All Entries in the "Geo-Exchange" Category
Geo-exchange system overtaxed
In Delaware, a state-of-the-art, green building built four years ago in Sussex County to house the Emergency Operations Center could not take the 100 degree heat it experienced a week ago. The Center houses millions of dollars of computers, radios and dispatch consoles all giving off heat of their own. And even with a geothermal [...]
New police buildings to feature geo-exchange system
In Pennsylvania, the 16 modular units that will make up the new Pennridge Regional Police Department headquarters will arrive mid-June. And drilling for the geo-exchange heating and cooling system will start soon as well. The department will be getting a $4,774 rebate from PPL Electric Utilities for installing the system.
Tulsa development will get geothermal heat source
In Oklahoma, the the Brady Arts and Greenwood Districts in Tulsa are getting a $110.5 million facelift that includes $8 million to convert a former parking lot into a park, complete with a geothermal field. “The Park on Brady” will be an urban green space with gardens, a pavilion, stage, fountain and cafe. The drilling [...]
Town needs loan to create geothermal heating district
In Oregon, the town of Lakeview is looking to borrow $3.7 million to develop a geothermal heating district intended to heat the town’s schools and hospital. The Lakeview Town Council has given staff permission to approach the U.S. Department of Agricultural Rural Development program for the loan. The town wants to drill a new well [...]
Railroad Museum to get geo-exchange system
In Pennsylvania, the Railroad Museum in Strasburg is getting a new geothermal heating a cooling system as part of a state-funded $6 million renovation. Temperature swings in the large Rolling Stock Hall to go from 20 degrees in the winter to 90 degrees in the summer to a 60- to 80 degree range. Some 125 [...]
Seoul’s new city hall getting geo-exchange system
In South Korea, Seoul’s new city hall building will be equipped with geothermal warming and cooling systems to reduce energy consumption. The facility has been under construction in front of Seoul Plaza since September 2009. The new building will get over 45% of its total energy from the ground, saving about $77,380 and reducing 228 [...]
Residents sue to access geothermal installation records
In Iowa, unsuccessful attempts by residents to access school construction records has sparked a lawsuit invoking the Iowa Open Records Act. One of the plaintiffs has been unable to view requested district construction records regarding a 2005 geothermal heating and cooling system project at a regional high school. He began his attempts after witnessing drainage [...]
DOE and HUD list lenders for homeowners in new pilot program
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the lenders that will participate in a new two-year pilot program that will offer qualified borrowers living in certain parts of the country low-cost loans to make energy-saving improvements to their homes. Backed by the [...]
Geo-exchange proposed to keep Heathrow runways open
In England, British Airports Authority (BAA) is reportedly looking into adopting geothermal technology for Heathrow airport following a winter where crippling ice caused the cancellation of some 4,000 flights in December. Steven Morgan, BAA’s capital projects director, told Building magazine: “We are working on a concept to capture geothermal energy from the surface of the [...]
Google program helps design Eco-friendly home
In Tennessee, a Fairview couple used the 3D modeling program Google Sketchup to draw up plans for their home, which lives entirely on renewable energy. The program is offered free by Google. If they ran into problems, Sketchup user groups were available with answers. The resulting home includes heating and cooling provided by a geothermal [...]
