I visited the work site this past Sunday, Sept. 5. Here's the status of the geothermal field, the area under the parking lot that will host the 50+ wells.
It's hard to see in the picture, but there are coils of tubing that I assume are the "wells." These wells are tiny little things, only about an each in diameter. The hole is drilled down some 100-150 feet, then the tubing/piping is fed down the hole to serve as one of the wells. At Euclid, the geothermal field is under the parking lot and will be connected to the church building via piping under Euclid Avenue. That underground connection will be completed underground and will not require any above-ground digging up of the street, which is awfully nice.
Just some updates on the order of operations. After the geothermal field is complete, the paving company will begin work on paving the parking lot with permeable brick pavers. Simultaneously, work on the geothermal system itself will be concentrated in the church building, including replacing of ducts and installation of the heating/cooling units. In fact, the interior duct work has already begun:
