Not only will the system service the side-by-side rental towers, which will be 25 and 26 storeys respectively and house a total of 560 units, it will also provide heating, cooling, and ventilation to an existing 177-unit retirement residence on the same property. The timing of the drilling also differentiates the project from most other geothermal operations, says Tim Weber, co-founding partner of Diverso Energy, a Waterloo, Ont.-based geothermal consulting firm. Usually, geothermal systems are installed at or near the very first stage of construction because of the large unencumbered land mass required for the bore holes. In this particular project, excavation and shoring had been completed by the time Diverso was engaged, “eliminating the possibility of predrilling.” READ HERE
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