UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 1 Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion Instructors Steve Mabee John Kastrinos Paul Blain Joe Cerutti Kevin Maher March 5 and 6, 2010 Brian Smith

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 2 Allied Consulting Engineering Services, Inc. is a Registered Provider with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for non-AIA members are available on request. This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing an any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 3 Purpose Planning, Design, Installation and Permitting of Ground Source Heat Pumps in MA Specific to Massachusetts and New England

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion Organization Review of geothermal basics, definitions, terminology Description and types of heat pumps – building loop and ground loop Role of geology, relevance to GSHP design, sources of data Design considerations Installations Permitting requirements Case studies 4

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 5 Schedule Day 1 – Morning Session 7:30 am – 8:00 amRegistration 8:00 am – 8:15 am Introduction and Organization 8:15 am – 8:30 amWhy Geothermal 8:30 am – 9:00 amGeothermal Basics 9:00 am – 9:15 amDefinitions and Terminology 9:15 am – 10:00 am Description and Types of Heat Pumps Break (20 minutes)

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 6 Schedule Day 1 – Morning Session (con’t) 10:20 am – 10:35 am Description and Types of Heat Pumps 10:35 am – 11:05 am Building Side of GSHP 11:05 am – 11:50 am Ground Loop Side of GSHP 11:50 am – 12:00 pm Questions? Lunch noon – 1 pm

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 7 Schedule Day 1 – Afternoon Session 1:00 pm – 1:30 pmHeating/Cooling Loads 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Feasibility Study Break (10 minutes) 2:10 pm – 2:40 pmInitial Design Selection 2:40 pm – 3:10 pmLength of Borehole/Number of Wells Break (10 minutes) 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm Aquifer Testing & Design Reassessment Break (10 minutes) 4:30 pm – 5:00 pmCase Studies

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 8 Schedule Day 2 – Morning Session 8:00 am – 8:45 am Review of Geology/Coastal Aquifers 8:45 am – 9:30 am Sources of Geologic Information 9:30 am – 10:00 am TRT testing Break (20 minutes) 10:20 am – 11:50 am Installation – Considerations & Pitfalls 11:50 am – 12:00 pm Questions? Lunch (noon to 1 pm)

UMASS AMHERST Continuing & Professional Education GeoScience Series Geothermal Heat Pumps: Concept to Completion 9 Day 2 – Afternoon Session 1:00 pm – 1:30 pmInstallation (con’t) 1:30 pm – 2:00 pmPermitting Break (10 minutes) 2:10 pm – 3:10 pmPermitting (con’t) Break (10 minutes) 3:20 pm – 3:50 pm Example Design Problem 3:50 pm – 4:20 pm Case Study – private home Break (10 minutes) 4:30 pm – 5:00 pmCase Study (con’t), Questions, Eval. Schedule