geothermal heating and cooling
Nearly half of the energy from the sun that hits the earth every day is absorbed by the ground in the form of heat. The result is that at a depth of six feet below the surface, the ground remains at a constant temperature of between 10 - 15 ºC year round. A geothermal system absorbs the heat from the ground in a very similar way that your freezer extracts heat from inside the icebox and releases it out the back of the unit. A geothermal system just works on a larger scale, using water circulating through a series of ‘ground loops’ buried in the earth to absorb the heat, and then a ‘geothermal unit’ to transfer that heat throughout your home. Unlike conventional heating systems, a geothermal unit can also be reversed during the summer, removing the heat from inside the home and releasing it beneath the earth. Geothermal units are available for both forced-air systems utilizing standard air ducts, as well as hydronic in-floor heating systems. They are also by far the most cost-effective and energy efficient heating systems on the market today. Geothermal systems are rated at roughly 300% efficiency, compared to a high-efficient gas furnace or boiler rated at 90-94% efficiency. It’s not uncommon to see your costs for heating and cooling to be reduced by 70-80% every year! That’s significant – even more so considering rising oil and gas prices. Please contact us for more information on how you can take advantage of this clean, renewable and virtually limitless source of heat in your home.

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