Short Description

This course is a three day comprehensive course focused on the installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems. The course includes an open book exam to become an accredited geothermal installer.

Price: $1399.00

Detailed Description:

Course Summary

Offered in partnership with the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA). Those who pass the open book exam become IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Installers. Course also includes a hands on fusion certification training.

This course is a three day comprehensive course focused on the installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems. The course includes an open book exam to become an accredited geothermal installer.

Course Locations

We offer courses throughout the U.S. Call us TOLL FREE (866) 715-7737 for current course availability

Course Content
Three days of expert instruction from trainers who want to help you get into the industry:

* Access to pre-course resources and materials
* A network of experts and local professionals to work with
* A directory listing of your contact details on both the IGSHPA and HeatSpring websites
* An advanced copy of the new IGSHPA manual, not yet released
* A full set of seven design and installation manuals
* HDPE pipe fusion certification (hands on activity)
* Course presentation materials
* Coffee, breakfast and lunch on all three seminar days
* A one-year IGSHPA membership
*Discounted room rates at site hotel

Who Should Attend

Courses are generally made up of HVAC contractors, drillers, builders, plumbers, engineers and business owners looking to take advantage of the huge market growth happing in the geothermal industry. Geothermal businesses need all sorts of people, so the course is set up to accommodate that. If you have little to no background in a comparably skilled building trade but are interested in joining the industry, you might consider taking one of our beginner online trainings in advance of this classroom training.

Certificate Benefits:

• Demonstrates Geothermal Knowledge
• Differentiates You From Peers
• Get Listed on the Geothermal Directory
• Access to Network of Geothermal Companies

Course Outline:

Day 1
* 07:45 am Registration - Coffee and Light Breakfast Served
* 08:00 am - Introduction and Overview
* 10:00 am - Break
* 10:15 am - Economics, Marketing and Demand Reduction
* 12:00 pm - Lunch
* 01:00 pm - Soils Identification, Thermal Conductivity
* 02:30 pm - Break
* 02:45 pm - Selecting, Sizing and Designing the Heat Pump System
* 04:30 pm - Questions & Answers / Review

Day 2

* 08:00 am - Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger
* 09:45 am - Break
* 10:00 am - Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger (Continued)
* 12:00 pm - Lunch
* 01:00 pm - Grouting Procedures for Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems
* 03:30 pm - Break
* 03:45 pm - Pipe Joining Methods (w/ hands-on fusion activity)
* 04:30 pm - Questions & Answers/Review

Day 3
* 08:00 am -Installation of the Ground Heat Exchanger
* 09:15 am - Break
* 09:30 am - Flushing and Purging the System
* 10:45 am - Heat Pump System Startup and Checkout
* 12:00 pm - Lunch
* 01:00 pm - Certification Test - IGSHPA Certification Test- Open Book (Allowed Two Hours)

About the Instructor:

John Manning, PE, LEED AP
Earth Sensitive Solutions PE, LEED AP

John D. Manning, PE is founder and President of Earth Sensitive Solutions, LLC (ESS), an engineering and consulting firm committed to reducing our collective environmental footprint. He has over 25 years of experience in mechanical engineering and geothermal system installation and design.

With six patents in heat pump design as well as three years as an installing contractor, Mr. Manning brings a unique perspective to system design. This perspective combined with a compassionate sensitivity to environmental impact has provided hundreds of opportunities to contribute to the overall success of geothermal projects from Port Augusta, Australia to Auburn, NY. These projects include hospitals, office buildings, academic facilities, dormitories, military housing, and low-income housing projects, as well as the first LEED 2.0 Gold rated facility, the Cambria PA DEP Office in Ebinsburg, PA.

Prior to forming ESS, Mr. Manning gained his breadth of experience while working at Carrier Corporation, Beardsley Design Associates, Geotech and A&C Enercom, where he managed the 4,500 Commercial Energy Audit Program sponsored by Niagara Mohawk.

As an instructor, Mr. Manning shares his professional experiences and the fact that this technology can be designed and installed cost-effectively and, more importantly, have a dramatic effect on our collective environmental footprint. Geothermal heat pumps have demonstrated the lowest life cycle costs and proven reliability, and thus have grown in acceptance even when viewed from a strict economic perspective. The possibility of creating a zero emission facility by coupling geothermal heat pumps with renewably generated electricity firmly establishes this technology as the technology of choice for the 21st Century.

Price: $1399.00