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IGSHPA Accredited Installer (AI) Training – LIVE from the 2022 IGSHPA Conference

For the second year in a row, Ryan Carda is teaching the IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Installer course live and in-person at this year’s IGSHPA Conference. It’s a hybrid course, with the majority offered in an online learning environment with the last day in-person at the 2022 IGSHPA Conference in Las Vegas, NV. You also receive the full […]

September 23rd, 2022|Categories: Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Green Building, Mechanical Engineering|Tags: , , , |
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Live Commissioning (Cx) Class with 8 PDHs Launching March 18th

If you’re ready for a deep-dive into Commissioning (Cx), Khaled Yousef is ready to give it to you. He’s teaching a one (full) day commissioning course on March 18th.

This course has been evaluated and approved by the Practicing Institute of Engineering, Inc. (PIE) for compliance with the New York State Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for […]

March 9th, 2022|Categories: Biomass, Boilers, Building Automation, Civil Engineering, Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, HVAC Design, Hydronic Heating, LEED, Mechanical Engineering, Solar miscellaneous, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , |
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IGSHPA Accredited Installer (AI) Training – LIVE from the 2021 IGSHPA Conference

Ryan Carda is teaching the IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Installer course live and in-person for the first time in years. Well, technically it’s a hybrid course, with the majority offered in an online learning environment with the last day in-person at the 2021 IGSHPA Conference in Nashville, TN. You also receive the full online course, so you can […]

October 26th, 2021|Categories: Conferences and Events, Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, HeatSpring Partners, HVAC Design|Tags: , , |
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Humbly Making an Impact on the Geothermal Industry

HeatSpring instructor Ryan Carda doesn’t like to brag about the positive impact he’s had on the geothermal industry.

But Brian Hayden, co-founder of HeatSpring, is happy to sing Carda’s praise.

“Ryan is the ultimate teacher because he’s so smart and so patient. Nobody is more deserving of success. He helped the geothermal industry association – IGSHPA – […]

March 17th, 2021|Categories: Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, HVAC Design, Sustainable Building|Tags: , , , |
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Building & Powering an Award-Winning Net Zero Energy Home

Can a home be beautiful, powered entirely by solar energy, use sustainable heating and cooling systems and save it’s owners roughly $3,500 a year? Why, yes it can. Just ask Joanne Coons, who built her award winning, single-family, Net Zero Energy Home in 2010. Sustainable Woman Joanne talks Net Zero standards, efficient appliances and goods, her […]

September 27th, 2016|Categories: Building Science, Geothermal and Solar Design and Installation Tips, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Green Building, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar Plus Storage, Sustainable Building, Zero Net Energy Buildings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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