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August 1, 2024, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.2 CEUs
Level: Intermediate
This webinar introduces the Federal Energy Management Program's new Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) System Technical Specifications, a customizable template for federal government agencies seeking to procure closed-loop geothermal heat pump systems.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify common types of GHP systems and their applications.
- Recognize how to use the Geothermal Heat Pump System Technical Specifications (GHP Tech Spec) template.
- Identify key procurement considerations for GHP systems.
- Recognize how to leverage GHP development best practices in future projects.
Instructors
Doug Gagne is a project analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He currently provides early-stage federal project development support for renewable energy and resilience projects, including techno-economic analyses to identify what mix of generation technologies will most cost-effectively meet a site's power needs. He also supports early-stage resilience project development and brings extensive federal procurement expertise.
Otto Van Geet is a Principal Engineer at NREL. He has been involved in the design, construction, and operation of energy-efficient research facilities such as laboratories and data centers, office and general use facilities, and low-energy-use campus and communities.
Van Geet was one of the founding members of the Labs21 (Smart Labs) program and his experience also includes renewables screening and assessment, PV system design for on- and off-grid applications, energy audits, and minimizing energy use.
Van Geet has authored many technical reports and conference papers and been recognized with many awards from professional associations, including the 2007 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management and the 2011 GreenGov Green Innovation Presidential Award for the NREL Research Support Facility data center.
John Shonder manages utility energy service contract program development at NORESCO. He has been involved with federal performance contracting since the early 1990s, providing assistance to a wide variety of military and civilian agencies in the development and analysis of financed energy projects.
Through his support for FEMP, he developed formal training and guidance and performed economic analysis of all aspects of federal performance contracting.
A member of ASHRAE, John has chaired numerous technical committees, including the society's Research Administration Committee. He is a co-author of ASHRAE's Guideline 14-2014, Measurement of Energy, Water and Demand Savings.
He holds BS and MS degrees in engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.