Ground Source Heat Pump, Queensbury

System

Sun: Passive Solar design
Water:Composting toilets and low flow showers and faucets
Earth: Geothermal: Open-loop, well water ground source heat pump for radiant, in-floor heating

Efficiency: Very efficient design, including insulated concrete foundation; triple plane windows, R30 walls and R40 ceiling with structural panels; LED lighting.

Date of Installation: 2008-09

Type/kind: Residential (4; 2 Adults, 2 Children)

Installer: Geothermal - ACT

Description of Case Study: Beyond the above notedfeatures, this residence also has
several other aspects worthy of note: a low footprint for construction of the building (minimum of trees removed, landscape modification minimal); salvaged old logging wood from St. John river, two to four hundred year old
birch, which is being used for flooring and ceiling cover; ground source heat pump enough to supply heat for 2800 square feet. This project is currently in mid construction, but is slated to be finished by 2010.