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	<title>Geothermal Alliance of Illinois</title>
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	<description>The #1 Resource for Geothermal Heating and Cooling in Illinois</description>
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		<title>Booth Registration for 2012 Illinois Geothermal Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday February 28, 2012 &#8211; Wednesday February 29, 2012 Map and Directions &#124; Register Description: Thanks for registering a booth or booths for the GAOI&#8217;s second annual Illinois Geothermal Conference. All company&#8217;s registering a booth receive one free attendee registration so make sure you check your confirmation email for your promo code. Remember that GAOI [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/booth-registration-for-2012-illinois-geothermal-conference/</link>
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		<title>Save the date &#8211; Second Illinois Geothermal Conference, February 28-29, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Peoria Civic Center will be home to the second annual Illinois Geothermal Conference on February 28-29, 2012. The best and brightest in the geothermal heat pump industry will be in Peoria in late February for the conference. Save the date now. Complete conference registration, sponsorship and exhibition information will be available electronically on December [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/save-the-date-second-illinois-geothermal-conference-february-28-29-2012/</link>
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		<title>Enertech announces Swedish investor, NIBE Industrier AB</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NIBE Industrier AB has acquired a 10% share in Enertech Global, LLC. NIBE, which was established in 1952, has more than 8,000 employees, and conducts business in Europe, North America and Asia. Operations are organized around three business areas – NIBE Element, NIBE Energy Systems and NIBE Stoves. As one of the largest geothermal heat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/enertech-announces-swedish-investor-nibe-industrier-ab/</link>
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		<title>Four GAOI members named to IDPH Closed Loop Certification Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six geothermal professionals, including four members of the Geothermal Alliance of Illinois (three of them GAOI board members) have been appointed to the Illinois Department of Public Health&#8217;s Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board. The group includes: *Dominique Durbin of Durbin Geothermal, Farina, and vice president of the GAOI board of directors; *Lonny Hoover of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/four-gaoi-members-named-to-idph-closed-loop-certification-board/</link>
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		<title>IGSHPA Installer Certification Course Nov. 15-17 in Cincinnati</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Geo-Tec Co. will lead the IGSHPA Accredited Installer course November 15-17 in Cincinnati. The course is available to anyone in the geothermal heat pump industry. The course will conclude with the certification exam on Thursday, November 17. The workshop will be held at 2-J Supply Co., Cincinnati. The course fee is $975 per person and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/igshpa-installer-certification-course-nov-15-17-in-cincinnati/</link>
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		<title>The &#8216;V&#8217; in HVAC: design and control of ventilation systems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ventilation is critical for making a building safe and comfortable. This full-day seminar will begin with a discussion of ventilation fundamentals, the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1, and an overview of the various types of ventilation systems. Then we will dig deeper into energy-saving ventilation strategies, such as demand-controlled ventilation and exhaust-air energy recovery. Finally, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/the-v-in-hvac-design-and-control-of-ventilation-systems/</link>
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		<title>Growing Use of Geothermal Heat Pumps Will Enable Electricity Load-Balancing and Energy Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because the Earth maintains a constant temperature just 10 feet below the surface, systems that use shallow heat to control building temperatures above ground represent an easily accessible resource that can be deployed almost anywhere in the world. While the use of geothermal heat pumps and other forms of direct-use geothermal applications still make up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/growing-use-of-geothermal-heat-pumps-will-enable-electricity-load-balancing-and-energy-management/</link>
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		<title>Geothermal system means no oil or gas bills for winter heating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN By John Myers At a time of year when most of us cringe at the thought of writing big checks for home heating bills, forgive Harold Hanson for smiling. Hanson and his wife, Julie, installed a new furnace and air conditioning system last week that will keep their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/geothermal-system-means-no-oil-or-gas-bills-for-winter-heating/</link>
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		<title>Geothermal mulled as better option. Wind turbines, solar panels deemed too obtrusive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Because wind turbines or solar panels are too obtrusive on the landscape, geothermal energy may be a better option for developing renewable energy in the city, Oregon Mayor Mike Seferian said. &#8220;To us, it&#8217;s more appealing when it&#8217;s underground,&#8221; Mr. Seferian said at a city meeting last week.  Several Oregon City Council members said they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/geothermal-mulled-as-better-option-wind-turbines-solar-panels-deemed-too-obtrusive/</link>
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		<title>Great space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Springfield architecture firm John Shafer and Associates resides in an award-winning dream office just south of the city&#8217;s downtown. The office was designed with a perfect recipie of energy efficiency, edgy design and sustainability, using geothermal for the 2,900 square foot building. Collins Plumbing Heating and Cooling, a Springfield area WaterFurnace dealer, and Congerville loop installer The Hole Deal &#8212; both GAOI members [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.geothermalallianceofillinois.org/2011/great-space/</link>
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