Sustainability: Geothermal
Geothermal systems offer a proven, low-carbon path to heating and cooling buildings. By leveraging the Earth’s thermal energy, we help clients reduce fossil fuel use, lower energy costs, and move toward a more sustainable future.
Harnessing the Power Beneath Our Feet
Designing effective geothermal systems requires a clear understanding of geology, thermodynamics, and building performance. Our team brings deep expertise in these areas, along with years of practical experience implementing geothermal solutions in a wide range of project types. We tailor each design to match site-specific conditions, including soil type, groundwater levels, heat load, and operational needs. From ground loops to aquifer systems, we evaluate every variable to ensure optimal performance and long-term reliability.
Our Geothermal Approach
We recognize that geothermal heat pumps are one of the most effective ways to electrify heating in northern climates and can provide significant energy cost and carbon savings. We have done
- Ground-Source Geothermal Systems
- Aquifer-Based Geothermal Systems
- Down-well heat exchanger
- Constant-temperature heat sources and sinks for efficient operation
- Lakeource Geothermal Systems
We work with you to fully understand your options with:
- Full system electrification or hybrid solutions with existing infrastructure
- Optimization of heat pump supply temperatures for new or retrofitted systems
- Backup, redundancy, and seasonal performance in cold-climate applications
For heat pump design, the system heating and cooling delivery temperatures are important, and we can design to optimize those in new systems or study ways to achieve them in reworked systems. Hybrid solutions with existing coils might use supplemental heating to provide higher-temperature heating during the coldest seasons.
Redundancy and backup concerns are important, especially for geothermal projects, which can be capital-intensive.
We also evaluate each project for:
- Carbon footprint
- Energy and lifecycle costs
- Operational complexity and long-term maintenance
Ready to explore geothermal energy solutions for your building or campus? Contact us to get started.
