Monday, March 11
Pre-Conference Seminar on Geothermal Utility Programs
1:00 pm Welcome and announcements
– John Freitag, GAOI Executive Director
1:10 pm Geothermal Barriers, Opportunities and Utility Partnerships
– Chris Smith, Enertech Global
1:55 pm Utility Geo Programs – Rebates, Rates and Other … what works best?
– Paul Bony, ClimateMaster
2:40 pm Break
2:55 pm Financing and loop lease options
– Will Lange, Water Furnace International
3:40 pm Building the Contractor Infrastructure in your Area … developing a larger, better HVAC/home
builder/auditor contractor network.
– Sam Flannery, Building Science Academy
4:25 pm Case Study: Building the ultimate successful new home/geothermal program …
Tri-County Electric’s Certified Comfort Home program.
– Bruce Barkau, Tri-County Electric Co-op
5:10 pm Documenting/commissioning new homes – Monitoring, Measuring, Documenting and Verifying …
the new landscape in our industries.
– Brian Kumer, Thermal Imaging Systems
2 pm – 6 pm Vendor Show set-up
5:55 pm Wrap Up/pass out BPI continuing education information.
2 pm – 6 pm Vendor Show set-up
6:30 pm Trade show floor mini-reception
Guide to training breakout sessions
Session 1 – Utility Track
Session 2 – Loop Installer Track
Session 3 – Engineer/Architect Track
Session 4 – Contractor Track
Session 5 – Fusion Training/Certification
Tuesday, March 12
8:00 am Registration opens
9:00 am Vendor Show opens
9:45 am Official opening of the conference
– Dan Crowe, GAOI President
– John Freitag, Executive Director
10:00 – 11:00 am Breakout sessions
1. EER vs. SEER Paul Bony, ClimateMaster
2. Illinois geothermal loop regulations Dave Johnson, IDPH
3. Geo conversions in historic buildings Kirk Mescher, CM Engineering
Mark Nussbaum, Architectural Consulting Engineers
4. Geothermal and Radiant Heat 101 Brian Urlaub, Enertech Global
5.
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Socket and Butt Fusion Training
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Mike Golightly, ISCO Industries
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Kevin Creek, ISCO Industries
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Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Ryan Kerry, Great Lakes Geothermal
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11:00-11:15 am Break
11:15-12:15 pm Breakout sessions
1. Promoting geothermal retrofits through J. Will Baker, MEEA
Illinois Home Performance and BPI Brian Kumer, Thermal Imaging Systems
Gaining long term commercial Steve Kavanaugh, University of Alabama
Geothermal performance (case studies)
- Troubleshooting geothermal systems Jeff Hurst, Connor Co.
5. Hands-on Socket and Butt Fusion (lab) Mike Golightly, ISCO Industries
Kevin Creek, ISCO Industries
Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Ryan Kerry, Great Lakes Geothermal
1230-130 pm Lunch
Changing Public Policy to advance the Geothermal Industry
– Doug Dougherty, President of Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO)
Awards
130-2 pm Trade Show open
2-3 pm Breakout sessions
- Impact for utilities from the 2012 Darren Meyers, PE, International
IECC Energy Code Energy Conservation Consultants &
Brian Kumer, Thermal Imaging Systems
BuildRIGHT Illinois
- Gaining long term commercial Steve Kavanaugh, University of Alabama
Geothermal performance, cont.
- Putting Geothermal in your name – (tentative)
building a successful contracting company
- Introduction to Sidewall Fusion Mike Golightly, ISCO Industries
Kevin Creek, ISCO Industries
Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Ryan Kerry, Great Lakes Geothermal
3-315 pm Break
315-415 pm Breakout sessions
- Proven utility geothermal programs Bob Dickey, Eastern Illini Electric
Cooperative (moderator)
Gary Hurley, Springfield City Water Light and Power Co.
