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Articles by Jay Egg

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Geothermal HVAC

Empire State Plaza's Great Escape

Tradespeople who only work with fossil fuels must understand that heating can be accomplished with electrically driven heat pumps.
May 7, 2021
Jay Egg
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It is counterintuitive for tradespeople who work with boilers and know how to create heat through combustion of fossil fuels to understand that heating can be accomplished with electrically driven heat pumps.


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Geothermal HVAC

Plumbing Clean Heating and Cooling

The key to clean heating and cooling is in our plumbing infrastructure.
April 2, 2021
Jay Egg
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Water infrastructure under our streets and in our buildings is useful for a lot more than potable water and sanitary sewer.


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Geothermal HVAC

How New York's State Capital Switched Off Natural Gas

Four years of combined efforts to stop installation of gas turbines for clean, surface water coupled electric chillers have helped to change policy in New York.
February 8, 2021
Jay Egg
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The Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York, was the vision and legacy of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller.
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Geothermal HVAC

Drinking Water Energy: The Time is Now

This and other fluid exchange technologies provide real solutions that play a vital part in converting our building stock over to heat pumps.
February 1, 2021
Jay Egg
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When we are talking about water energy, there is another type of hydropower that has to do with using water movement to transfer energy in the form of BTUs.
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Geothermal HVAC

The Manual of Best Practice for an MEP Career: Good Balance

Through code changes and these challenging times, it's wonderful to see that we can adapt our skillsets for the industry’s needs.
October 31, 2020
Jay Egg
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Through code changes and these challenging times, it's wonderful to see that we can adapt our skillsets for the industry’s needs.
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Geothermal HVAC

The Integral Role of Geothermal Heat Pumps in Beneficial Electrification

Air-source geothermal heat pumps are absolutely necessary to help us attain the goal of zero on-site admissions.
August 10, 2020
Jay Egg
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Air-source geothermal heat pumps are absolutely necessary to help us attain the goal of zero on-site admissions. They provide a terrific amount of site-sourced energy from the ambient air and the earth beneath our buildings.
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Geothermal HVAC

The Case for Beneficial Electrification

Buildings must switch from furnaces and boilers to electric heat pumps for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
July 8, 2020
Jay Egg
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The topic of beneficial electrification has been a difficult topic since I started writing back in 2009.
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Geothermal HVAC

Cooling Towers and Legionella Primer; Where Are We Headed?

May 4, 2020
Jay Egg
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What do lawn darts, seat belts and cooling towers have in common? They have all been subjects of epidemiological studies. 
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New Contractor Opportunities with Geothermal Districts
Geothermal HVAC

New Contractor Opportunities with Geothermal Districts

March 26, 2020
Jay Egg
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Communities transitioning from natural gas to geothermal heating and cooling ensures decades of infrastructure build-out.
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Geohermal HVAC

The $9 Billion Question: Stranded Assets or GeoMicroDistricts?

February 3, 2020
Jay Egg
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That $9 billion figure is just enough to replace 25 percent of Massachusetts’ aging natural gas infrastructure — and expected to take two decades.
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