What You Need To Know before getting Geothermal Heating and Cooling - Part 1

Curious about a geothermal system for a new energy-efficient smart home? If you have a hard time finding valuable and reliable information, this might be a gem. I'm hoping you can avoid a lot of research on solar-powered geothermal systems / vertical ground-source heating and cooling in a new residential building.

0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - Location and Floorplans
0:51 - Solar in the Woods
1:16 - Access to Geothermal
1:41 - Overview / Tour Summary
2:09 - Mechanical Room with Heat Exchanger and Hot Water
2:48 - Geothermal Wells
3:28 - Sizing of the System - Load Sizing, Manual J
3:38 - Insulation - Spray, Foam, and Hemp Batting
4:57 - Limited Materials and Equipment Availability - Europe ahead in Heat Pumps
05:59 - In-floor radiant heating
07:07 - Fan Coil Unit (FCU) similar to Mini-Splits
07:35 - Zoning and Home Automation
08:27 - Financials - Upfront Cost of the Geothermal System
09:09 - Ceilings and Duct Work
09:59 - Air Quality - Air Flow
10:26 - Savings / Running Costs Unknown, Yet - Load Sizing

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