Why is GLD Considered the Best Design Solution at any Price?

Some users have asked us to help cost justify the purchase of a full featured design suite over less expensive and limited apps.  We're flattered by the requests and proud to produce the most advanced software design suite available at any price. 

In the past, there have been offerings available which have been supported by government grants and which were neither designed to compete in a free market nor to meet the needs of professional engineers and designers.  Our firm on the other hand is fully exposed to the competitive marketplace. We need our customers to thrive so that we can continue to improve GLD. And our customers thrive in part because GLD helps them dazzle their clients. You can see how they thrive here.

Because of this, when you compare any other product with ours, you will discover the following:

More specifically, here are some of the fundamental benefits that GLD provides over less sophisticated offerings:

USER INTERFACE:

• GLD has the best and most flexible user interface. The reason for this is that we invest heavily in user interface development and testing. From a design perspective, GLD is a joy to use. No other program is a joy to use. We've tried them all and frankly developed GLD for this very reason.
• GLD is designed to support a broad international market, including multiple language options. 

DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

• GLD supports the three major geothermal heat transfer theories including:

• ASHRAE standard theory
• European standard theory
• Hourly simulation function

No other software packages, at any price, can do this.

DESIGN INTEGRATION:

• GLD integrates with AutoCAD, Trane Trace, Carrier HAP and IES.  Other programs do not.
• GLD enables an engineer to design and compare vertical, horizontal and pond systems. Other programs do not.  The ability to compare options so easily ensures that the designer can quickly and thoroughly explore options and impress clients with his or her work (the client doesn't know that it only takes minutes to design large, commercial systems with GLD).

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY AND ACCURACY:

• GLD can integrate an optional thermal conductivity data analysis module. Other programs do not. 
• GLD enables the design of absolutely any type of vertical loopfield.  No other program offers this versatility or flexibility.
• GLD has the ability to perform a multiple zone-by-zone analysis or an average block analysis. No other program does this. 

FLUID DYNAMICS AND PIPING DESIGN:

• GLD has a new and patent-pending computational fluid dynamics module that designs and optimizes your piping systems (including headers and purging pump requirements). This module alone saves many design hours. No other program can do anything like this.

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS:

• GLD provides a range of professional design reports that can be customized with your company logo.  Reports are suitable for both engineers and end customers.  Other programs do not offer this.

GEOTHERMAL LIFECYCLE COSTING ANALYSIS

• GLD provides a built-in finance and lifecycle costing module for real world economic analysis. This module was developed in conjunction with design engineers who needed it to sell their geothermal systems. Other programs do not offer this.

ONGOING SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT:

• GLD is supported by a full time team that responds quickly to questions.  We believe in constant improvement of our product.  

We are proud to have a large and global list of engineering firms that for the past two decades have staked their reputations on results that GLD provides. They know that GLD has a lot more "under the hood" than any other geothermal heat exchange design software and that is why our customers use GLD to design the world's most recognized geothermal systems. We look forward to answering your questions and helping you with your geothermal design work.