SELECT LIST OF GEOTHERMAL INNOVATIONS TEAM INSTALLATIONS TO DATE
(Over 900 Buildings with 200+ Million SF of Floor Space)
LaFontaine Dealership
Contact: Ryan LaFontaine, General Manager
Size: Former building was 30,000 sq. ft. & heating/cooling
Former energy bill: $20,000/month using traditional HVAC.
Current bill: between $3,000 & $5,000/month.
Savings: $180,000 to $ 204,000 per year
Lawrence Technical University – New Student Services Building
Location: Southfield, Michigan
Contact: Joe Veryser, Assoc. Dean, College of Architecture
Size: 80,000 sf
Demonstrates geothermal at work: 88 – 300 ft. bores; no boilers, furnaces or gas meters
Beginning of a campus wide geothermal system
Current bill: No information available yet.
Savings: No information available yet.
University of Toledo – Practice Facility
Location:Toledo, OH
Contact: Chuck Lehnert, Assoc. VP for Facilities & Construction
Size: New Building: 24,000 sf
Renovation (Field House at right): 90,400 sf
Most advanced multi-use facility of its kind in the US
Provides HVAC with ROI under 3 years
42 bores, 300 ft. deep under the Arena – space was a critical issue
Current bill: No information available yet.
Savings: No information available yet.
Crossroads of Michigan
Location: Detroit, MI
Contact: Mary Hansel, Executive Director (313) 831-2787
Size: 14,000 sf commercial building retrofit
Non-profit, commercial business – social service outreach agency
Savings: They do not have comparison for heating or cooling yet, but they are close to projected cost of heating and cooling bills.
Golden Gate Casino
Location:Las Vegas, NV
Contact: Greg Stevens – Owner (586) 713-9939
Size: 400,000 sf retrofit building
Savings: Eliminated gas bill, reduced electrical bill by about 70%.
Crosswinds Communities – Garden Lofts
Location:Detroit, MI
Contact: Ruth: (517) 545-3900
Size: New Construction Luxury Lofts – 60 Units ranging in size from: 638 sq ft to 1,400 sq ft
Savings: Average utility bill is $30 to $40/month for each unit
University of British Columbia, Okanogan Campus
Location:British Columbia, Canada
Size:Campus-wide Geo-exchange System
Savings: 88% CO2 emission reduction, or 2,959 Tons/yr, equivalent to taking 14,000 cars off the road over the next two decades. $610,000 per year savings–offsetting the total project’s
capital cost in only 10 years.
Additional Installations
Murray State College – Tulsa, OK
Eisenhower Medical Center -El Centro, CA
Wayne State University – Detroit, MI
St. Joseph’s Hospital – Superior Twp, MI
Laurel Island Township – Laurel Island, GA
Northside Animal Hospital – Tewsbury Twp, NJ
Super Bowl Sports Medicine – Indianapolis, IN