URBAN SUSTAINABILITY – GEOTHERMAL PROPERTIES

Exploration of the potential of geothermal properties can fit in two main categories

a) Active – comprising the installation of geothermal heat pumps. 30 to 100 meters deep syphons providing for stable temperature below ground level to balance temperature changes inside the house.

b) Active – cooling tubes as seen on the Melbourne City Council building

c) Passive – capturing stable temperature below ground level as shallow as 2-3m below ground with thermal mass and vent systems in place not too dissimilar from old fashioned chimney.

Application of the geo thermal properties can be used on single house or at the precinct level.