Comments for Shine Energy Systems Inc. http://shine-energy.com/blog Your geothermal specialists Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:03:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on How to Low-Ball a Geothermal Quote by Tweets that mention How to Low-Ball a Geothermal Quote -- Topsy.com http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=369&cpage=1#comment-756 Tweets that mention How to Low-Ball a Geothermal Quote -- Topsy.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:03:34 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=369#comment-756 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith, Chris Koch. Chris Koch said: How to Low-Ball a Geothermal Quote - http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=369 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith, Chris Koch. Chris Koch said: How to Low-Ball a Geothermal Quote – http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=369 [...]

]]> Comment on Calculating Geothermal Heat Pump COP by GeothermalHeatPumps http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=303&cpage=1#comment-754 GeothermalHeatPumps Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:47:29 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=303#comment-754 Geothermal Heat Pumps are smaller than a typical heating and cooling system and so they will take up less space in your home and that can leave you more room. Geothermal Heat Pumps are smaller than a typical heating and cooling system and so they will take up less space in your home and that can leave you more room.

]]> Comment on Before, During, After by Tweets that mention Before, During, After -- Topsy.com http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=332&cpage=1#comment-749 Tweets that mention Before, During, After -- Topsy.com Sat, 01 May 2010 18:06:52 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=332#comment-749 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith. Cleve Smith said: Before, During, After: Busy start to the spring, so I’ve fallen behind a bit on some detailed posts I have in mind... http://bit.ly/bls1oq [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith. Cleve Smith said: Before, During, After: Busy start to the spring, so I’ve fallen behind a bit on some detailed posts I have in mind… http://bit.ly/bls1oq [...]

]]> Comment on Before, During, After by sunnyflies http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=332&cpage=1#comment-748 sunnyflies Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:20:31 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=332#comment-748 Wow! What a tidy job. Impressive. Wow! What a tidy job. Impressive.

]]> Comment on Bid and Tender Documents For Geothermal – The First Step by Tweets that mention Bid and Tender Documents For Geothermal – The First Step -- Topsy.com http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=339&cpage=1#comment-747 Tweets that mention Bid and Tender Documents For Geothermal – The First Step -- Topsy.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:08:43 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=339#comment-747 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith, Chris Koch. Chris Koch said: Geothermal bids - setting up to fail - http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=339 #geothermal [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cleve Smith, Chris Koch. Chris Koch said: Geothermal bids – setting up to fail – http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=339 #geothermal [...]

]]> Comment on Lip Service by Chris http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330&cpage=1#comment-746 Chris Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:02:36 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330#comment-746 Cig, I was away for a few days, so delayed response. Google "geothermal forums" and you'll likely get the answers to your questions. But it is not like buying a fridge. The heat pump brand is definitely secondary to your confidence in the designer/installer as this is not an "off the shelf" type installation. Cig, I was away for a few days, so delayed response. Google “geothermal forums” and you’ll likely get the answers to your questions. But it is not like buying a fridge. The heat pump brand is definitely secondary to your confidence in the designer/installer as this is not an “off the shelf” type installation.

]]> Comment on Lip Service by Johan Fehr http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330&cpage=1#comment-745 Johan Fehr Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:30:57 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330#comment-745 So true. As a geothermal company owner myself you really do need to watch who you get your advice from. It can be really scary when you get someone at your door and they smell of alcohol or they show up with just a hand shovel and say "I'm here to put in your geothermal system". Craziness!!! So true. As a geothermal company owner myself you really do need to watch who you get your advice from. It can be really scary when you get someone at your door and they smell of alcohol or they show up with just a hand shovel and say “I’m here to put in your geothermal system”. Craziness!!!

]]> Comment on Lip Service by Cig Heitzman http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330&cpage=1#comment-744 Cig Heitzman Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:47:12 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=330#comment-744 My spouse wants to have a geothermal unit installed in our 100+ year old farm house. I do not know anyone who has one of these units and can't find any consumer reviews. The only information comes from the sellers, contractors and electric companies/co-ops. For a 30+K investment I would like to know what actual consumers are saying about this product. My spouse wants to have a geothermal unit installed in our 100+ year old farm house. I do not know anyone who has one of these units and can’t find any consumer reviews. The only information comes from the sellers, contractors and electric companies/co-ops. For a 30+K investment I would like to know what actual consumers are saying about this product.

]]> Comment on Geothermal Explained in a Video by Chris http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=307&cpage=1#comment-721 Chris Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:45 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=307#comment-721 Much appreciated Ted. I'll edit the post to reflect the author. Much appreciated Ted. I’ll edit the post to reflect the author.

]]> Comment on Geothermal Explained in a Video by Ted K http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=307&cpage=1#comment-720 Ted K Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:25:37 +0000 http://shine-energy.com/blog/?p=307#comment-720 Hi Chris, Your post popped up on my daily google news reader. It's a video done in the late 1990s by the US Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, owner of the trademark 'GeoExchange(tm)' as well as the double arrow and slogans like "Comfort from the ground up." The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition, Canada's national association for GSHP technology, manages the trademark in Canada and has successfully defended the trademark in court. GeoexchangeBC, while it has no formal ownership of nor management responsibilities for the trademark, is allowed to use the trademark (i.e. the phrase ‘GeoExchange’) by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) without interference at this time. Essentially, this bit of corporatese means that as long as folks are acting for the industry good and not damaging CGC or the industry's interest, CGC abets the free and responsible use of the word. CGC Members in good standing (33 members in BC, about 300 nationally) have a default right to use the word. Ted Kantrowitz VP, Canadian GeoExchange Coalition Hi Chris,

Your post popped up on my daily google news reader. It’s a video done in the late 1990s by the US Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, owner of the trademark ‘GeoExchange(tm)’ as well as the double arrow and slogans like “Comfort from the ground up.” The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition, Canada’s national association for GSHP technology, manages the trademark in Canada and has successfully defended the trademark in court.

GeoexchangeBC, while it has no formal ownership of nor management responsibilities for the trademark, is allowed to use the trademark (i.e. the phrase ‘GeoExchange’) by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) without interference at this time. Essentially, this bit of corporatese means that as long as folks are acting for the industry good and not damaging CGC or the industry’s interest, CGC abets the free and responsible use of the word. CGC Members in good standing (33 members in BC, about 300 nationally) have a default right to use the word.

Ted Kantrowitz
VP, Canadian GeoExchange Coalition

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