John Scott, Jo-Carroll Energy
Kevin Johnson, Ameren Act on Energy
2. Open forum for loop installers Moderated by:
Dan Crowe, The Hole Deal
Dom Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Ryan Kerry, Great Lakes Geothermal
3. Update: Major Metro East Todd Rusk, CEM, University of Illinois
Geothermal Opportunity Mechanical engineer
4. Impact for contractors from the Darren Meyers, PE, IECC
2012 IECC Energy Code Brian Kumer, Thermal Imaging Systems
BuildRIGHT Illinois
5. Hands-on Socket and Butt Fusion (lab) Mike Golightly, ISCO Industries
Kevin Creek, ISCO Industries
Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Ryan Kerry, Great Lakes Geothermal
415-430 pm Break/registration for GAOI Annual Meeting
430 GAOI Annual Meeting
5 pm-? Reception and vendor show
Wednesday, March 13
8-930 am Continental breakfast on trade show floor/Vendor Show open
945-1045 am Breakout sessions
- Utility Geo financing/leasing programs Paul Bony, Climatemaster
- AIA contract documentation for Dwight Davis, University of
large loop projects Missouri-Rolla
- Taking advantage of what Geothermal Kirk Mescher, PE, LEED AP,
gives us CM Engineering
Lisa Meline, PE, Meline Engineering
- Whose fault is it? Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Jeff Hurst, Connor Co.
- Electro Fusion training Jack Howard, George Fischer Central Plastics.
1045-11 am Break
11-12 pm Breakout sessions
1. Energy auditing software Sam Flannery, Building Science Academy
2. Geothermal Open Loop Applications Lon Hoover, IL Geothermal Engineering
Wm. Sprague, Area Mechanical
4. Geothermal and Radiant Heat 202 Brian Urlaub, Enertech Global
5. Electro Fusion Hands-On (lab) Jack Howard, George Fischer Central
Plastics.
Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
Mike Golightly, ISCO Pipe
Kevin Creek, ISCO Pipe
12-130 Box lunch on trade show floor/Vendor Show open
130 Vendor Show closes/show teardown begins
130-2 pm Review for Testing
2 pm Testing
5 pm Adjourn
Radiant heat with geo 101
Brian Urlaub, Enertech Global
* Impact of the 2012 IECC energy codes in Illinois for HVAC contractors
Darren Meyers, PE, International Energy Conservation Consultants
* Whose fault is it?
Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal; Jeff Hurst, Connor Co.
* Troubleshooting geothermal systems
Jeff Hurst, Connor Co.
* Radiant heat with geo 202
Brian Urlaub, Enertech Global
Engineer/Architects
* Geothermal conversions in historic buildings
Kirk Mescher, CM Engineering, & Mark Nussbaum, Architectural Consulting Engineers
* Long term commercial geo performance (case studies)
Steve Kavanaugh, Univeristy of Alabama
* Taking advantage of what geothermal gives us
Kirk Mescher, PE, LEED AP, CM Engineering, & Lisa Meline, PE, Meline Engineering
* Long term commerical geo performance (case studies)
Steve Kavanaugh, University of Alabama
Loop Installers
* Flushing and filling procedures
* Update on state loop regulations
Dave Johnson, IL Dept. of Public Health
* AIA contract documentation for large loop projects
Dwight Davis , University of Misssouri-Rolla
* Fusion certification training/commercial
Mike Golightly, ISCO Pipe & Dominique Durbin, Durbin Geothermal
* Fusion certification training/testing
Utility Professionals
* Geothermal financing programs
Paul Bony, ClimateMaster
* Promoting geo retrofits through Illinois Home Performance and BPI
J. Will Baker, MEEA; Brian Kumer, Thermal Imaging; Steve Kavanaugh, Univeristy of Alabama
* Impact of geothermal programs on utility load
Randy Gum, Navigant
* Impact of 2012 IECC energy codes in Illinois
Darren Meyers, PE, International Energy Conservation Consultants
* Proven utility geothermal programs
Bob Dickey, Eastern Illini Electric, Moderator
Panelists:
Gary Hurley, Springfield, CWLP; John Scott, Jo-Carroll Energy; and Kevin Johnson, Ameren Act on Energy
Miscellaneous
* Fusion certification/residential (2 part)
Mike Golightly, ISCO Pipe
* Fusion certification testing
* Residential duct design
