Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:15 – 4:30 pm

Geothermal Heat Pumps and Indoor Thermal Comfort

   Understanding the refrigeration cycle
   The effect of air flow and insulation
   How comfort is measured
   Understanding efficiency

Understanding Earth Loop Systems

   Architecture of closed loop systems
      • Horizontal ground loops
      • Vertical ground loops
   Applications for open loop systems
      • Single well                • Two-well systems
   Evaluating topography
   Measuring soil conductivity
   Environments for ground-loop systems:
      beneath yards, fields, parking lots, and buildings

Designing Geothermal Systems

   Determining loop type
   Making heat loss calculations
   Sizing the unit
   Sizing the loop
   Alternate geothermal designs

Choosing System Components

   Basic components of geothermal heat pump systems:
      pump, compressor, heat exchanger
   Forced air systems
   Hydronic systems
   Domestic hot water options

Evaluating the Benefits of Geothermal Systems

   Incentives to use geothermal
   Measuring performance
   Calculating savings and cost
   Environmental benefits
   Tax credits, incentives and rebates

Geothermal Case Studies

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Building Performance Institute
     3.25 CEUs

Contractors
     Non-Mandatory CE

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW contact hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The Building Performance Institute has approved this seminar for 3.25 CEUs.

This seminar also offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing board for continuing education approval.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Don Steeby

Professor of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration at Grand Rapids Community College

Mr. Steeby is a professor of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration at Grand Rapids Community College. He has taught full time with GRCC since 2007. Mr. Steeby has also taught as an adjunct professor for Ferris State University in Construction Management. He received his bachelor of science degree in HVAC/R Applied Technology from Ferris State University, and his master’s degree in Career and Technical Education also from Ferris State University.

Mr. Steeby has worked in the HVAC field since 1985. He has held positions in many areas of the industry including installation, service, sales, and project management. Mr. Steeby has worked for a local manufacturer of HVAC equipment for over five years, and he was employed by Honeywell for 11 years.

He holds a mechanical contractor’s license with the State of Michigan, and he has several nationally-recognized certifications including installation and service of geothermal equipment with North American Technician Excellence (NATE). Mr. Steeby is also a certified trainer and installer of geothermal heat pumps through the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA). He has been actively involved in the geothermal industry for many years including writing software to size loop links and working on several commercial geothermal installations. In 2011, he published his book Alternative Energy – Sources and Systems through Cengage Learning which includes chapters on geothermal systems.