CERTIFICATIONS

Charles Brinker, CMG                           North American Technician Excellence (NATE)

North American Technician Excellence (NATE,) headquartered in Arlington, VA., was founded in 1997 and is the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. NATE is the only technician certification organization governed, owned, operated, developed and supported by the HVACR industry.

Contractors like CMG support NATE Certification because certified technicians remain in the industry longer, and have the knowledge to do the job right the first time and are more productive than non-certified technicians.

Manufacturers & distributors support NATE Certification because certification encourages proper installation and service of equipment by knowledgeable technicians, which means fewer warranty returns and ultimately, a better bottom line.

Educators and trainers support NATE Certification because they benefit from a uniform standard of knowledge that allows them to better prepare the technician workforce of tomorrow.

Utilities support NATE Certification because properly trained and tested technicians can assure the correct installation and servicing of sophisticated HVAC/R equipment that saves energy and money when operating at peak efficiency.

ASHRAE Energy Audit Procedures:

Federal Incentives for Commercial Buildings

Commercial Buildings Property Tax Exemption;

·   $1.80 per square foot is available for new or existing energy efficient commercial buildings

·   Commercial buildings can be eligible for on-site renewables tax credits

Michigan Renewable Energy / Net Metering

·   True net metering, 20 kW, retail rate

·  Modified – up to 150 kW, pay interconnection costs,        generation rate

Utility Providers Rebate Programs

·   PA 295 - Energy Optimization Plans

    mandated for state utilities

·   Visit www.MIrebates.com for energy-efficient refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer purchases.

·   Visit www.michrebate.com for energy-efficient furnace and hot water heater purchases.

·   More information available at www.michigan.gov/energyoffice.

Charles Brinker, CMG                                   International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)

The International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) is a non-profit, member-driven organization established in 1987 to advance ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology on local, state, national and international levels. Headquartered on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, IGSHPA utilizes state-of-the-art facilities for conducting GSHP system installation training and geothermal research. With its access to the most current advancements in the geothermal industry, IGSHPA is the ideal bridge between the latest technology and the people who benefit from these developments. GSHPs are a cost effective, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly way of heating and cooling buildings. Both the DOE and the EPA have endorsed the technology. GSHPs reliably deliver quality air-conditioning and heating, on demand, in every season.

Benefits:

·    Simultaneously heat & cool different parts of the same building

·    Very quiet--users do not know when the system is operating

·    Can be set up in multiple zones, with each zone having an individual room control

·    Greater freedoms in building design due to 50-80% less mechanical room space

·    No outside equipment to hide, eliminating vandalism and roof top units

·    Pipes have 50-year life expectancy

·    All electric, which eliminates multiple utility services

·    Expel boiler and chiller maintenance

·   Ground heat exchanger is maintenance free and will last 40+ years