Geo Power: Stay Warm, Keep Cool and Save Money with Geothermal Heating & Cooling

by Don Lloyd

Overview

A straight-talking book on why ground-source heat pumps (GHPs) are the best choice for heating and cooling new or existing homes in any climate and how this reliable, silent, non-polluting way of extracting free energy from the earth saves money year after year.

Ideal for homeowners, anyone training for the geothermal industry, and home-building partners (architects, builders, lenders, inspectors), Geo Power explains the various GHP system options and why installing a geothermal system is a smart investment. Then author Don Lloyd goes one step further and provides insights into the simple science of this proven heat-pump technology.

CONTENTS
- Geothermal system options: open loop vs. closed earth loops; either horizontal or vertical, for water-to-water or water-to-air HVAC systems.
- Important money concerns: costs, tax credits, payback time, increased home values.
- Earth Smart Home profiles from around the country.
- Incorporating solar electricity.
- Understanding the basic principles of heat pumps and how super-efficiencies are achieved.
- Performance standards, ratings, and warranties.
- Careers: joining the industry.
- Extensive appendix.

REVIEWS
"We each must do our share in ensuring that future generations have safe and clean energy sources while not compromising our comfort or budget. Geo Power shows how that is possible with ground-source heat pumps. With this book, my students and trainees are able to understand not only why geothermal can be used, but the scientific reasons and evidence for its effectiveness. And for homeowners looking for a safe and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, or businesses needing to reduce operating costs, this is the right book at the right time."
- Lawrence A. Muhammad, IGSHPA Certified National Trainer, IGSHPA Accredited Installer, and Professor at Michigan Community Colleges

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156928071
Publisher:	PixyJack Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/03/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

AUTHOR Don Lloyd is an electrical engineer now retired from Honeywell after 35 years in marketing, engineering, and project management. He has extensive experience in taking complex subjects and explaining how they work in terms understood by the general public. He is at his best when giving lectures describing how geothermal heat pumps work and why they are the ideal heating and cooling solution for homeowners. Prior to entering the geothermal world, he operated his own software consulting business as a Microsoft Certified Software Professional. He also served as an officer in the US Army. Don lives in the Hudson River Valley region of New York State with his wife, artist Martha Lloyd, in their new home where the oil trucks pass by but never stop.

TECHNICAL ADVISOR Lawrence A. Muhammad is an International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Certified National Trainer, having conducted numerous trainings throughout the US. As a community college professor, he teaches a wide variety of geothermal courses at three colleges in Michigan. Putting his teaching and training skills to work, Lawrence is also a licensed residential builder, an IGSHPA Accredited Installer, a NATE Proctor, and the designer / developer of the apprenticeship program for the Geothermal Innovations Gii4 proprietary heat exchanger. His geothermal training company, Geo NetZero, is committed to providing a skilled and qualified workforce throughout America.

Editorial Reviews

"Geo Power is especially designed to help spread the word about ground-source or geothermal heat pump systems (GHPS) to the world, and it does an excellent job of explaining how a GHPS works for health, safety, heating, cooling and hot water. I recommend reading Geo Power to understand the most energy saving comfort system for your home or commercial property."

Gerald R. McClain

"Lloyd expands his 2011 Smart Guide to Geothermal by delving deeply into the nifty science behind ground-source heating. "Simple in concept, complex in practice," geothermal heat pump systems (GHPs) use the earth as both a heat source and heat sink. Heat is transferred from ground to building via an underground piping loop that uses soil temperature to warm or cool the refrigerant (or water) circulating within. Various kinds of ground-source systems (open loop, closed loop, direct exchange, etc.

Robert Eagan