⌂ 5 At A Glance 5 What’s Happened so far? 5 Geothermal wells removed from project

Geothermal wells removed from project

April 2020

At its March 24 meeting, the Building Committee voted to remove geothermal wells from the project. This decision came after the discovery of unanticipated contaminants during geothermal test well drilling at the Peirce Practice Field in February.

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  • HMFH Architects will make adjustments to the design of the new school to use alternate technology for heating and cooling the new building.
  • In addition, the Building Committee directed the design team to further evaluate additional sustainability features that can be incorporated into the project.
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