Largest Geothermal System In Ohio Goes To High School
When the new 264,000-sq-ft Barberton High School opened last fall, approximately 1,200 students roamed the brand-new hallways and worked at state-of-the-art technology centers. But beyond the amenities like the arena-style gymnasium, a four-sided video scoreboard, or the school’s state-of-the art auditorium, Barberton High School boasts of something no other school can: it is heated and cooled by the largest geothermal hvac system in the state of Ohio.
The goal of installing an hvac system that would outlive a traditional system of boilers, chillers, and rooftop units was the idea of Fred Fries, business manager for the new school. But the idea was not a popular one, at least not at first.