Due to the climate change and other
environmental issues, many homeowners and business owners prefer to use environmental
friendly systems to reduce the harmful impacts on the environment. Very often
we hear about the “green” products in the market that are supposed to have none
or a little harmful impact on the environment during the cycle of their
production to disposal. Geothermal heating system in terms of “green” is the
most environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient system out of all other
green products and systems.
In the United States, use of fossil fuels
is very common for the purpose of heating and cooling, in a home and business. In
order to maintain a comfortable temperature in your indoors, it requires almost
50 percent of the total energy consumption of an average home. Fossil fuels
that are commonly used to provide heat to your home require more energy and are
less efficient as compared to the geothermal heating system. Use of fossil
fuels for heating purpose not only wastes valuable non-renewable resources, but
it also results in damage to the environment.
Geothermal heating systems need much
lesser energy than a furnace or other heating systems thus have the highest
positive impacts on the environment. There are no burning of fossil fuels
involved in the case of geothermal heat pumps. This system utilizes natural energy
present within the earth's interior to provide heat to your home or office. Overall
operation of geothermal heat pumps needs energy of the earth and electricity,
making the working of heat pumps free of any combustion and unsafe byproducts
such as greenhouse gases. Geothermal heating systems use a larger percentage of
natural geothermal energy for the operation instead of electricity, which makes
it possible to lower the energy consumption by conserving electricity.
Because of their high efficiency almost
half of the world’s direct geothermal usage is associated with geothermal heating
systems. The efficiency of geothermal heat pump systems is higher than the
other available green products and systems so they are more effective in reducing
harmful environmental impacts. You can make your home environmental friendly
and truly “green” by installing geothermal heating system. These systems will
help you to reduce your carbon footprint and save your money for any other
heating or cooling system. For more information on Geothermal heating systems,
call Smith Sustainable Design based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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