IGSHPA Credentials

Learn how to properly design a residential system, starting with the benefits and types of ground source heat pumps. You'll also learn about the design process, energy loads and requirements, and how to calculate loads; how to select mechanical systems; site, geology and soil conditions; ground heat exchanger design; pumping, interior piping and header design; economics of the design; and calculate a sample problem. After the course you'll be ready to take (and pass!) a certification test to become an IGSHPA Certified Residential Geothermal Designer.

GSHP installers, contractors, dealers, home builders, manufacturers, distributors, architects, heating cooling mechanical engineers, trenching/water well drilling contractors, and anyone who desires a working knowledge of this innovative technology. Representatives from public utilities, private utilities, and rural electric cooperatives can also benefit from training.

After the course you can take a certification test at the end of the course to become an IGSHPA Certified Residential Geothermal Designer (CRD).

• 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