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EDITOR'S

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Putting A Spotlight On Geothermal

eothermal systems have long been an

coming months we'll provide articles, podcast in-

area of interest for me. The efficiency,

terviews, newsletters, and webinars, covering a

minimal environmental impact, and

wide range of geothermal issues and projects.

excellent indoor air quality that a properly de-

The majority of the information will be on our

signed system provides is difficult to beat. It's also

website,

difficult to beat the durability of these systems.

because that allows us to provide ongoing cover-

The heat-exchange component, once properly in-

age without waiting for the next print issue. You

stalled, is basically a piece of infrastructure that

can find all of the information we assemble, in-

will likely outlive the building. The drive-system

cluding the Bottleworks story, at commercialar-

(pumps, valves, controllers, heat) equipment is

chitecturemagazine.com/geothermal. We'll also

kept indoors, eliminating wear and tear from the

keep you up to date on our activities with a special

weather. If the system is properly maintained,

section of our online table of contents page, p. 2

which doesn't take a great deal of time or effort, it

in this issue.

can operate flawlessly for decades.
Long-time readers of this magazine know that

commercialarchitecturemagazine.com,

What do we have planned? Coverage of these
projects for starters:

geothermal consultant Jay Egg of Egg Geother-

* Cornell Univ., Roosevelt Island, NYC

mal, Kissimmee, FL (egggeo.com) has provided

* Whisper Valley, TX, and a variety of Texas

somewhat regular coverage of this technology for

school projects

several years through articles and podcasts. Our

* Google's new campus

most recent effort involved telling the story about

* Pinewood Forrest, near Atlanta.

the Bottleworks condominium complex in Cedar

We'll also provide podcast interviews with a vari-

Rapids, IA ("From Root Beer to Geothermal Effi-

ety of geothermal experts and an AIA CEU webi-

ciency," April 2017, p. 18). Since that time, Jay has

nar presented by Jay Egg.

been very busy consulting on projects, particular-

As part of our collaboration, you'll also get to

ly in New York state and Ontario, Canada, and

know more about the role IGSHPA plays in estab-

conducting education seminars. The reason he's

lishing geothermal installation standards and gen-

been busy is because activity in the geothermal

eral best practices. The organization has been and

arena is heating up. As a result, Jay and I felt it was

is at the forefront of this technology as it has de-

time to heat up our coverage of this important

veloped through the years and is your go-to source

area of HVAC technology.

for technical information.

Beginning with this issue, Commercial Archi-

We're looking forward to this new offering and

tecture and Egg Geothermal have partnered with

are confident it will help you better understand

sponsoring organizationIGSHPA, the Interna-

the technology and the significant role it can play

tional Ground Source Heat Pump Association,

in your projects. To get started, turn to p. 24 to

Stillwater, OK (igshpa.org) and consulting engi-

read Jay Egg's overview article, then bookmark

neer Don Penn of DPCE, Dallas (donpenn.com),

commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/geother-

to produce ongoing and extensive coverage of

mal to keep up to date with the latest in geother-

geothermal technology and its application. In the

mal systems. CA

With support from the International Ground Source Heat
Pump Association (igshpa.org), Stillwater, OK, Commercial Architecture and Jay Egg of Egg Geothermal, Kissimmee, FL (egggeo.com) will provide ongoing coverage
of geothermal projects and technology at commercialarchitecturemagazine.com/geothermal.

Gary L. Parr
Editorial Director

commercialarchitecturemagazine.com

DECEMBER 2017

COMMERCI A L A RCHI T EC T URE

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