Aecon supported the engineering, project management, installation of the underground infrastructure, and the installation and connection of ground-source heat pumps in the completed new-build homes. The system delivers clean, renewable energy to the development’s 35 townhouses and 38 condominium units.
For this project, we drew on technical expertise and worked with Aecon’s GeoExchange Systems team to manage the drilling of boreholes up to 250 feet deep to accommodate an existing aquifer under the city.
“This project and type of drilling is unique,” says Leslie Raitt (Sr. Program Manager, Aecon Green Energy Solutions). “We used a mobile drilling rig mounted on a ‘pick-up truck’ type vehicle which completes the work using mud and water instead of casing. It is ideal for smaller footprints, in particular residential applications.”