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- The Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
- The Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium's site, located at www.geoexchange.org, has been expanded to include new case studies, updated industry events, and much more.
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Canada, U.S. launch energy initiative.(Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium to promote geoexchange technology)(Brief Article)
- The Canadian government selected the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium to help increase the market in Canada for geoexchange or geothermal heating and cooling technology. The three-year initiative is designed to accelerate the use of geoexchange throughout Canada. The GHPC -- in partnership with the...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- In-home daycare center benefits from geothermal technology. (Larry and Lois Hill's home in northwestern Ohio)(Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium)(Water-Source & Geothermal Heat Pumps)
- Larry and Lois Hill were originally skeptical that a geothermal heating/cooling system for their new home could provide the promised benefits, but now that the system is installed, they are very pleased with it. An incentive package provided by their electric utility, North Western Electric Cooperative Inc and contractor Delcamp...
- Research articles 1997-03-24
- Geothermal group sees 400,000 jobs annually by century's end. (National Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, 2000)(Water-Source & Geothermal Heat Pumps)
- Geothermal heating is the fastest growing category of heating and air conditioning equipment, and about 7% of mechanical contractors sell geothermal systems. About 40,000 geothermal units are installed annually in 1996, but this is projected to reach 400,Geothermal heating is the fastest growing category of heating and air conditioning equipment,...
- Research articles 1996-04-01
- Developing niches for geothermal technology.
- The Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium GHPC is embarking on a major marketing program designed to increase awareness of geothermal heat pumps GHP. GHPs rely on plastic tubes buried in vertical boreholes 100 to 400 feet deep. In the winter, f ...
- Research articles 1999-04-01
- Cambria County Prison: Pennsylvania
- The Cambria County Prison, completed in 1997, is located in a mountainous area of Western Pennsylvania. The ASHRAE 62-1989 fresh air ventilation requirement accounted for 50% of the building heating and air conditioning requirements. The initial HVAC option was an electric chiller and a gas boiler with a variable air...
- Case studies
- Yakima County Jail, Yakima, Washington
- The Yakima County Correctional Facility houses the County's jail, court rooms, and support facilities. It is owned by Yakima County and operated by the Yakima County Department of Corrections. The County chose to provide heating and cooling for the new facility through the use of a water to water GeoExchange...
- Case studies
- Federally Sentenced Women's Facility, Truro, Nova Scotia
- This study gives information on the GeoExchange systems used by the Federally Sentenced Women's Facility. Committed to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by fossil fuel combustion attributed to its activities, the Correction Service, Canada CSC installed 60 tons of GeoExchange geothermal heating and air conditioning at its new Federally...
- Case studies
- Patuxent River Naval, Air Station, Maryland
- As far back as the late 1980's, the base energy manager at Patuxent River began exploring the economic benefits of GeoExchange. But at the same time, there was not widely understood in the US, and installation costs were higher than most conventional systems, even though operating costs were lower. At...
- Case studies
- Lighthouse Terrace Housing, Pensacola NAS, Florida
- Pensacola Naval Air Station NAS housing personnel knew that the natural gas lines serving a housing complex scheduled for renovation were deteriorating and would need to be replaced. They met with Gulf Power to determine if there was any way to reduce renovation and energy costs. After a lot of...
- Case studies
- Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina
- Single enlisted personnel at the Marine Corps Air Station in New River, North Carolina, will soon enjoy the comfort of GeoExchange technology, but base housing officials and the U.S. Department of Defense will also smile at the energy savings. The GeoExchange units in each building are served by a vertical,...
- Case studies
- Home Builders Association of Greater Akron, Ohio
- GeoExchange is more efficient than a fossil fuel furnace and no carbon monoxide wastes to contend with. Instead, this electrically powered system taps the solar heat stored beneath the earth to heat and cool a home or facility. A GeoExchange system has three primary components: an indoor unit; plastic polyethylene...
- Case studies
- Health and Human Services, York County, Virginia
- As York County, Virginia, officials planned their new Health and Human Services HHS building; they wanted to achieve a number of goals besides providing office space for the medical, dental, and administrative staff. A 100-ton GeoExchange system was fundamental to reducing operating costs, maintenance, and the amount of space devoted...
- Case studies
- Pennsylvania Game Commission: Susquehanna Township
- The headquarters building for the Pennsylvania Game Commission brings the outdoors inside via an innovative geothermal heating and cooling system for space conditioning. Geothermal heat pump systems are the most energy-efficient heating and cooling systems-two to three times more efficient than alternatives. Rather than use outside air as the source...
- Case studies
- Northwest Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center, Coushatta, Louisiana
- When the Northwest Louisiana Juvenile Detention Authority met with architect Steve Davis of Archetype Design Group, Inc. to plan a new detention facility to serve a five-parish area, utility costs were foremost in the minds of the owners. Detention facilities, especially in the warm, humid southern region, are very intense...
- Case studies
- FarmTek Supply: Dyersville, Iowa
- The new FarmTek Supply facility located in Dyersville, Iowa replaces outgrown facilities in nearby Hopkinton. The Dyersville FarmTek facility uses two separate earth connection systems. A closed-loop slinky system provides space conditioning for about 54,500 square feet of shop and storage areas, and a water well open loop system supports...
- Case studies
- Customer Service Center: Akron, Ohio
- FirstEnergy's Customer Service Center in Akron, Ohio, offers more services and more convenience features to maximize efficiency. The centerpiece of the HVAC system is a 45-ton, closed-loop GeoExchange system. This provides complete, accurate and even temperature control throughout the entire 15,360-square-foot structure. The lighting system was also designed to provide...
- Case studies
- Fox Chase Golf Club: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Benefits
- The 15,000-square-foot clubhouse of the Fox Chase Golf Club, a luxurious new 150-acre, 18-hole golf club just west of Philadelphia, has been heated and cooled since 1991 with six GeoExchange geothermal heating and cooling systems. The system requires only routine filter maintenance for trouble-free operation. The energy efficiency of the...
- Case studies
- Daily Family YMCA: Bixby, Oklahoma
- The GeoExchange system meets the needs identified by the Bixby YMCA's director, Dale Isgrigg: a heating and cooling system that could simultaneously serve the different needs of each of the facility's activity areas; an energy-efficient system to minimize costs; and a visually unobtrusive system that would allow the center's full-size...
- Case studies
- Old ARCO Arena California
- This study summarizes about Old ARCO Arena which uses Geothermal Systems. The facility was built in 1985 as a temporary venue for the Kings. The owner of the old arena then converted the former stadium/concert hall into an office building. As part of the renovation project, a packaged, variable-air-volume VAV...
- Case studies
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