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Click on Name, Client, Modified or Prepared to sort by that column. To reverse the order of a
sort click on the arrow to the right of the column label.
Descending Order (A-Z)
Ascending Order (Z-A)
Search
Once you have a lot of projects in your list, it is probably going to be easiest to find your old
projects using the search function found just above and on the right of the project list.
Enter your search terms in the field next to the button, then click
SEARCH
The search function will look in the Name and Client fields of all of your projects and return a
list of the closest results in the same familiar table.
Each project on your list will have two icons on either side in the table. To the left is duplicate
and to the right is delete.
Duplicate Project: creates a copy of a project and all its data.
Delete Project: deletes a project from your list. (You will be warned.)
The navigation in Breeze GeoLoopField is pretty easy to get used to. We have made it so that there are
two ways of getting around the software so you can choose the method you are most comfortable with.
Project
Project
Home
Zones
Zones
GHEX
Hot Water
GHEX
Economics
Economics
Go to Project List.
Project
New Project
Client Information
Project Details
Zones
New Zone
Zone Summary
Zone Name
Hot Water
New Hot Water
Hot Water Generation
GHEX
New Vertically Bored
New Horizontally Bored
New Horizontally Trenched
GHEX Name
Economics
Operating Cost Summary
Cost of Ownership
Project
Project Summary
Project Details
The links in the right side bar are for navigating to the
different sections of your current project. With the exception of Project Summary, these links are the same as those
described for the Main Navigation.
Zone Summary
Zone 1
Zone 2
Reports
Project Summary
The Project Summary link will take you to the page that
enables you to generate a report from Breeze GeoLoopField made up of the sections you choose to include.
(More on this later.)
Client Information
Zones
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DELETE
Deletes the zone, hot water generation, or ghex from the current project.
RESET
Resets all of the values on the current page to the last saved state.
Saves the current page.
SAVE
HINT: When you are inside of an entry field, if you press the enter key on your
keyboard, the page will save.
These buttons will automatically deactivate when the action isnt available. Deactivated buttons
will still be shown on the screen but they will be greyed out.
RESET
DELETE
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SAVE
Help
Throughout Breeze GeoLoopField you will find help buttons to the right of every subsection
title on a page where inputs are necessary.
Soil Details
HELP
Btu/hr ft F
Piping Details
Pipe Configuration
HELP
ft2/hr
HELP
Trench Depth
C-C Spacing (SCC)
6 ft
8 ft
HELP
Now that you have a basic understanding of how to get around Breeze GeoLoopField lets get down to
work and really use it.
First thing we need to do is start a new project. Click the
If all is well in the world, you should have a screen much like the one shown below in front of you.
Notice that the Right Side Bar is blank and all of the buttons in the Tool Tray except new project are
inactive. This is because you need to put a minimum of the information marked *required before
progressing further in your project.
Enter the following into the corresponding fields on the page. Not all of this information is required but
it will serve to show you how the information will be included in the rest of Breeze GeoLoopField as
you work through a project.
First Name:
Last Name:
Company:
Street:
Country:
City:
State:
Zip:
eMail:
Primary Phone:
Secondary Phone:
Fax:
Notes:
John
Doe
Johns Plumbing and Heating
1102 Lincoln Lane
United States
Boston
MA-Massachusetts
02101
john@jph.com
888-888-8888
888-888-8889
888-888-8890
This field is for you. The contents will not show up
on any of your reports and can only be seen on this
screen.
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SAVE
SAVE
HELP
If you have any questions about the information you are entering, click
it covers more than
just how to use the software. There are some useful reminders of what some of the acronyms and industry terms mean.
Mouse over the nearest temperature line to see your deep earth temperature.
The map will close and the temperature data will be updated in the Deep Earth
Temperature field. If you want to close the map without selecting a temperature
click anywhere on the screen besides over a land mass.
NOTE: The line closest to your target area may not be the best choice every time.
The map is a general guide. If you know the local DET, enter it manually.
NOTE: This tutorial has been completed using a full subscription account so the option to change the
peak heating and cooling loads is available. If you are using a trial account, your loads are
locked to 36,000 Btu/hr.
Zone Name:
Peak Heating Load:
Peak Cooling Load:
Heating Set Point:
Cooling Set Point:
Space SHF:
Heat Pump Type:
Capacity:
#Heat Pumps:
Manufacturer:
Model:
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Entire House
36,000 Btu/hr
36,000 Btu/hr
70 F
75 F
0.9000
Water to Air
Single
2
Modine
1-Stage GF/EF 018
SAVE
Correction Factors
Correction factors are not covered within this assignment but since, they are on this page we
wanted to at least acknowledge that this is where you will find them. To reveal the correction
factors, click the
next to the section title.
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The installed capacity check section of the Zone Details page contains output results for the heat
pump you have selected. All of the details about the manufacturers heat pumps are built into
Breeze GeoLoopField so you dont have to look up the most recent specifications.
Check this area to make sure that your heat pump selection will meet the requirements of the
zone.
The zone operating summary will provide you with details about run time and energy use for this
particular zone. The operating cost breakdown furthers this information by showing you the
cost of operating the heat pump for this zone for 1 year.
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Project
New Vertically Bored
New Summary
Horizontally Bored
Project
Client Information
New Horizontally
Trenched
Project
Details
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Vertical Bore 1
1.30 Btu/hr ft F
5.00 in
20 ft
1x
1
3
0.57 Btu/hr ft F
3/4 in
SAVE
GHEX Summary
The GHEX summary gives you an overview of the details for the GHEX design. The dominant
mode will be signified by a grey header.
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Technologies to Compare:
Renewable Electricity:
ASHP (HSPF):
Natural Gas (AFUE):
Propane (AFUE):
Fuel Oil (AFUE):
A/C (SEER):
ASHP (SEER):
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Economics
Operating Cost Summary
Cost of Ownership
SAVE
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Economics
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SAVE
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Checked
14 years
65% of Installation Cost
Default
0 years
$0.00
28 years
35% of Installation Cost
Default
0 years
$0.00
SAVE
The economics inputs are not always the best understood for system designers so now that you have
entered the data and saved the page, well go through a short explanation of some of the inputs.
System Details
Retrofit: This check box toggles whether you are working with a new construction or an existing
home. The primary difference from the calculations point of view is whether or not the cost of
the system will be included in the mortgage or handled as a separate loan.
Fuel Inflation Rate: This information can normally be obtained through the local energy
provider. This is a rough estimate of the annual percentage of increase the price of fuel will
experience.
Installation Cost: This is the total cost for installing the system and should include plumbing,
duct work, equipment etc.
Incentives: There are often federal, state and even local government incentives for installing
energy efficient heating and cooling systems. These incentives are typically one time only savings
so later when we start to account for life cycle costs we dont deduct these incentives from the
equipment cost.
Service Life: We have provided the ASHRAE table of tested service life for multiple different
HVAC systems for your reference. As the footnote on the table states use this information with
caution a lot of the values are based on studies from 1978. The data for the 2005 study is still
pending but will be included in Breeze GeoLoopField as it becomes available.
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Equipment Cost: This is the percentage of the original installation cost that just replacing the
equipment represents. Inflation is built into the calculations so you only need to figure out the
percentage based on the original cost.
Project Summary
You have now completed all of the entries for the assignment.
Now lets generate a final report that is ready for printing. Click
the Project Summary link on the right side bar.
Reports
Project Summary
GENERATE
GENERATE
PDFPDF
The project summary is attached to the end of this document. You can further customize this
report with your logo or company name through the account settings page.
Congratulations! You just completed your first project design with Breeze GeoLoopField.
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