pumps for domestic hot water, radiant floor heating and cooling and 7 Series VS split units for distributing air to upper levels with the compressor in the basement level mechanical rooms. The 7 Series heat pumps are configured with Intellizone2 zoning which provides intelligent zoning to up to six separate air zones from one heat pump which varies compressor speed and fan speed to meet the specific zone requirements in real time. The complex uses the WaterFurnace Symphony home automation control which allows for remote operation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of the heat pumps.
What makes this project unique? The GHEX pumps and heat pumps have been recently upgraded to provide higher efficiency with lower maintenance. The original GHEX pumps utilized 12 UPS26-99 circulators for circulating fluids from six independent GHEX circuits combined to one manifold. From the manifold, 7 UPS 40-240 and UPS 32- 160 circulators distributed the GHEX fluids to the mechanical rooms. Recently this pumping configuration was upgraded to two Magna3 40-180 circulators to circulate fluids to the GHEX using differential temperature control by adding an additional temperature sensor to each Magna3. The campus distribution is served by three Magna3 80-100 circulators set on constant pressure which regulates flow to the heat pumps each configured with a modulating control valve based on compressor speed. The Magna3 pump flow centers and a hydraulic separator were manufactured by Geo-Flo Corporation enabling installation in 10 days by two technicians. The upgraded system provides twice the pumping capacity at one-third the energy use of the original fixed speed pumps and virtually eliminating ongoing GHEX maintenance.
Southwest Texas is very hot and humid. Energy Environmental Corporation (EEC) patented an integrated geothermal-centric radiant heating and cooling architecture which meets the heating and cooling loads in this challenging climate with superior energy efficiency. The cooling and heating system was designed to attain net zero energy performance and installed reducing sensible cooling loads by 70% at a system COP of 6.0. Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs)provide fresh air the residence integrated with the VS heat pumps to deliver high performance and energy efficiency using the ECM fan blowers. Bath fans were eliminated using the ERVs which draw stale air from the bathrooms and inject fresh air into the bedrooms and common areas.
To eliminate the risk of condensation on the floor, precise humidity control is provided by the 7 Series water-air VS heat pumps to maintain the radiant floor above dew point. Energy Environmental Corporation designed four wall-mounted 4’x8’ HDPE radiant distribution panels serving 72 radiant zones which receive hot and chilled water injected from a UPS26-99 to a Magna3 40-80 circulation pump which is set on constant pressure control which modulates flow to each zone based on active zone calls.
A significant electrical energy offset is achieved using two wind turbines on this 1,000 acre ranch. Additional energy savings is realized using high temperature water-water heat pumps configured to provide chilled water while producing the domestic hot water for the residence. The COP of this dual process configuration is 7.0 while reducing the heating load imposed on the GHEX, thus reducing the GHEX size by 15%. Three Grundfos Alpha215-55 HWR-D pumps provide hot water recirculation delivering instant hot water to mechanical rooms located 200 feet from the main mechanical room 1,000 gallons of domestic hot water. When GHEX fluids are below 60 deg. F, the controls bypass the GHEX circulators and directly use ground fluids in the radiant floor cooling system.
Using on-board controls with the Magna3 pumps, system controls are greatly simplified. The Magna3 pumps set on differential temperature or constant pressure need only one closed contact when any heat pump calls in order to deliver GHEX consistently and efficiently. Standard 24VAC controls for each zone thermostat actuate zone valves based on heating or cooling set points. Off-the-shelf Functional Devices panel-mounted RIB relays lock out heating calls when a cooling call exists in order to give priority to cooling which has a longer response time than heating. To assist the owners or maintenance technicians, the main control panel lights in red for active heating, blue for active cooling, and green for power on with no calls. EKM energy meters monitor energy consumption in real time providing technicians the ability to adjust system settings for the highest energy efficiency.
Member Benefit Update!
Special Rates on Marketing Services for IGSHPA Members!
We are excited to announce that IGSHPA members can receive special discounted pricing for marketing services from our marketing group, MediaMark Spotlight!
Let their Creative Pod team help get your brand out in front of new and potential customers. You will work directly with a dedicated team and have access to all of their specialized services such as: Brand Strategy, Business Development, Video Production, Content Writing, SEO Research, Graphic Design and Social Media. MediaMark is offering a 15% discount to IGSHPA members, reach out to Gina Ferraro for more information on working with their Creative Pod Marketing Program.
New Databases on IGSHPA.ORG
IGSHPA is excited to announce the launch of our new and extensive Licensing & CEU Requirements databasecovering all U.S. States and Canada’s provinces. This database will detail the licensing and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements for Drillers and HVAC professionals. Our goal is to create a comprehensive, one-stop resource for the geothermal heat pump industry.
We are so excited to offer this new resource for our members but, WE NEED YOUR HELP “filling in the blanks”. If we’re going to grow as an industry, we have a responsibility to provide new designers/engineers, HVAC contractors and excavators/drillers with a resource to learn how to become a reputable designer/installer of the technology. So, if you are familiar with your state or province’s requirements, please help us by filling out this form and submitting it to our IGSHPA team. Your input will be invaluable in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of our database.
