IGSHPA 2015 Annual Conference

Friday, October 23, 2015

More than 400 people attended the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association’s 28th Annual Technical Conference and Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, October 7-8, 2015. Thirty-eight people attended the Accredited Installer Workshop, Accredited Driller Workshop, GEO Inspector Workshop, and Certified GeoExchange Designer Plus Course trainings that started October 5 held in conjunction with the annual conference. Seventy industry leaders met face-to-face October 6 in marketing, membership, conference planning, research, advocacy, standards, and training committees planning the future of IGSHPA. Session tracts over the two days included residential applications, commercial applications, institutional applications, technical, and marketing/advocacy. Conference sponsors were Bosch Thermotechnology, GeoExcel, North American Technician Excellence, and Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Outreach & Extension and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Media partners included National Driller, National Groundwater Association, and World Wide Drilling Resource.
 
“It was a great conference,” said Dr. Dan Fisher, Professor and Head, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at OSU and IGSHPA Board of Directors member. “The presentations were excellent, the expo was fantastic and the venue was first rate! Most importantly, the sharing of ideas brought us together and expanded our horizons as we considered the challenges and opportunities facing our industry.”