Commercial

GeoExchange And Commercial/Industrial Buildings

In large commercial buildings, such as schools and high-rise offices, the use of multiple GeoExchange systems allows commercial users to control the climate of each indoor area or zone of a building individually. Each classroom of a school, guest room of a hotel or room of an office building may have its own GeoExchange unit.

This design means extraordinary savings because the heat removed from the sunny side is transferred to the GeoExchange unit heating the shady side, reducing the demand on the earth loop.

The Advantages:

Lower operating costs
High efficiency
Less mechanical equipment space
Reduced floor to floor height requirements
Lowest life cycle cost
Minimal maintenance
Long-lasting and reliable

Thermal Conductivity Test

GeoExchange And School Buildings

School systems face many concerns and challenges. Administrators face the problems of upgrading old schools and constructing new facilities that meet today's standards. The way that school buildings are being used has changed - from single-use facilities closed after classes are finished to year-round use with lots of evening and weekend activities.

The life-cycle cost of the heating and cooling system is an important economic consideration. Schools must plan for long-term efficiency to maximize their resources. GeoExchange systems have been shown to have competitive initial investment costs, lower operating and maintenance costs, as well as the lowest life cycle costs compared to other systems. These savings make GeoExchange ideal for schools of all sizes and locations.

The Advantages:

Substantially lower operating costs
Remarkable savings on maintenance
Classroom comfort and user satisfaction
Design flexibility and reduction in roof repairs
Increased safety with no combustion
Educational values and earth stewardship
Competitive installation costs
No boiler room; decreased building size
Eliminates large duct work
Ceiling height can be reduced
Construction cost savings were more than one million dollars for a 180,000 square foot school in Toronto

It's important to include construction savings in any economic analysis.

We also have the ability to conduct formation thermal conductivity test and data analysis. These tests can be useful for sizing the loop field for larger scale projects. These tests consist of connecting a control/data box to a generator and to one vertical loop. The control box then pumps heat into the loop and the data logger records how well the geologic formations in that area accept and dissipate heat. These tests will show the formation's thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and undisturbed temperature.

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Commercial Works Completed

Aldo Leopold Foundation Center
Baraboo, WI
12 vertical bores

Barron County Co-op
Barron, WI
33 tons horizontal

Bookworm Gardens
Sheboygan, WI
6 vertical bores

Carthage College Chapel
Kenosha, WI
6 vertical bores

Cedar Ridge Wind Farm
Eden, WI
18 vertical bores

Central Wisconsin Electric Coop – HQ Facility
Rosholt, WI
80 tons horizontal

Children’s Learning Center/Montessori School
Brockman, WI
24 Ton horizontal

Clear Lake Visitor Center
Oneida, WI
5 vertical bores

College of Menominee Nation – Miller Hall
Keshena, WI
10 vertical bores

Community Based Residential Facility
Manitowoc, WI
36 vertical bores with 1 vault

Deer Park
(featured in Geo Outlook Publication)
Oregon, WI
64 tons horizontal

Dickinson Elementary School
DePere, WI
95 vertical bores with 1 vault

Entropy Farms
Woodstock, IL
30 tons horizontal

EPIC Corp
Verona, WI
1,000 vertical bores with 4 vaults

Faith Lutheran Church
30 tons horizontal

Fitchburg Public Library
Fitchburg, WI
50 vertical bores

Gov. Thompson State Park – PEVS bldg
Town of Stephenson, WI
7 vertical bores

Green Lake Bank
Fond du Lac, WI
8 vertical bores

Green Lake Justice Center
Green Lake, WI
224 vertical bores with 1 vault

Heritage Apartment Complex
Brillion, WI
26 ton directional bores

Holy Wisdom Monastery
Middleton, WI
39 vertical bores

House of the Dove
Marshfield, WI
34 tons horizontal

International Crane Foundation
Baraboo, WI
8 tons horizontal

Johnson Controls
Glendale, WI
271 vertical bores with 3 vaults (consulting only)

Kandiyohi Electric Co-op
Kandiyohi, MN
55 tons horizontal

Koala Bear Ventures
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
28 vertical bores

Lac du Flambeau Natural Resource Building
Lac du Flambeau, WI
24 ton directional bores

Lake Mills School
Lake Mills, WI
84 vertical bores with 1 vault

Lake View RecPlex
Pleasant Prairie, WI
210 ton pond loop

Linden Park Elementary School
Middleton, WI
220 tons horizontal

Lomira Municipal Building
Lomira, WI
26 vertical bores

Lussier Community Education Center
Madison, WI
20 vertical bores

Madison Fire Station #12
Madison, WI
50 tons horizontal

Madison Investment Advisors
Madison, WI
14 vertical bores

Marshfield Dental Clinic
Hayward, WI
12 vertical bores

Marshfield Dental Clinic
Medford, WI
26 tons horizontal

Marshfield Dental Clinic
Neillsville, WI
26 tons horizontal

Marshfield Fire and Rescue
Marshfield, WI
22 vertical bores

Menominee Tribe Trans. Center
Keshena, WI
24 vertical bores

M&I Bank
New Berlin, WI
8 vertical bores

Milwaukee Education Recycling Center
Milwaukee, WI
20 vertical bores

Miron Construction
Neenah, WI
76 vertical bores

Mosinee Elementary School
Mosinee, WI
54 vertical bores

Navarino Nature Center
Navarino, WI
20 tons horizontal

Olga Village
Milwaukee, WI
30 vertical bores

PCM Employees Credit Union
DePere, WI
18 vertical bores

Pilgrim Center Church
Green Lake, WI
16 tons horizontal

Prevention Genetics
Marshfield, WI
20 tons horizontal

Promega Hangars and Office
Madison, WI
7 vertical bores

Residential Care Apartment Complex
Manitowoc, WI
14 vertical bores

S.C. Johnson Distribution Warehouse
Racine, WI
12 vertical bores

Shawano Elementary School
Shawano, WI
150 vertical bores with 1 vault

Skilled Nursing Facility
Manitowoc, WI
51 vertical bores with 1 vault

Slinger Wastewater Treatment Plant
Slinger, WI
9 vertical bores

Starion Financial
Middleton, WI
18 vertical bores

Taylor Credit Union
Taylor, WI
16 tons horizontal

Tender Care Vet Clinic
Theresa, WI
50 tons horizontal

Thorp Hardware
Thorp, WI
36 tons horizontal

Tri-county Electrical Co-op
Winona, MN
44 tons horizontal

T-Wall Properties Apartment Complex
Middleton, WI
32 vertical bores

UCC Senior Center
Milwaukee, WI
14 vertical bores

U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Horicon, WI
20 tons pond loop

Verona Elementary School
Verona, WI
64 vertical bores

Village Square
Manitowoc, WI
70 vertical bores with 1 vault

Wisconsin Academy
Columbus, WI
2 each 40 tons horizontal

Wisconsin Air National Guard
Milwaukee, WI
9 vertical bores

Wisconsin D.O.T.
I-90 weigh station
8 vertical bores

Wisconsin Public Power Incorporated
Sun Prairie, WI
40 vertical bores

Commercial Projects currently in progress:

EPIC Corp – Solar Array Field
Verona, WI
Tie-in and flush/pressure test of 2,000 bores with 9 vaults

FIX Office Building
Milwaukee, WI
25 vertical bores

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
216 vertical bore with 2 vaults

Menominee Dialysis Facility
Menominee, WI
33 tons horizontal

Prolamina
Neenah, WI
20 Kelix vertical bores

Town of Nashville Community Building
Pickerel, WI
10 tons horizontal

Urban Ecology Center
Milwaukee, WI
7 vertical bores