Looking for examples of ground source heat pumps used for commercial buildings. Any thoughts?

Question

I'm looking for examples of ground source heat pumps being used to heat/cool large buildings, that is, something a bit bigger than an ordinary house. For example - a factory, large office building etc.

Thanks

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Answer 1

I work for the Keewatin Patricia District school board in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. We heat a number of our schools with ground source heat pumps. These buildings are in the 40,000 - 60,000 sq. ft. range. For more info check out the facilities link under the department menu at the KPDSB web site.

Answer 2

The idea is taking off in Australia for office buildings and is an energy efficient method of heating buildings.  It doesn't seem to be used where I am now which is in the Middle East as cooling towers offer a more energy efficient method of rejecting waste heat where only cooling is required.