Going Underground - Geoexchange Heating and Cooling
Introduction
Ask the average green building professional about solar energy and they will tell you they know how to capture the sun’s energy via either photovoltaic solar or solar thermal. But why are we only focusing on catching what is falling from the sky when we have a much larger store of solar energy waiting for us beneath our feet?
Of the total solar energy that reaches the Earth, all but approximately 6% of it is absorbed by and stored in the ground. Learn how to properly tap into the world’s biggest battery with ground source heat pumps and geothermal exchange, a technology that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the US Environmental Protection Agency state is the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning system available on the market today.
Biography
Yale Carden is the Founder and Managing Director of GeoExchange Australia and GeoExchange NZ. He has over thirty years of experience in the sustainability sector, the past twenty of which have been specifically in geothermal heating and cooling systems. Many projects have been associated with award winning buildings, including architecture, and a number of award winning systems for innovation and sustainability.
Yale advises the public and private sector across the Asia Pacific, is a regular contributor to industry publications and a sought after speaker at local and international conferences
At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to understand:
- Appreciate 12 advantages that ground source heat pump (geothermal exchange) heating and cooling systems have over conventional solutions on both residential and commercial projects;
- Recognize 3 disadvantages that typically are hurdles for the application of geothermal exchange systems; and
- Understand how (and why) a geothermal exchange system works so well.
