Small Carbon Footprint with a Big Embrace

The Re-Greening of a Mountain Home

Customer

Residential Customer

Location

Pennsylvania, USA

Scope

Extensive HVAC upgrades using radiant heat to warm the rural log home and the addition of a large log garage with living quarters above.

Solution

Upgrade to a geo-to-radiant solution that included a 27 SEER water-to-air heat pump for a/c and back-up heat, and a high-temp, water-to-water system as the "geothermal boiler" to drive the radiant heat into a 120-gallon "thermal target" storage tank.

Result (ROI)

The customers saw an 80-percent drop in energy expenses, their carbon footprint got a lot smaller, as added to the size of their comfort zone.