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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The potential for ground source heat pump and variable refrigerant flow systems to positively impact building performance has made them increasingly popular design choices in recent years. Have you ever wondered
 how these systems can be modelled effectively to improve the design process? If so, our webinar this Thursday 14<sup>th</sup> May will help</span>.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The webinar will show you how the performance of these systems can be simulated to help inform your design decisions. We will illustrate best practice modelling techniques using DesignBuilder EnergyPlus and highlight
 some important points to help you confidently design and model ground source heat pump and VRF systems in your own projects. You can register here:
</span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/670864126966608396"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/670864126966608396</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two experienced consulting engineers, Brendan Hall of CHA Consulting and Mattie DeDoes of Karpinski Engineering, will use separate case studies to show you how ground heat exchangers can be effectively modelled to
 improve HVAC system efficiency. The webinar will include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An introduction briefly explaining ground source heat pump types and how they work, ground heat exchanger design considerations, and EnergyPlus ground heat exchanger fundamentals.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Exporting heating and cooling loads from DesignBuilder into the GLD ground heat exchanger design software for more detailed and accurate sizing calculations for a range of borehole layouts and ground properties.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Importing the calculated G-function data from GLD into DesignBuilder to improve model accuracy, and setting up and simulating the system with modular chillers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Modelling a hybrid geothermal system to gain 90% of the energy reduction for only 60% of the cost of a full ground source system.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A brief introduction to VRF fundamentals and system types.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Guidance on using DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus VRF performance curves, and top tips on pairing a ground heat exchanger with a water cooled VRF system<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A performance comparison between air and water-cooled VRF systems.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can register to watch the webinar live on 14<sup>th</sup> May or to access the recording here:
</span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/670864126966608396"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/670864126966608396</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Mattie has put together
 his own summary guide on modelling VRF systems which will be made available after the webinar to all those that register.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To whet your appetite for this webinar, you can find this earlier case study from Brendan on “design and modeling a geothermal system”:
</span><a href="https://designbuilder.co.uk/casestudies/Case%20Study_CH-UH_High_School_DesignBuilder.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://designbuilder.co.uk/casestudies/Case%20Study_CH-UH_High_School_DesignBuilder.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
 Other informative content including case studies, webinars and tutorials is freely available from
<a href="https://designbuilder.co.uk/">https://designbuilder.co.uk/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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