Dehumidification Dehumidification takes advantage of heat pump technology. For more information on dehumidification, see our section on humidity control . Wescor represents WaterFurnace for commercial applications of geothermal heat pumps. Geothermal energy is often considered the leading edge of commercial heating and cooling technology. Geothermal is touted as the safest, cleanest, and most reliable space conditioning system available.
Geothermal energy is an unlimited resource.
The earth underneath and surrounding a building contains a vast reservoir of low temperature thermal energy, typically 10 times that required over an entire heating season. This resource is constantly resupplied by the sun, the surrounding earth, and heat rejected while cooling during summer. There are several basic types of geothermal energy applications for commercial buildings. The geothermal heat pumps transfer the energy between offices using a closed water loop, with a boiler and cooler tower for supplemental heating and cooling. Ground loop systems take advantage of the earth s energy.