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Brian Urlaub presenting at EUCI’s Applications of Geothermal Heat Pumps
Brian Urlaub is presenting at EUCI's Application of Geothermal Heat Pumps July 17, 2024.
Join Salas O’Brien’s Brian Urlaub for a session on 5G thermal energy network transition.
Geo-exchange systems are well established as a basis for thermal system electrification and realizing associated decarbonization and operating cost benefits. A geo-exchange system deployed in an ambient loop approach is a shared distribution system moving consistent temperature heat between multiple sources and multiple users, lowering capital expenditures as well as operating costs. Salas O’Brien’s ambient loop experience includes a commercial campus, a 300+ single-family home development, and a multi-block urban development. Session includes discussion of precondition assessment, the differences between single-pipe and two-pipe options, utilizing TRNSYS modeling, and multi-source opportunities.
As head of Salas O’Brien’s mixed-use and residential district energy system practice, Brian Urlaub is part of a leadership group that has completed more than 400 geothermal projects to date, providing over 84,000 tons of system capacity. Urlaub is a member of the board of directors of IGSHPA, serving as vice chairman, and is past president of the Wisconsin Geothermal Association, past member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Geothermal Heat Pump Association, and past Advisory Council member of IGHSPA.
5G Thermal Energy Networks are the fastest growing segment in the geothermal heat pump market.Brian UrlaubAVP, Director of Geothermal Operations, Salas O’Brien
About EUCI
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About Salas O’Brien
Salas O’Brien is an engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for the past ten years on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.
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