Tutorials and Webinars
This page contains links to a series of short, focused tutorials and longer webinars hosted on YouTube. Each tutorial demonstrates how to complete a single primary task in GLD. Each webinar focuses on a larger topic of interest. In addition, a series of "SkillBuilder" documents provides specific skills-building information on topics of interest.
Tutorials
Tutorials can be found here.
- What is GLD Software?
- Software Overview
- Design Process Overview
- Loads Requirements for Design
- Importing Loads into GLD
- Selecting Heat Pumps
- Vertical System Design
- Horizontal System Design
- Hybrid System Design
- Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
- Piping Design and Optimization
- New Features in GLD2012
- New Features in GLD2014
- New Features in GLD2016
- The Piping System Builder
- Recorded Webinars
Webinars
- Purgable Header Designs
- Life Cycle Costing Analysis
- Effective Energy Modeling
- Thermal Response/TC Testing
- Communications Strategies
- System Monitoring Essentials
- Climate Change and Geothermal
- Hybrid Design Strategies
- Geothermal Retrofits Part I
- Geothermal Retrofits Part II
SkillBuilders
- Lifecycle Costing Analysis with the GSA Module
- Design Day, Monthly and Hourly Loads
- Header Design with GLD for Easy Purging
- Benefits of 8760 Hourly Energy Modeling
- Climate Change and Loopfield Performance
Tutorials
What is GLD Software? (2 min)
Software Overview (10 min)
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Design Process Overview (3 min)
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Loads Requirements for Design (3 min)
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Importing Loads into GLD (4 min)
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Selecting Heat Pumps (5 min)
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Vertical System Design (5 min)
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Horizontal System Design (5 min)
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Hybrid System Design (2 min)
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Life Cycle Analysis (7 min)
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Piping Design and Optimization (7 min)
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New Features in GLD2012 (6 min)
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New Features in GLD2014 (5 min)
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New Features in GLD2016 (4 min)
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The Piping System Builder Tool (7 min)
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Webinars
Webinar: Designing Purgeable Piping Systems (44 min)
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Webinar: Fundamentals of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis (56 min)
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Webinar: Effective Energy Modeling (48 min)
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Webinar: Fundamentals of Thermal Conductivity/Response Testing (45 min)
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Webinar: Communications Strategies for Geothermal Design and Installation Success (48 min)
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Webinar: System Monitoring Essentials (43 min)
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Webinar: Climate Change and Building Design Considerations (46 min)
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Webinar: Hybrid Design Strategies With GLD2014 (46 min)
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Webinar: Geothermal Retrofits Part I (55 min)
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Webinar: Geothermal Retrofits Part II (44 min)
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