Shortly after the completion of the drilling for the Geothermal wells, Christopher Sweetnam- Holmes gave a brief educational tour to 20-30 people. We invited the public to see the wells before they before buried underneath the building forever. The wells are actually pretty small but those who visited with us seemed really eager to learn about how the system works.
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September 2006:
In late September, we started drilling the 14 geothermal wells needed to supply heat for EcoCité on the Canal.
It takes one day to drill each 500-foot well.
To learn about geothermal energy and how it works, please visit the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition website.
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August 2006:
Recently, long-awaited site work began on our EcoCité on the Canal project.
The building that previously occupied the site, Ottawa’s Villa Deli, was demolished to make room for the new multi-use Eco-building.
Any valuable and/or reusable materials in the building had previously been removed from the building, and all remaining materials will be sorted off site for recycling where possible.
