Maximize the efficiency of your geothermal heating and cooling system by pairing it with a zoning system. Zoning provides further control over your home or business’s heating and cooling use to further improve the overall efficiency of your system. Read on to learn more about zoning systems, and how they can be used with your geothermal heating and cooling system.

Many heating and cooling systems use the same settings for the entire structure, which can result in uneven temperatures as well as wasted energy. Not all spaces are created equal, so applying the same settings for use in every space can be an inefficient use of energy. Many spaces experience common problems, such as upper levels being much warmer than lower levels. With a geothermal heating and cooling system which doesn’t have zoning, you can’t adjust the thermostat to only provide additional cooling upstairs. To cool the upper levels, you would also be adding additional cooling downstairs where it is not needed, wasting energy as well as possibly making the area too cold for comfort.

Zoning systems work to increase the efficiency of your geothermal heating and cooling system by providing more control over how you use this energy within your spaces. By dividing your home or office into zones, a zoning system allows you to control how your geothermal heating and cooling system conditions each space independent of the others.

With a zoning system, you’ll control each zone’s conditions by using an individual thermostat. Using the zone’s thermostat, you can adjust temperature settings without affecting other areas of your home or office. Also, you can turn restrict the use of your geothermal heating and cooling system in specific zones when these areas are not in use, reducing energy waste. Maximize efficiency even further by using programmable thermostats in each zone, which can help you control energy use automatically.

Adding zoning for your geothermal heating and cooling system is a great solution to increase comfort throughout your home or office, as well as maximize on the energy savings your system can provide. To learn more about zoning solutions for your geothermal heating and cooling system, contact Smith Sustainable Design.

If you are considering solar installation for your home or business, you may have different reasons than someone else. Or, you may be searching for more information about the benefits you’ll receive from installing solar panels to generate your own power. Everyone has their own reasons for considering solar installation, but let’s take a look at some of the most common ones so you can see the direct benefits solar installation provides.

Solar installation can help me save money

It’s true; the savings of generating your own solar energy for use at home is a major benefit of solar installation. With a grid-tied system, you may be producing enough electricity through your solar panels to avoid using energy from your electric company. Depending on the arrangement with your utility provider, they may even end up crediting you for the excess amounts of electricity your system produces. Each statement from your utility provider will reflect the savings which result from solar installation.

Solar installation helps the environment

A solar installation will produce clean, natural electricity for use in your home or business directly from the sun’s energy. Much of the electricity used from a utility provider was created by burning coal and other fossil fuels for energy. Electricity generated from your solar installation is a better choice for the environment. When you choose to go solar to help the environment, you are taking a huge step towards sustainable living. Generating your own electric power through solar installation reduces, and may even eliminate, your dependence on fossil fuels for energy use.

Solar installation utilizes the latest technology

Solar installation offers the latest technology for use in your home or business. Today’s solar panels offer efficient energy technology in a sleeker package. Solar installations can be custom designed for your home or business, so ignore the notion that solar panels are big, bulky, and ugly. The best solar technology combines looks and power which can help you turn your rooftop into prime real estate for electricity generation.

A solar installation has much more to offer than just these benefits. The decision to go solar is different for everyone, but many of us are seeking some of the same benefits. Let Smith Sustainable Design help you get all the benefits you’re seeking by going solar; contact us today to learn more about how solar installations benefit you and the planet.