Links
IGSHPA Chapters:
The following links will redirect you off the IGSHPA Web site. IGSHPA is not responsible for the accuracy of the information on these sites.
Building & Construction Sites:
- Build.com (The Building and Home Improvement Directory)
- Buildings.com (The Source for Facilities Decision-Maker)
- HomeIdeas.com (The Ultimate Research Tools Your Home Project)
- Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
Cost Savings and Calculators:
Energy Related:
- Alliant Energy Integrated Services
- DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Deep Heat Mining Project (DHM)
- Ecoiq.com (Energy Conservation & Renewable)
- Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
- Electric Power Research Institute (ERPI)
- Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
- Energy Star
- The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- The Electrification Council (TEC)
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
- US Department of Energy Consumer Energy Tax Incentives
Environmental Related:
- BuildingGreen.com (Publishers of Environmental Building News)
- Center of Excellence Sustainable Development
- Global Network of Environmental & Technology (GNET)
- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
- The EcoGateway (Your Guide to Sustainability Online)
- The Envirolink Network (Online Environmental Community)
Geothermal & HVACR Industry Information:
- Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- Air conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)
- Energy User News (Online Newspaper)
- Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium (GHPC)
- IRC Information Service (Bibliography of Papers on GHPs/ Also available in French)
- National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA)
- Preston's Guides (HVAC Manufacturer's Specifications)
- HVACR News (The Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News/ Online Newspaper)
GSHP Training Materials:
- Alabama Power Company Heat Pump Training Center
- GeoExchange Design Principles Seminar
- Geothermal Systems for Water Source Heat Pumps and Central Systems
- University of Wisconsin Design of Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Geothermal Design Software:
- Building Life Cycle Cost Program (BLCC) does federal CFR computations
- Elite Software (HVAC design)
- Ground heat exchanger design tool for Residential (CLGS)
- Wrightsoft (GHP system design software)
- Software Advice (site that reviews and compares construction software)
More Information About GSHPs:
- Alliant Energy Geothermal Information Office
- Canadian Earth Energy Association (CEEA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- EPRI/ Geothermal Heat Pump (EPRI/ GHP)
- Geothermal-The Energy Under Our Feet
- International Energy Agency (IEA) Heat Pump Centre
- International Geothermal Association
- U.S. Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Program
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