Chicago’s Geothermal Permit Program
We just successfully applied for and acquired our first geothermal bore hole well pilot program permit. Let's say it was eye opening. The aftermath of the tunnel disaster where a contractor unknowingly drilled a hole into a freight tunnel flooding basements in Chicago's loop resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and the creation of the Office of the Underground (O.U.C.). The OUC is where all of the different stakeholders look at your site plan and confirm that the 75 foot deep, 4" diameter boreholes will do no harm. We worked with Paul Johnson of installgeothermal.com and are were quite pleased with his service.
We are one of the first to complete a permit with the program and are happy to help you with your sustainable design and energy needs.
If you combine geothermal with a passivehouse level of building envelope control and the proper solar orientation, your energy costs moving forward can be very minimal. We don’t recommend the passive house certification because it’s very expensive but we recommend is level of performance and using a blower door test to measure leakage and the figure out where things stand. Ask us!
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We just successfully applied for and acquired our first geothermal bore hole well pilot program permit. Let's say it was eye opening. The aftermath of the tunnel disaster where a contractor unknowingly drilled a hole into a freight tunnel flooding basements in Chicago's loop resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and the creation of the Office of the Underground (O.U.C.). The OUC is where all of the different stakeholders look at your site plan and confirm that the 75 foot deep, 4" diameter boreholes will do no harm. We worked with Paul Johnson of installgeothermal.com and are were quite pleased with his service.
We are one of the first to complete a permit with the program and are happy to help you with your sustainable design and energy needs.
If you combine geothermal with a passivehouse level of building envelope control and the proper solar orientation, your energy costs moving forward can be very minimal. We don’t recommend the passive house certification because it’s very expensive but we recommend is level of performance and using a blower door test to measure leakage and the figure out where things stand. Ask us!
#geothermal #chicagopermits #ouc #geothermalpilotpermitprogram #officeoftheunderground #sustainabledesign #heatpumps #lincolnpark #hydepark #logansquare #oldtown #goldcoast #westtown #highlandpark #olsonkundig #811 #811Chicago #oakpark #burrridge #oakbrook #hinsdale #passivehouse #passivehaus