What Types Of Commercial/Institutional Buildings Are Best Suited For Geoexchange System?

Buildings with both a heating and cooling load (also called a balanced load) are best suited for geoexchange systems. This will take advantage of the capital cost benefit of having only one system for both functions, and provide a faster return on investment. (In some applications, a geoexchange system will pay for itself in as little as 4 to 6 years.) A geoexchange loop field designed for a balanced load can also be sized smaller than one for an unbalanced load, since it can function more as a “thermal battery” as opposed to a thermal source.

Used only for heating, geoexchange still provides significant operating cost advantages, increased comfort, reduced ambient noise, and all the benefits of eliminating emissions due to fossil fuel combustion.