Aspen School District to study sustainable heating, cooling

Aspen School District to study sustainable heating, cooling

The Aspen School District is on the verge of drilling 1,000 feet into the earth.  That’s to test the feasibility of installing geothermal heat pumps, a highly efficient heating and cooling system which would allow the district to harness the below-ground temperature of the earth to heat and cool its buildings.   “I want to push the envelope a little bit,” said project lead Joe Waneka, Aspen School District’s director of operations and facilities…