Installers’ Course®

Training Program

Presented by:

Accredited by The Canadian Geoexchange™ Coalition (CGC)

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CleanEnergy™ is pleased to present the Installers’ Course® accredited by The Canadian Geoexchange™ Coalition (CGC).This comprehensive hands-on training workshop co-managed by CleanEnergy™, is designed to raise standards, set industry benchmarks and help you develop both product and service expertise.

Biography: Chris Mitchell, Instructor

Chris Mitchell is the director of Geoexchange Technology at CleanEnergy. Chris has been analyzing and designing energy efficient heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) systems for nearly 25 years. As a recognized CGC trainer, Chris is also a CGC Accredited Installer and Residential and Commercial Designer. Chris is also a Certified Designer through IGSHPA. He has earned certification in many specialized heating and cooling systems, including natural gas, propane, wood burning, geoexchange, and oil as well as wet and dry chemical fire suppression systems, special venting systems, and restaurant kitchen equipment.

Recognized for the design of geoexchange heating and cooling systems, Chris is known as one of Canada’s experts in the effective integration of geoexchange systems and other clean energy technologies for optimal efficiencies. Chris’ hands-on knowledge comes from 12 years spent as a mechanical contractor.

In addition to system engineering and design work, Chris has spent the past five years in the geoexchange heating and cooling distribution industry. He has been certified by WaterFurnace International as a fusion-trainer for geoexchange Ground loop piping. Chris has been involved with various industry-related organizations including the International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 21 on Thermal Response Testing Standards and Developments and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, where he served on the Board of Directors.

The Installers’ Course® is a pre-requisite to both the residential and the commercial designers’ courses.

Upon successfully passing the examination, you will receive a CGC Installers’ Training Certificate which is the pre-requisite to apply for CGC Accreditation for Industry Professionals. Installer accreditation will help you open new markets and offer your customers an increased level of confidence knowing their system is installed by a qualified installer knowledgeable of Canadian standards, regulations, and geology.

Accredited by:The Canadian GeoExchange™ Coalition (CGC)

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I: Introduction• GeoexchangeEnergy• Geoexchange–ADefinition• TheGeoexchangeConcept• GeoexchangeSystems• FundamentalsofGeoexchangeSystems• CourseSpecifications• GeoexchangeMeansanIntegratedApproach• Installers&ProjectManagement• StepstoInstallingaGeoexchangeSystem

II: Site & Building Evaluation• HeatLoss/HeatGainBasics• SiteSurveyWorksheet• ReviewofExistingGeotechnicalRecords

III: Choosing an Appropriate Heat Pump• HeatPumpsizingandSelection• CautionandNotes• DomesticHotWaterPreheating• OtherApplications• FurtherReading•IV: Soil and Rock Properties and

Classification for Canada• ClassifyingSoilandRockProperties

V: Configuring the Ground Heat Exchanger• DecidingonOpenorClosedLoop• WhatIsGroundwater?• SiteSurvey–HydrogeologicalInvestigation• SiteSurvey–TestWellSpecification• SiteSurvey–CommercialInstallationConsideration

• SiteSurvey–SamplingandTesting• SiteSurvey–TestWellReporting• SiteSurvey–WaterQuality• ProductionWellDevelopment–OpenLoop• ProductionWellCompletion–OpenLoop• UndergroundPiping–OpenLoop

• RejectionWellConsiderations• OtherInstallationConsiderations• DecidingonHorizontalorVerticalHeatExchanger–ClosedLoop

• HorizontalTrenchLengthandConfiguration–ClosedLoop

• VerticalHeatExchangerLengthandConfiguration–ClosedLoop

• DrillingandTrenchingEquipment• InstallingtheHeatExchangers• GroutingandBackfilling• TrenchingandExcavation–ClosedLoop• TrenchingandExcavation• LayingRunoutsinTrenches• AssemblyandInstallationoftheHX–LakeLoop

• AssemblyandInstallationoftheHX• FloatingtheBallastedAssemblyintoPosition• FlushingandPurging• ChargingtheHeatExchanger• SelectingAntifreezeandConcentration• CalculatingFlowRateandPressureLoss• BuildingPenetration/HXInstallation• FurtherReading

VI: Considering and Dealing with Distribution Systems• MechanicalRoomConnection• LocatingandConnectingtheHeatPumpUnit• ConnectingtheGHXtotheHeatPump(s)• RadiantFloorHeatingwithWater-to-WaterHeatPumps

• Water-to-WaterSystems• AirSystemDesignBasics• FurtherReading

VII: Commission and Post-Installation• PressureDropTest&Calculations• Residential:Pre-Start-UpChecks• Residential:HeatPumpStart-Up• Residential:HeatingPerformanceCheck

• Residential:FinalStepsofInstallation–“As-Built”Book

• Residential:“As-Built”Book–FinalSiteReport

• Residential:“As-Built”Book–PostInstallationChecklist

• Residential:“As-Built”Book–Labels• Residential:“As-Built”Book–GeneralDocumentation

• Residential:“As-Built”Book–OwnerDocumentation

• Residential:“As-Built”Book–Summary• Residential:HeatingPerformanceCheck–Review

• Residential:HeatingPerformanceCheck• Commercial:Pre-Start-UpChecks• Commercial:HeatPumpStart-Up• Commercial:TrainingFacilityMaintenanceStaff

• Commercial:PreparingtheO&MManual• Commercial:Turnover• Troubleshooting• TroubleshootingGSHPSystems–HeatPumpUnit

• TroubleshootingGSHPSystems–GroundHeatExchanger

• Commercial:TestingandVerification

VIII: Project Economics & Benefits of Geoexchange Technology

• EconomicsandBenefits• Warranty• WinningtheJob• EarningMoneyfromtheJob

IX: Annex• SupplementaryMaterials

And people involved with:

• Geoexchange developers

• Architects• Manufacturers• Distributors

• Dealers• Installers• Engineers• Plumbers

• Designers• Homeowners• Excavators• Geologists

• HVAC• Trenching & drilling• Ducting• Sheet metal

• Environmental issues or sustainable energy

The 2.5 day comprehensive workshop is designed for:

Representatives from public utilities, private utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and individuals who are involved in the installationofgeoexchangesystemsbutwhowillnotnecessarilybeengagedinthedesignofthesystemitselfcanalsobenefitfrom this training. The persons or individuals who should take this course usually belong to a trade or technical profession and are authorized or required by law to perform certain duties on a geoexchange site / project. Depending on the province, this person is a driller, an electrician, a plumber, an HVAC or a refrigeration specialist. In some provinces, the installation of a geoexchange system may require more than one such individual.

Installers’ Training Certificate Course - Outline

Duration: 2.5Days+examination.Prerequisite: None.Tools to bring: Pen,paperandacalculator.

Training ProgramCleanEnergyispleasedtoofferInstallers’TrainingCertificationCourse.Ourhighqualitytrainingrepresents our commitment to best practices in Geoexchange Solutions.

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PaymentsCourse registration fee is CAD $995.00 + applicable taxes. RegistrationfeeincludesanextensivereferencemanualwhichreflectsCanadiancodes,standardsandregulations,Canadiangeologicalconditions and temperatures, a copy of the current CSA 448 Standard, 380 + Power Points for in-class training, other relevant documentation and an examination fee.

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