Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications
ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.8

Agenda

TC 6 8_Agenda_Winter 2026 Las Vegas NV - Sunday-2-1-26

Announcements

How to become a member of TC6.8

Step 1:  Sign-up to be a Provisional Corresponding Member by completing this on-line form.  Be sure to have your ASHRAE member number on hand.

https://eweb.ashrae.org/eweb/TS_ProvisionalSignup.html

Step 2:  After ASHRAE confirms that you are a Provisional Corresponding Member (PCM) you are eligible to join Base Camp.  Contact our TC 6.8 Chair Roshan Revankar at TC0608@ashrae.net and he will add you to Base Camp.

 Thank you for your interest and participation in our technical committee!

Upcoming TC Meetings

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ASHRAE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS

June 27 - July 1, 2026

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FULL TC MEETING AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

TC 6.8 Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications

Tuesday, June 30 at 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT

Location: JW Marriott Austin, JW - 211 - L2
Format: Hybrid 
Session type: Technical Committee (TC, MTG, TG, TRG)
Chair: Roshan Revankar

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TC 6.8 Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications

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UPCOMING SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

TC 6.8 Applied Heat Recovery Subcommittee Meeting

Wednesday, June 17 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT

Location: Virtual

Format: Virtual

Session type: Technical Committee (TC, MTG, TG, TRG)

Chair: Mike Filler

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TC 6.8 Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications- Applied Heat Recovery Subcommittee 

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TC 6.8 Research Subcommittee Meeting

Thursday, June 18 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

Format: Virtual

Session type: Technical Committee (TC, MTG, TG, TRG)

Chair: Matt Mitchell

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TC 6.8 Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications - Research Subcommittee 

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Meeting ID: 867 4762 5360

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TC 6.8 Handbook Subcommittee Meeting

Thursday, June 18 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

Format: Virtual

Session type: Technical Committee (TC, MTG, TG, TRG)

Chair: Nancy Kohout

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TC 6.8 Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications- Handbook Subcommittee 

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TC 6.8 Programs and Education Subcommittee Meeting

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Location: Virtual

Format: Virtual

Session type: Technical Committee

Chair: Steve Kavanaugh

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GEOTHERMAL SEMINARS - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

 

For information on the meeting technical conference schedule click on the link below.  Use filters to toggle switches for "technical program" and under "show more filters" select program track for "Ground Source Heat Pump".

ASHRAE Annual Conference Schedule

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Seminar 12: Introduction to Ground Source Heat Pumps: History and Perspective

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Seminar 14: From Rationale to Reality: Geothermal Strategy, Site Readiness and a Surface Water Case Study

 

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Seminar 21: Ground Source Heat Pump Codes and Standards: Building the GSHP System Framework

 

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Seminar 28: Current GSHP-related Research Results

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Seminar 35: Next-Generation Refrigerants For Ground-Source Heat Pumps

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Seminar 38: Drilling Deep: Best Practices for GSHP Borefields

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Seminar 43: Ground Source Heat Pumps in Dense Urban Environments: New Strategies

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Seminar 44: Beyond the Borefield: Hybrid GSHP Strategies for  Performance Optimization and System Resilience

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Seminar 52: Money Money Money: Making the Business Case for GSHP Projects

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Panel 13: Ground Source Heat Pumps in Hospitals: A Decade of Operational Evidence Across Three Climate Zones

 

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Committee Chair

Mr Brendan Hall, PE
TC0608@ashrae.net

Committee Scope

TC 6.8 is concerned with all equipment and systems which collect, store and utilize geothermal energy or fluids for the purpose of heating and cooling, and with the development and application of heat pump systems and heat recovery by refrigeration cycles including system design, operation, and performance (product design of unitary heat pumps and equipment components is excluded).

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Upcoming Society Conferences

ASHRAE 2026 Annual Conference
June 27-July 1, 2026
Austin, TX

https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/2026-annual-conference-austin

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Kirk T Mescher Innovation Award

 

Kirk T Mescher Award

This award is in memory of Kirk T Mescher, PE, an engineer who specialized in HVAC but whose real forte was innovation. Kirk’s design ideas were clever in and of themselves, but the courage to implement them in projects and freely share the results underscores his exemplary service to our industry.  The award will be given with hope for the recipient to demonstrate or foster innovation, simplicity, and energy efficient designs for HVAC and GSHP systems. Questions may be directed to Lisa Meline:  Lisa@Meline.com

 

This award has transitioned to the ASHRAE foundation for its administration. 

 

ASHRAE St. Louis Chapter & Kirk T. Mescher Memorial Scholarship – Scholarship named in memory of former ASHRAE Board Member, and innovative engineer at CM Engineering.

 

For information and to apply see the following links:

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