Teamwork Makes the "Therm" Work! Scaling District Geothermal Through Coalitions

Round One: Maybe to Yes - Though I'm not an expert in this field and only know of some geothermal projects in NYC. Hence, I'm not sure how helpful this is to the conference audience. If NY City Government has a project and can join the panel or one of the case studies used is NYC-based, then it may be more relateable. It is a very positive and catchy proposal. I like how the the speakers represent different groups. The proposal says that it was presented at the BuildingEnergy Boston Conference so would like to know the feedback on the session. 

Maybe, this proposal provides an interesting perspective on geothermal technology for district and network application. This is an emerging technology and as Michaela has expressed there are a handful ofgeothermal projects that have been done in NYC. Marcus Garvey Village in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY is a great example of a project that can provide some relvance to the content of this session. Any case study of NYC projects similar to this one would help as it aligns with the objective of the proposed session and would bring the relevance needed. An interview and panelist presentaion format is great for this topic. Agreed, feedback of past presentation for this session would help provide insight into ways we can addapt the content to be more relevant for a NYC audience.

Round 2: Yes - This "yes" could become a no Thursday based on our overall results. I like it, but it doesn't *HAVE* to be in. It has several strengths, and the topic -- GSHPs -- is of great interest today given the ITC change. The session should focus more on the technical design nuances of networked vs. building geothermal, and a little less on the coalition building aspect, in my opinion.- BrightCore can add other panelists more relevant to NY -- including NYCHA, ConEd, NYPA or possibly a private developer working with NYCHA- Washington DC project, Barry Farms, is an awesome case study that is expected to begin by year end. It's a major affordable housing redevelopment being done by Preservation for Affordable Housing (POAH), who may also be available to join as a panelist to use that project as a case study.- HEET speaker is confirmed and offers a regional, if not national, perspective around advocacy and stakeholder engagement. They are working on a project in Framingham now, closely with Eversource, to basically retrofit a neighborhood from gas to geothermal, ILO replacing gas lines in kind. The community involvement/forums were crucial for project success, and transferrable to NY and beyond.- Lauren Hildebrand would moderate the panel, including another BrightCore colleague, GSHP consultant, HEET, and TBD utility provider and/or building owner/community developer.- The coalition building, working together theme carries through to the technology too -- and the benefits of networked, multi-building geothermal vs. single building geothermal (community vs. individual).

R2 meeting: Great MA case study, not as applicable in NYC. But: also working on a more applicable system in DC. Can talk about design complexities and construction. Category should be MEP/HVAC.