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Historic farmhouse upgrades to geothermal heating

The Cockayne Farm was at one time an internationally recognized Merino wool-producing farm in what is now Glen Dale, W.Va.

Nadia Askar

November 18, 2015

A geothermal heating/cooling system helps preserve this 19th century building.

Geothermal heating upgrades to 19th century farmhouse

Nadia Askar

November 18, 2015

Mechanical contractor adds a central geothermal heating/cooling system for historic West Virginia building.

Radiant floor heat with hydraulic separator needs circulators

The Glitch & The Fix, November 2015

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

November 10, 2015

An installer is asked to provide a relatively simple single-zone, slab-type floor heating system supplied by a geothermal water-to-water heat pump. He’s heard that a hydraulic separator is a good component in such systems.

ClimateMaster variable-speed geothermal heat pump

October 28, 2015

ClimateMaster’s Trilogy 45 Q-Mode is a variable-speed geothermal heat pump system which lowers operating costs.

Sustainable uses for plastic pipe

Statistics prove green building construction is not a fad, that it is here to stay.

Kelly Faloon

October 21, 2015

Plastic piping systems can help conserve water and energy.

Bosch Thermotechnology celebrates National Geothermal Day on Oct. 20

October 20, 2015

Bosch Thermotechnology is sponsoring on behalf of geo industry.

Truck of the Month: Sugar Hollow Solar, Asheville, N.C.

Sugar Hollow Solar is sweetening the current.

Nadia Askar

October 15, 2015

In addition to the Asheville area, Sugar Hollow Solar covers western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

Dubious solar hot water drainback

The Glitch & The Fix, October 2015

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

October 14, 2015

An installer uses an unpressurized thermal storage tank for drainback protection of a solar thermal system, and carefully slopes all the collectors and collector array piping for 1/4 in. per ft. drop.