Big Green: geo-exchange

[John Freiburger]

A related question:

We plan to install a system in a sandy soil that has an  occasionally high
water table.  With climate change, we now regularly have three to six inch
rain falls.  All precipitation at the site infiltrates, except when the soil
is frozen and major events occur.


Might the wet/damp soil transfer better than dry soils?

What will be the effect of wetted sand in the heat exchange areas?  What
will the seasonal variation look like in Wisconsin, if any?


Freiburger


On 10/28/08 10:04 AM, "Pavlova, Ludmilla" <lpavlova at facil.umass.edu> wrote:

> I like that term as well!  This conversation reminded me to ask you
> this: has anyone studied the implementation of geo-exchange systems that
> are implemented in parallel with domestic septic systems?  Is there a
> synergy between the installation of a leaching field and the possible
> concurrent installation of geo-exchange piping?
> 
> Just wondering...
> 
> Ludmilla Pavlova, AIA, LEED AP
> 
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