35 MARCH 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Up-Close Look at Construction Progress Adapted from Information by the University of Michigan More than 100 University of Michigan (U-M) community members gathered at the site of the future Central Campus residential development to observe construction efforts that will advance the university’s progress toward carbon neutrality. Three rigs have been drilling boreholes for a geoexchange system to heat and cool the dining hall and adjacent parts of the complex. “Geoexchange is a promising, immediately actionable technology in the Midwest,” said Shana Weber, associate vice president for campus sustainability. “Paired with future renewable electricity, it will be entirely combustion-free. Today’s geoexchange projects will set the stage for much wider adoption across the university and beyond.” U-M has three geoexchange projects under construction: 1. The system to serve the Central Campus residential complex. 2. The Hayward Street Geothermal Facility on North Campus. 3. A system to serve the Edward and Rosalie Ginsberg Building. “I’m encouraged to see our community rally around such a tangible effort,” said Kelly Jones, who manages Planet Blue Ambassadors, a program which serves as an entry point to sustainability resources for students, faculty, and staff across the university. “Carbon neutrality efforts can sometimes seem invisible and highly technical. So as U-M builds geoexchange facilities that will spur our progress, it’s important that we inform our community about them, and give them opportunities to experience this work firsthand.” Photo by Joe Borek, UMSocial. GEO Geothermal by: GEOptimize 10-Week Certified GeoExchange Design (CGD) Online Course April 2-June 4 ~ ONLINE phone: 204-318-2156 Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Training April 9-11 ~ Allentown, PA April 23-25 ~ Reno, NV April 30-May 2 ~ Tulsa, OK phone: 800-498-1942 E-mail: training@rainbird.com Pipe by: McElroy University Fusion Courses Tulsa, OK April 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, ~ Tulsa, OK Operator Qualification April 10-11 ~ Tulsa, OK phone: 918-836-8611 Education Connection
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