Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart was on hand for the unveiling of the first residential geothermal "Geo Hot Rod" snow and ice melt system installation in North America on March 9, 2011 at the Marcraft Homes Copper Beech Estates development on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam, BC.
"The Geo Hot Rod system being installed at this Coquitlam home is a simple technology that utilizes a superconductor to transfer the Earth's geothermal heat to the surface of the homes driveway clear of snow and ice," said Glen Bereti, of HVAC Systems.
Andrea Jauck, Director of Sales and Marketing, Matthew Jauck, Project Coordinator and David Harkinson, Director of Construction for Marcraft Homes were on-site as the mayor viewed a presentation from HVAC Systems, the distributor of the Geo Hot Rod system.
"This geothermal system being installed at this Marcraft home is a green initiative, which eliminates consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels used by alternative snow-melt systems," said Andrea Jauck.
The geothermal snow and ice melt system uses a superconductor that transfers heat 30,000 times faster than silver. This brings the below ground temperatures to the surface to melt ice and snow without any pumps or additional energy. That means no operation costs after installation.
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Geothermal energy is an emerging technology that I want us to examine closely for use in City projects. This particular installation uses super-thermal-conductors buried deep in the soil to add a slight amount of heat to driveway and sidewalk surfaces to naturally melt snow and ice in the winter months, without fuel or electricity.
CanRichard 3 months ago