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Geothermal in Action/Demonstrations
The Move Is On ... Towards Geothermal
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Today more than 1,000,000 North American units have now been installed and Manitobans are one of the largest single geothermal users in Canada.
RESIDENTIAL DEMONSTRATIONS:
- Manitoba is a Canadian leader in geothermal heat pump installations. On a per-capita basis, Manitoba installs geothermal at roughly three times the Canadian average.
- A residential subdivision in Winkler, Manitoba has been developed exclusively to utilize geothermal heat pump technology.
- Sun Rivers Golf Resort in the interior of BC is designed around a championship golf course and an award winning premier master plan. Two thousand homes, a Resort Hotel, Village Centre and Community Amenities surround a centerpiece of natural beauty and varied recreation….and geothermal heat pump is part of this development.
- In Bellwood, Ontario, a subdivision with 195 developed lots on 65 acres known as Pine Meadows will be serviced geothermally using individual vertical closed loop systems.
COMMUNITY/DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATIONS:
For more information, visit our Community/District Systems page.
Suggestion - bookmark this Manitoba Energy website NOW before viewing the other sites listed in the links below.
Find the links of several Canadian geothermal subdivisions listed below:
COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATIONS:
Advantages For Developers, Owners and Landlords
Geothermal heat pump systems create "an exceptionally comfortable" environment, with highest satisfaction ratings.2 The system can be in heating or cooling mode at any time and at the same time in different parts of the same building. The system can compensate for heat build-up or temperature variance. Equipment installation is more compact than traditional HVAC, Mechanical rooms are smaller or eliminated. Chillers and cooling towers requiring structural support, construction cost, sound isolation and maintenance labour are eliminated. No boilers mean no smokestacks, no back-up fuel tanks or natural gas lines and no dangers of explosion.
For commercial buildings, geothermal heat pump technology eliminates costs and affects of chemicals and sterilization agents used against algae and bacterial growth in cooling towers, which can taint air drawn through building ventilation ducts (part of sick building syndrome).
No gas emissions of any kind. No holes are drilled or installed in roofs, reducing the risk of leaks. For architecturally sensitive design or restoration, the design advantage allows unlimited creativity and aesthetically pleasing work without HVAC equipment constraints. For retrofitting older buildings, this means full air-conditioning is an option, in many cases for the first time.
Below are Geothermal applications in Rosenort:
- Rosebay Apartments
- Rosenort Credit Union
- Rosewood Apartments
- Rosenort Hockey Arena
- Heritage House (Café on Rose Lane)
- School Building
Manitoba's Developer Shindico goes with Geothermal Technology for new Head Office
Smith Carter Architects & Engineers Winnipeg Head Office is serviced with Geothermal Technology
Forks market gets $4.8-M geothermal system
Britt Harvey, Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Shindico Inc. Going Green with New Head Office
Martin Cash, Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, June 12, 2004
New Digs Eco Friendly, Waverley HQ Environmental Flagship
Kathleen Martens, Winnipeg Sun, Sunday, March 28, 2004
Suggestion - bookmark this Manitoba Energy website NOW before viewing the other sites listed in the links below.
Other Commercial Demonstrations
- Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium - Commercial Case Studies
- International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
- Natural Resources Canada – Integrated Community Energy – Port Hawkesbury Centre
School Demonstrations:
2 Ministry of Natural Resources, Brochure Heat Pump Technology, 1997; Trends in Renewable Energy Issue #143
