News & Announcements Archive

Retrofitting buildings to reduce or replace fossil fuels for heating and cooling is high on the to-do list for the KW Region.

Based on an initial prefeasibility study with WR Community Energy, City of Kitchener staff are developing a business case for a district-energy project to provide shared, clean energy to a group of buildings in Kitchener’s Innovation District.

A centralized, ground source heat pump (geothermal) would generate heat and cold through piped hot and cold water. Check out the website to see what else is in the works for our region.

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Interesting article about what facility managers need to know about geothermal ground source systems.

As public pressure grows for property owners to reduce their carbon footprint, attention has shifted to renewable energy.

Geothermal systems provide a major environmental opportunity for the nation. Facility managers can play a vital role in exploring that opportunity and determining its implications for their properties.

What do you think? Let us know!

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Have you seen this article on National Geographic written by Jay Egg about the 10 Myths of Geothermal Heating and Cooling?

It has some really good information about how geothermal works and it debunks some myths.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/10-myths-about-geothermal-heating-and-cooling

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