OGA Down to Earth Bulletin April 15, 2020

OGA President’s Message regarding COVID-19
Stan Reitsma, President of the Ontario Geothermal Association (OGA) updates members on the rules for limited operations in the geothermal heating and cooling industry and provides links to a host of COVID-19 resources including government supports for businesses, information on essential services, and WSIB announcements.
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HRAI – How to Serve customers in these times
Good article about the safe provision of contractor services.
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Geothermal cooling at production builder scale in Ausin, Texas -Ultra modern community in Austin has a borehole in each backyard, solar PV on every roof, smart home systems and amenities for healthy living. Developer says it’s not that hard to design, build and sell fully green houses.
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Geothermal and solar PV for 80 units in Troy, New York-The pet-friendly Vicina Ð Modern Urban Flats in Troy, New York will be 80 rental units starting at $1100 per month with geothermal heating and cooling, solar PV and a smart home high tech package.
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Six more Netherlands greenhouse firms connected to geothermal district- Sixteen green houses all in one area in The Netherlands are now connected to geothermal heating, which supplies 20 MWth total, saving 22,000 kilotons of CO2 and 12 million m3 of natural gas.
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