Books:

Geothermal HVAC - Green Heating & Cooling

Finally - a book with a comprehensive description about practical geothermal usage. This book describes the benefits, application, and science behind geothermal heat pumps and their ability to heat and cool homes and office buildings. This technology has a promising future with the potential to drastically reduce our carbon footprint.

The Smart Guide to Geothermal

This book explains in everyday terms how we can use the reliable, silent, non-polluting geothermal heating & cooling systems.  Homeowner profiles provide examples of who is  using geothermal and the broader global outlook demonstrates where this technology is headed.  The author's firsthand experiences and knowledge gained from living with a geothermal system are woven throughout the book.  Industry professionals will find this book and its numerous illustrations a helpful tool when educating customers, especially the science and technology section on how geothermal heat pumps work.

Articles:

Intro To Geothermal Heat Pumps - Getting Started

Energy Efficiency, Geothermal Heat Pumps and “Negawatts”

Is Green a Good Investment?

Geo Offers a Win-Win Business Strategy for Utilities

Comfortable Heat Beneath Your Feet  

Integration Controls Are King

Outstanding Home Comfort Through Advanced Technology

Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Down-to-Earth Investment

Geoexchange Systems: Renewable and Ready

Little Known Facts about GHG Emissions from Natural Gas Production

Case Studies:

Residential - Lafayette, Colorado; Creede, Colorado; Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association;  St. George Utah

Commercial - Brighton Library, Durango Museum, Allentown Pennsylvania, Ontario Canada, Galt House Kentucky, Indianapolis City-County Building

Colorado Schools - Alta Vist Charter School, Sangre de Christo School, Sargent Junior-Senior High School

Other Schools -   Idaho

Summary of 253 Case Studies - Oregon Institute of Technology (1995)

Large Collection of Geoexchange Articles/Case Studies/Technical Info

Research Reports:

US Dept. of Energy Building Technologies Program - Research and Development Roadmap: Geothermal (Ground Source) Heat Pumps

Evaluation of GSHP Energy, Demand, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential in Colorado Residential Building Applications

Preliminary Analysis of Large Scale Geothermal Installation at the University of North Dakota

Assessment of National Benefits from Retrofitting Existing Single Family Homes with Ground Source Heat Pumps  (Formal paper of Liu presentation below.)

Summary and Analysis of Responses to Surveys on Experience with GHP Installations in Federal Facilities and Minimum Qualifications of GHP-related Professionals

Statistics:

Heat Pump Shipments

Presentations and Videos:

Potential Benefits of Residential GSHP Retrofit, by Xiaobing Liu, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory Building Technologies Research and Integration Center - presentation at the 2010 IGSHPA annual conference, Denver, CO

Retrofit of Indianapolis City-County Building with a Geothermal Heat Pump System (video)

Financing:

PowerSaver Loan Program

Energy Star Mortgage and Guidelines.