Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa to use Goethermal Energy
Friends Select, an independent Quaker school in center city Philadelphia, Pa, is constructing a thermal energy system,.
Drilling holes " ... 1,500 feet below the sidewalk ... in search of energy savings."
" ... will use the ambient temperature of the ground, about 50 degrees, to heat and cool the Quaker-run office complex."
" ... costing $1.3 million, ... will help eliminate the center's emissions of greenhouse gases and cut its energy costs by an estimated 46 percent. The payback period: six to eight years."
Freied Select has other "green" application ... " ... a green makeover that includes solar panels, a vegetated roof, and rainwater holding tanks to flush the toilets."Via: www.philly.com Link
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