Geothermal heating and cooling is a well-established technology; it’s been around in simplistic forms for more than half a century and has developed at an impressive rate to become a technology that is providing real solutions for decarbonization and grid management. In its years of growth and innovative development, geothermal has taken on many different Read more
Jay Egg
This is the first in a multi-part series on the history of geothermal heating and cooling in the United States and beyond. It focuses on the efforts of two men: Dan Ellis and David Hatherton, the latter having trademarked the WaterFurnace name back in 1981 in Ontario, Canada. David Hatherton is the son of a Read more
I often think of a hydronic systems as a living and breathing thing, like a human body. The hydronic system carries BTUs to the extremities of the building, like a body’s circulatory system, and the circulator pumps are the heart. We have been told that the heart is the strongest muscle in the body, using Read more
I don’t like to admit it, but I’m becoming an “old-timer” in the geothermal HVAC industry. Regardless, I have made a commitment to continue to look for better ways to do things. If you need a quick review of geothermal heating and cooling, this article is a quick and fun read from Mechanical Hub; it Read more
It has been repeated time and again that churches drive many worthy and valuable efforts, and when they get behind something, people listen. I wrote about a church in Tampa that has had geothermal HVAC since 1949, and had their first equipment upgrade in 2013 while still operating on the original geothermal wells. The Catholic Read more