Miami’s geothermal system includes a 700-bore vertical heat exchanger, 300 of which were installed under two ponds –the first such configuration worldwide –in addition to a 133-loop pond-based heat exchanger. To date, we have converted over half the square footage of Miami’s campus from fossil fuel-based steam to electric-based heating and cooling.

Over the last decade, Miami University has cut campus-wide energy use by 48% and carbon emissions by 56%, while increasing total GSF by 28%. Our team’s continued work with Miami will eliminate steam from the campus by 2026.