March 2008
In This Issue:

Advertising Opportunity

Grouting for Vertical Geothermal Heat Pump Systems will be reprinted soon. Ad space on the back of the manual is still available. The full-page black and white ad is just $1500 for 1500 copies. Contact Jeanne Knobbe for more information.

Advisory Council Welcomes Mike Kapps

IGSHPA would like to welcome Mike Kapps to the Advisory Council. Kapps, vice president of loop operations at WaterFurnace International, succeeds Mark Sullivan. To learn more about Kapps, visit our Advisory Council page.

IGSHPA to attend Globalcon 2008

John Clapp , IGSHPA training coordinator, will represent the association at Globalcon March 19 and 20 in Austin, Texas. The conference and expo, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers, explores energy, power and facility management strategies and technologies.

IGSHPA Conference Update

The 2008 conference and expo are set for October 1-2, 2008, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. Visit our Web site for exhibitor and sponsor information. Planning for programming is also underway. Contact Shelly Fitzpatrick with presentation and programming ideas.

2008 Training Calendar

Dates for the Accredited Installer, Certified GeoExchange Designer and Train the Trainer courses in Stillwater, Okla., this year have been set. To view these dates and others for training events around the country, visit our Training Events page.

2007 Standards Manual

A downloadable copy of the 2007 Standards Manual is now available at no cost for members. Click here to access it .

Did your company make the news?

Send IGSHPA your press releases and story ideas for possible inclusion in the E-bulletin or Geo Outlook magazine. Submissions are subject to editing. Contact Marie Kadavy or Megan Wible for more information.

Welcome New Members

Name Company Name City State
Michael Conway Silversword Engineering, Inc. Wailuku HI
Daniel Kress CBS Mechanical, Inc. Denton TX
George Pleasants James M. Pleasants Co., Inc. Greensboro NC
Cima Sampson Bridger Drilling, Inc. Belgrade MT
George Stathas FGS Development, LLC Wauwatosa WI
Mark Wallace Goethermal Systems Peachtree GA

Welcome New Installers

Name Company Name City State
Robert Atzet EnLink Geoenergy Services, Inc. Houston TX
Troy Barnes North Central Engineering, Ltd Canton OH
Mark Billeb Interstate Heating Co., Inc. Sussex WI
Joel Bladow Falk Drilling, Inc. Hankinson ND
Dennis Borchardt Interstate Heating Co., Inc. Sussex WI
William Brink Kettle Moraine Heating & A/C, LLC Genesee Depot WI
Lawrence Coleman, II INERGEE, Inc. Detroit MI
Stephen Comeau Comeau Carpentry Whitefield NH
Patrick Dees   Menomonee Falls WI
Mathew DeGodt Joe DeBelak Plumging & Heating Menomonee Falls WI
Mario Dewberry INERGEE, Inc. Detroit MI
Dennis Dorn Indoor Air Quality Specialists, LLC Richfield WI
Nathan Falk Falk Drilling, Inc. Hankinson ND
Dan Firkus Dave Droegkamp Heating Hartland WI
Mark Foss Mark Foss Development Chaseburg WI
Clint Glasgow E D Miller Service, LLC Dallas TX
Samuel Granger Air-Care Services, Inc. Elkton MD
Neil Granger Air-Care Services, Inc. Elkton MD
David Guardino Guardino Well Drilling, Inc. Morgan Hill CA
Augie Guardino Guardino Well Drilling, Inc. Morgan Hill CA
Peter Haubner   Addison IL
John Ilse, PE Ilse Engineering, Inc. Finland MN
Ervin Kovacic Auer Steel & Heating Supply Co. Milwaukee WI
Rick Kramer Kramer Mechanical Plumbing & Hydronic Heating, Inc. Stacy MN
Jon Kriederman Auer Steel & Heating Supply Co. Milwaukee WI
Thomas Kuehlmann Kuehlmann Sheet Metal & Heating Sheboygan WI
James La Plant Res Real Estate Services De Pere WI
Jack Chris LaFont Internal Medicine Specialist of Alamogordo Alamogordo NM
Jeff Lester Jeff Lester Contracting New Philadelphia OH
Paul McCardle The Jackson Foundation Dickson TN
Doug McPeek   Tuscarawas OH
Sam McWhorter The Murray Group, Inc. Murray KY
Doug Morin Morin & Johnson Well Drilling Niagara WI
Lawrence Muhammad INERGEE, Inc. Detroit MI
Paul Myers Upstate Energy Solutions, LLC Burdett NY
Chris Narveson Badgerland Underground, LLC New Glarus WI
Thomas Niesen Gateway Technical College Kenosha WI
Kevin O'Leary O'Leary Plumbing & Heating, Inc. East Troy WI
David Pastorius Oberlin College Oberlin OH
Gary Patterson First Choice Heating & Air, Inc. Waukesha WI
David Polkoski Rockford Corp. Iron River WI
Matthew Purnell Honeytop Speciality Foods, Ltd. Hemel Hempstead Herts  
Jerry Rice Fire & Ice Geothermal, LLC Woodward OK
Jerry Riley Alternative Heating and A/C Liberty Hill TX
Robert Rogers Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls OR
Stephen Sallengs Davis & Plomin Mechanical, Inc. Lexington KY
Jake Schaitel Tri-County Well Drilling Sparta WI
Gary Singer Auer Steel & Heating Supply Co. Milwaukee WI
Scott Sobczyk Interstate Heating Co., Inc. Sussex WI
Martim Spratley Bensaude Spratley, Lda Piedade  
Mike Stuckel   Paynesville MN
James Taylor EnLink Geoenergy Services, Inc. Houston TX
Tom Terry Interstate Heating Co., Inc. Sussex WI
Derek Tokarzewski North Park Heating & Cooling Chicago IL
Murat Turkyilmaz REHAU, Inc. Addison IL
Eric Wennerberg Village Plumbing Glenview IL
David Wolf EnLink Geoenergy Services, Inc. Houston TX
Andrew Wolf EnLink Geoenergy Services, Inc. Houston TX
Jerry Womack Van & Company, LLC Duncan OK
John Ziesemer   Mequon WI

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