2008 ASHRAE Technology Award Winner: Hybrid Geothermal for Hotel

Designing an HVAC system for a beachfront hotel can be challenging because of the hot, humid, and salt-laden atmosphere. Designers of the Springhill Suites in Pensacola Beach, Fla., used a hybrid geothermal system to address the challenges of building a hotel on an island. Annual data for this hotel site shows excellent results. With only a few of the hybrid geothermal system components exposed to the harsh ocean salt atmosphere, expensive component replacement is reduced along with substantial life-cycle cost reduction.

Units: Dual

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 50, no. 6, June 2008



Product Code(s): D-AJ08Jun04