We also recently announced the launch of our new Commercial & Residential Geothermal Projects Database, a valuable addition for our community and industry.This comprehensive resource offers detailed information on ground source heat pump installations and projects, supporting industry professionals with an extensive range of case studies and performance data.Explore the database to access detailed information on both commercial (hospitals, banks, office buildings, fire stations, etc.) and residential geothermal projects or submit your residential or commercial project. Visit the Geothermal Project Database on our website to explore this powerful tool and stay at the forefront of geothermal innovation!
July Dig Deeper
Be sure to join us July 26, 2024 at 10:30 am CT for our July Dig Deeper Webinar! This month we will hear from John Manning, Owner of Earth Sensitive Solutions, LLC focused on how Adding balance valves in the circuits on a geothermal loop field manifold is a common practice. Register here.
This presentation will take a Deep Dive into the engineering details, the initial cost and operating costs associated with this design decision. This discussion is targeting the engineering design community with the goal of addressing this common practice in a quantitative manner.
John started his journey with a grant from the National Science Foundation to study Solar-Assisted Heat Pumps as an undergraduate at Syracuse University in 1975. Upon graduation in 1977 he went to work at Carrier Corporation ultimately designing multiple heat pumps and was awarded the United Technologies Design Achievement Award. To satisfy his entrepreneurial itch, he left Carrier in 1988 to help startup Geotech, a geothermal installation company that was subsequently sold to Atlantic Energy and in 1991 started Phoenix Energy Supply, a wholesale distributor of GeoStar, Samsung & Netzero heat pumps. He also started and operates Earth Sensitive Solutions, LLC, a design and consulting firm, Source Rock Geothermal, a turn-key loop installing company as well as Geo-Glide, LLC, makers of the popular Geo-Glide polyethylene fittings.
Join us for our Town Hall on August 14, 2024 at 10:30am CT to hear what’s the latest at IGSHPA! Jeff Hammond, IGSHPA’s executive director, will provide an update on what’s happening at IGSHPA. There are so many projects that are in the works. This will be a good time to learn about IGSHPA’s major projects, upcoming events, and a little bit of history since the organization became an independent non-profit in 2020, as well as have plenty of time to ask questions about the organization, the future, and to provide feedback on IGSHPA’s progress. Get registered here.
Jeff Hammond is Executive Director at the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA), a non-profit, member-driven organization established in 1987 to advance ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology on local, state/provincial, national, and international levels. Jeff earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and an A.A.S. in electrical engineering technology from Purdue University. He joined IGSHPA with 35 years’ experience in the ground source heat pump (geothermal) industry, including positions at ClimateMaster, Enertech, Geo-Flo, and WaterFurnace. Jeff is a member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers), AEE (Association of Energy Engineers), ASAE (American Society of Association Executives), and has served on CSA (Canadian Standards Association), AHRI (Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute), and IGSHPA technical and advisory committees. He is currently chair for the next edition of the ANSI/CSA/IGSHPA C448 Ground Source Heat Pump Standard.
Save the Date! IGSHPA AGM
December 5, 2024: IGSHPA Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM)
IGSHPA will be holding its AGM virtually (via Microsoft Teams) this year. Election results, financial and operations updates, organization updates, and Q & A from members will be topics for the meeting. More details and a registration link will be provided in October. The AGM is open to all IGSHPA members in good standing.
Upcoming Events
September 5-6, 2024: AI Training with ClimateMaster & NY Geothermal Supply- Middletown, NY- Get your your IGSHPA Accredited Installer Certification with one of ClimateMaster’s certified IGSHPA trainers!
To be the geothermal expert and be able to offer NYS Clean Heat incentives to your customers, you must have this certification. This is a 2 Day training held at Courtyard by Marriott- Middletown NY, 10941
September 17-20, 2024: AI Training with WaterFurnace- Fort Wayne, IN-
Get your Accredited Installer certification with one of WaterFurnace’s Certified IGSHPA Trainers! This in person AI course will be held in Fort Wayne, IN Sept. 17-20, 2024
Class Held atWaterFurnace International- 9000 Conservation Way Fort Wayne, IN 46809
Cost Varies depending on materials. Please note that class size is limited. Once the roster is full, registrants will be placed on waitlist. This course uses the NATE online test, proctored by the IGSHPA instructor at the end of the course. A WiFi device is required. A laptop, tablet, or smartphone will be used for the test. Go here to register.
October 1- December 3, 2024: 10 Week CGD Online Course with Ed Lohrenz-
Tuesday lunchtime for 10 weeks – 12:00 – 1:30 pm EST LIVE, ONLINE & INTERACTIVE:
Cost: USD $1,850 – click here to register. 10 live online presentations, PDFs of C-448 Standard and Design of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems and PDF of presentation slides.
Cost: USD $1,600 – click here to register. 10 live online presentations and PDF of presentation slides.
Videos of each session are recorded and will be available to you on a Google Drive folder to view at your convenience. The instructor is available by phone, email of video call if you have questions or require any clarification for the duration of the course. You will also have access to the geothermal feasibility assessment tool (ProFease) at www.geofease.com for the duration of the course.
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