IGSHPA Credentials
IGSHPA Certified Residential Geothermal Designer (CRD)
Certified Residential Geothermal Designer Workshop
Who's the Certified Residential Designer Program For?
Topics
- Ground Source Heat Pump Benefits
- System Components
- Heat Pump Types
- Design Process
- Energy Requirements
- Load Calculations
- Parameters that affect different types of heat pump performance, site, geology and soil conditions
- Heat pump and pipe design
- Economics of design
Exam Details
The open-book exam has 50 multiple choice questions. To pass the exam, candidates must score 80% or above.
The CRD exam is not proctored and test takers may use any device to access the exam.
Renewing Your Certification
During the 3-year period, 8 points must be accumulated to renew your certification and an IGSHPA Continuing Education Form must be submitted. The points can be accumulated three ways:
- Employment
- You may accumulate up to 4 points by remaining continually employed for 3 years in the combined geothermal heat pump and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning field.
- Total points = (number of years x 1.33)
- Membership in an approved organization
- Approved organizations include IGSHPA, the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and similar organizations
- 1 point = each year of membership
- Membership in more than one organization will apply toward accumulation of multiple points per year.
- Education
- Points can be accumulated by participating in continuing education or professional activities in the combined geothermal heat pump or HVAC field.
- 2 points can be accumulated for each 20 contact hours in seminars or training.
- Total contact hours x 0.1 = CEU credit points
- 2 points can also be accumulated for each college credit hour, if that applies.
IGSHPA memberships & certification can be purchased for 1 or 3 years at a time. IGSHPA members receive a discount on certification renewal (your membership term must match certification renewal term). An annual IGSHPA individual membership is $125/year. Member certification renewal is $75/year, while non-member certification renewal is $225/year.
You can learn more about IGSHPA certification renewal requirements here.