ASHRAE publishes revision of ground source heat pump book
When ASHRAE’s original book on ground source heat pumps was published 17 years ago, such systems were used mainly in residential settings and, according to the association, the designers who used them were seen as risk takers.
Today, the technology is much more widely used having been recognized for its benefits. The lessons learned during that time are incorporated in a newly published book from ASHRAE, Geothermal Heating and Cooling: Design of Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems (GSHP). The publication is a complete revision of Ground-Source Heat Pumps: Design of Geothermal Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings, published in 1997 and recognized as the primary reference for non-residential GSHP installations.