New York-based developer Lendlease has received a $4M grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to deploy a geothermal heat exchange system at its 1 Java Street residential towers under construction in Brooklyn.
When the installation is completed in 2025, the all-electric, 834-unit high-rise development will be the largest residential project in the Empire State to use a geothermal system of this type.
The installation of the vertical closed loop system will involve drilling 320 boreholes across the 2.6-acre site. The system will include an underground network of pipes that will circulate a water solution be heated or cooled by the earth, depending on the season.
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