As part of the Massasoit Community College Energy and Water Conservation Proposal, the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) has determined that the Massasoit Canton Campus may be a good site for a Geothermal Heating/Cooling System. This system would involve a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) that extracts heat stored in the upper layers of the Earth and delivers it to the building. During the summer, the GSHP system rejects the heat removed from a building, into the ground rather than into the atmosphere.
This new system can potentially reduce the energy costs for the Canton Campus by 25% to 40%.
DCAM is paying for a test well at the Massasoit Canton Campus. The test well will be approximately 1500 feet deep. Drilling activities will begin this week. On Tuesday, January 13th at noon, rigging and heavy equipment will be arriving to complete the site orientation. On Wednesday, January 14th the first day of drilling will begin. On Thursday, January 15th we hope to take a video to share with our students. The drilling is expected to take approximately two weeks and when completed, we hope that our students will be able to witness the installation of the induction tube.
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