Ground source heat pump systems present an opportunity to be climate and energy-resilient building systems by reducing potential physical damage from extreme weather events (i.e high wind, flooding, snowstorms, etc) and lowering electricity required to power these systems. The buried ground loop infrastructure, indoor heat pumps, and high-efficiency rating all contribute to the energy resiliency nature of geothermal systems. These advantages also have beneficial implications for reliable, affordable, safe, and secure heating and cooling resources, particularly for environmental justice and historically underserved communities. This session will highlight key planning and design features demonstrating how ground source heat pumps are a significant resiliency tool for energy infrastructure. Particularly, we will review the geothermal design strategies for a multifamily building and an innovative research center in NYC that enhances the buildings’ ability to adapt to severe weather events such as urban heat and flooding. We will also review an affordable housing development in Washington D.C. that is installing a community heat pump system to help address energy cost resiliency during peak demand on the hottest and coldest days of the year. Enduring severe weather events and mitigating against peak demands and electricity surges are core resiliency features geothermal can address. As a well-known technology with cutting-edge applications, individual and community ground source systems are one opportune tool to strengthen buildings’ climate resilience.