It’s safe to say that the popularity surrounding alternative energy has risen significantly over the past few years. In fact, if you are someone who is even slightly concerned about the environment then geothermal energy is what you’ve truly been… Read More
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Geothermal Around the US: Montgomery County, MD
A new Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) elementary school received LEED Gold certification while a revitalized MCPS high school are among the school district’s 12 buildings queued up for LEED certification in the coming months. Both schools are being constructed… Read More
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Geothermal Gains Traction in mid-Missouri
Buildings are energy gluttons. Federal government statistics show buildings use about 42% of the energy consumed in the U.S. each year. Not too surprising really, everything from heating and air conditioning to lighting. But planners, builders and such now have… Read More
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Ground Source Heat Pumps
GSHPs are a cost effective, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly way of heating and cooling buildings. Both the DOE and the EPA have endorsed the technology. GSHPs reliably deliver quality air-conditioning and heating, on demand, in every season. GSHPs are… Read More
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Geothermal Help with Managing Resources
So what are some ways New Boston Air Force Station, New Hampshire, is working within the 50th Network Operations Group to manage resources? One area we are excelling in with regards to managing resources is looking for ways to be… Read More
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Geothermal Around the Country
Des Moines Gets First Net Zero Commercial Building MODUS, an engineering design firm based in Des Moines, Iowa, has transformed a century-year-old warehouse into the city’s first net-zero office building, Engineering.com reports. The $17 million renovation project includes $2 million in energy… Read More
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WaterFurnace Introduces 5 Series 504W11 Hydronic Geothermal Heat Pump with OptiHeat Vapor Injection Technology
WaterFurnace International, Inc., the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, introduces the 5 Series 504W11 hydronic geothermal heat pump, featuring WaterFurnace’s patent-pending OptiHeat vapor injection technology.While most hydronic geothermal systems generate 130°F water, OptiHeat creates exiting water… Read More
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Geothermal System helps University Achieve Gold LEED Certification
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s Harrill Residence Hall has become the university’s second building to be LEED-certified for its comprehensive energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features. The U.S. Green Building Council recently notified the university that the renovated nine-story co-ed residence hall… Read More
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Colleges Get Chevy Support for Clean Energy Efforts
Imagine an entire college campus’ heating and cooling powered by the thermal storage of the Earth. Or residence halls peppered with solar arrays and daylit spaces. Universities around the country are aggressively reducing their carbon footprint and going above and… Read More
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Geothermal Technologies – Basic Operating Overview
Basic Principals Mankind eventually discovered that they could neither create nor destroy the energy God had created, but they could change the energy from one form to another. Scientists now refer to this discovered principle as the first law of… Read More