Evaluating and Maintaining Geothermal Systems
Agenda
December 16, 2016, 12:30 – 2:30 PM CST
Incentives to use geothermal
Geothermal utilities
Measuring performance
Calculating savings and cost
Environmental benefits
Tax credits, incentives and rebates
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Performing routine maintenance on GHPs
Loop maintenance (automatic or periodic)
Pump maintenance/monitoring
Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the date of the conclusion of the series.
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GoToWebinar system requirements:
Operating System:
Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) – 10.11 (El Capitan)
Web Browser:
Chrome v34+, Firefox v34+, Internet Explorer 8+, Microsoft Edge, Safari v6+
Internet connection: Hardware:
Minimum of 1Mbps 2GB RAM or more
Credits
Architects:
2.0 HSW Contact Hours
AIA:
2.0 HSW LUs
Engineers:
2.0 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
HalfMoon Education is an American Institute of Architects-approved continuing education sponsor (No. J885), is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida, and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects in New York. Check each webinar for the number of contact hours available. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. These webinars offer engineer continuing education credit in all states. Check each course listing for the number of PDHs available. Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events, certificates of completion will be provided, and LUs will be reported to the AIA.
Speakers
Jay Egg CMC
Founder and President of EggGeothermal in Florida
After serving in the US Navy nuclear power field, Jay Egg began a career in mechanical design engineering and contracting in 1990, and founded EggGeothermal in Florida to provide HVAC solutions to the public. As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Mr. Egg wrote two books for McGraw-Hill Education, and Sustainable HVAC entered into a new age of acceptance. Mr. Egg currently focuses his professional efforts as a renewable energy expert on renewable and sustainable energy, solar energy and geothermal exchange implementation. Among his clients are international, federal, state and local governments; developers; associations; and private entities. Mr. Egg is a voting member on the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGHSPA) Advocacy Committee, the Uniform Solar Energy and Hydronics Technical and the Uniform Mechanical Code Committee (UMC) for the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Professionals (IAPMO). He is a training and curriculum writer/facilitator for IGSHPA and for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and a technical adviser to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Province of Ontario, Canada on renewable heating and cooling.