Jay Egg

Jay Egg is a consultant and designer of geothermal HVAC systems, in addition to being author of two books and several articles on the subject. He is the Founder of Egg Systems, and focuses on geothermal consulting, engineering, and contracting technologies. He can be reached at jayegg.geo@gmail.com.

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Geothermal Energy Networks for PHCP Pros

The time is coming when energy companies will charge for BTUs exchanged rather than for fossil fuels combusted.

June 1, 2021

Jay Egg

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Before we know it, much like seeing a new water main or sewer main going into a downtown city street, we will see geothermal main lines installed in our communities. The time is coming when energy companies will charge for BTUs exchanged rather than for fossil fuels combusted.

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Empire State Plaza's Great Escape

Tradespeople who only work with fossil fuels must understand that heating can be accomplished with electrically driven heat pumps.

May 7, 2021

Kristy Egg and Jay Egg

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It is counterintuitive for tradespeople who work with boilers and know how to create heat through combustion of fossil fuels to understand that heating can be accomplished with electrically driven heat pumps.

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Plumbing Clean Heating and Cooling

The key to clean heating and cooling is in our plumbing infrastructure.

April 2, 2021

Jay Egg

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Water infrastructure under our streets and in our buildings is useful for a lot more than potable water and sanitary sewer.

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How New York's State Capital Switched Off Natural Gas

Four years of combined efforts to stop installation of gas turbines for clean, surface water coupled electric chillers have helped to change policy in New York.

February 8, 2021

Jay Egg

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The Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York, was the vision and legacy of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller.

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Drinking Water Energy: The Time is Now

This and other fluid exchange technologies provide real solutions that play a vital part in converting our building stock over to heat pumps.

February 1, 2021

Jay Egg

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When we are talking about water energy, there is another type of hydropower that has to do with using water movement to transfer energy in the form of BTUs.

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The Manual of Best Practice for an MEP Career: Good Balance

Through code changes and these challenging times, it's wonderful to see that we can adapt our skillsets for the industry’s needs.

October 31, 2020

Jay Egg and Kristy Egg

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Through code changes and these challenging times, it's wonderful to see that we can adapt our skillsets for the industry’s needs.

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The Integral Role of Geothermal Heat Pumps in Beneficial Electrification

Air-source geothermal heat pumps are absolutely necessary to help us attain the goal of zero on-site admissions.

August 10, 2020

Jay Egg

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Air-source geothermal heat pumps are absolutely necessary to help us attain the goal of zero on-site admissions. They provide a terrific amount of site-sourced energy from the ambient air and the earth beneath our buildings.