Drake Landing Solar Community: Okotoks

Energy Award

Photo gallery: September 6, 2005

First Borehole and U-Tube Insertion. Click on thumbnails for larger images.

 Drilling first borehole.   Construction of first row of garages (south side).
 Collector piping under eaves of garages.    Construction of first row of garages (north side).
 Brick work on Energy Centre.    Drilling of first borehole.
 Drilling of first borehole.    Drilling of first borehole.
 District heating system tee connection for house service.    Trenching for district heating loop.
 U-tubes on test bench for pressure testing.    Drilling of first borehole.
 Grout tubes and spacers on U-tubes.    Borehole field header system pipe.
 U-tubes on test bench.    District heating system header assembly in Energy Centre.
 Carrying first U-tube to the borehole.    Mixing of the borehole grout.
 End weight for U-tube.    Measuring depth of borehole after drilling.
 Inserting the first u-tube into borehole.    Inserting the first u-tube into borehole.
 Inserting the first u-tube into borehole.    Inserting the first u-tube into borehole.
 First u-tube completely inserted into borehole.    Grout tube connected to grout pump.
 First borehole completely filled with grout.    First borehole completely filled with grout.
 Protection sleeve placed over U-tube to allow for backfilling.