In this episode we focus on geo-thermal - the upfront cost, the long term costs, the types of buildings that geo-thermal can provide the most value in, and so much more.   Wyatt Roberts is the Director of Pre Construction for Dandelion Energy, the nation’s leading home geothermal company offering heating and cooling solutions for the 21st century. Dandelion’s state of the art heat pump system combines wifi enabled monitoring and secure cloud storage creating a smarter, more responsive, and more innovative approach than any other heating/cooling system on the market. Wyatt is a veteran in the building industry, and prior to joining Dandelion, he specialized in high-performance home construction in upstate New York. 

01:50 Background 

03:50 How Wyatt became more focused on energy/sustainability 

08:30 How geothermal works 

12:30 Geothermal in a Passive House 

16:30 Long term costs of Geothermal 

20:30 Pre-heat hot water from home - Desuperheater 

21:08 Warranties/Maintenance

25:45 Future outlook for heating 

28:30 ERV independent from geo system 

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