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Benefits of Vertical Installation
Posted on: 07/23/2010
Vertical installation of a GHP (geothermal heat pump, ground source heat pump) is optimal in situations where homeowners are pressed for space. For example, we recently completed a project outside of Portland (Hillsboro, OR) where the only area to fi... | Read more
Horizontal Installation
Posted on: 07/23/2010
If you have the space, save the money! Installing a GHP (geothermal heat pump, ground source heat pump) is always less expensive to install horizontally than vertically. The energy saving benefit is exactly the same. The amount of space needed varies... | Read more
Building Green With Geothermal
Posted on: 07/23/2010
A common misconception of building a new home sustainably is that everything has to cost more. Well this is often the case; there are major efficiency improvements that can be made with price tags that are sometimes lower than outdated, less eco-frie... | Read more
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Geonomic Factoids:
According to the Department Of Energy, heating and cooling account for an average of 56% of the energy use in a typical U.S. home, the largest energy expense for most households.
According to the HBA, consumer demand for energy efficient building alternatives has more than quadrupled (4X) since 2005.
Surveys by Geoexchange consistently show that more than 95% of all GHP customers “very satisfied” with system.
Geothermal heat pumps generate the lowest emissions among all heating and cooling technologies.
According to the EPA, geothermal heat pumps are “the most energy efficient, environmentally clean, and cost effective space conditioning systems available,” saving homeowners up to 80% on heating, cooling, and hot water.
According to the HBA, for every $1 in annual energy savings, home value increases an average of $20.
According to the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA), the average household spent over $1,280 on heating during the winter of 2008-2009, up over 10% from last winter
According to the EIA, since 2005 natural gas prices in Oregon have increased over 50 percent. Since 2003 the price of electricity has risen over 35% per kilowatt-hour. By 2015 electricity is expected to increase another 25%,
According to Carbonfund.org, in a 3,000 sq. ft. house a potential annual reduction of 12,000 pounds of CO2. Equivalent to planting 850 pine trees annually.
For a 20 home (2,200 sq. ft.) GHP community: over 180,000 pounds of CO2 reduced annually. Over 4 million pounds of CO2 reduced over 20 years. Carbon offset equivalent to planting 13,000 pine trees annually.
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