Geothermal Benefits
Geothermal systems are the most environmentally friendly way to heat and cool homes and buildings. Orca allows you to take advantage one of the greatest sustainable energy resources available; the natural thermal properties of our earth.
How Orca Helps Developers
Orca Energy and its parent company, GeoTility have been installing and operating geothermal HVAC systems for over 30 years, giving you the confidence that we know geothermal! We have our own engineering, design and construction crews, complete with drilling rigs and other equipment. This makes us a single point of contact and allows us to maintain tight control over the entire design and construction process from start to finish.
Developers and builders are having increasingly more strict environmental and sustainability requirements put on their projects. Geothermal systems are one of the most effective ways to meet many of these requirements. Orca will work with you to ensure that your project gets the maximum benefit for meeting these new standards.
The best part about Orca’s geothermal systems is that there is no cost to developers or builders! Orca simply charges a monthly fee for the use of Orca’s heating and cooling services, just like any other utility charge.
We are the Builder and Developer’s Geothermal Company
No Increased Capital Cost
Orca will design, build and own the infrastructure so there is no additional cost to your project budget
Meet Environmental Requirements
New Construction is facing increasingly more pressure to be environmentally friendly, such as Net Zero Energy and Green House Gas reduction. Orca helps you meet these mandates to show that your project meets or exceeds these objectives
Differentiate Your Project
Geothermal adds a significant sustainability feature to your project, giving homebuyers and businesses a true sense knowing that by buying in your community, they are making a meaningful contribution to solving the global warming crisis. Orca will assist you maximizing the marketing benefit from its use of geothermal.
Save $ On California Title 24
Orca’s geothermal will reduce the required amount of solar and other required upgrades to meet Title 24
Free Up Space & Eliminate Noise
Geothermal systems do not use outdoor condensers or rooftop equipment, Orca can free up this space for more valuable design features like outdoor living spaces - without the noise and unsightliness of air conditioning equipment
Years Of Experience
Orca and its parent company, GeoTility have been designing, installing and operating geothermal systems for over 30 years. You can be assured that there is nothing that we have not seen or dealt with. Our decades of experience has made us the most experienced and very best in the geothermal industry.
Increased Values
Homes and buildings with geothermal heating and cooling systems are shown to be worth more
Eliminate Construction Elements
Because a geothermal system has fewer components, you will eliminate building requirements like wiring to outdoor equipment, natural gas piping & furnace venting & refrigeration lines, saving time and money
Streamlined Construction Process & Minimal Impact To Your Critical Path
Our construction teams are experienced at working in production building environments. We adhere to strict procedures that ensure the installation of our infrastructure will not interfere with your construction schedule
What Developers & Builders Are Saying
Having GeoTiliy – Terrasource involved at the very launch of Wilden back in 2003 allowed us to showcase how Geothermal heating and cooling could not only benefit our Buyers comfort in their new home but also display our responsibility and stewardship to the environment which has become Wilden’s hallmark after all these years.
— Brent Couves,
Vice President - Sales Manager, Wilden Master Planned Community
These single family homes are built to such high standard they’ve been rated as the most energy efficient ever built by Bozzuto. This is the most earth – friendly and economical heating and cooling technology in the world, Sage is the first Bozzuto home community to have geothermal systems as part of the standard construction, it is yet another example of how Buzzoto places environmental accountability high on their list of priorities. Orca, successfully provided all the geothermal infrastructure as part of their utility service.
— Buzzoto Homes - Sage at Maple Lawn, MD
In today’s environmental conscious world, it is critical that we provide features for buyers that assure them that they are contributing to the solution for global warming and de-carbonization by their home choice. Orca – Terrasource’s geothermal service is a great technology and home feature to offer to buyers, and best of all, Orca – Terrasource provided this with no additional cost.
— Dave Coombs,
Developer & Builder, Candence at the Lakes Development
We have been working with the GeoTility - Terrasource – Orca Group for more than 20 years and have successfully integrated geothermal systems into hundreds of SFR and multi-family units.
Their industry-leading vertically integrated model including engineering, construction, project management & utility services has allowed us to deliver all the benefits of geothermal to our clients without the upfront capital costs.
— Glenn Fawdry
Award-Winning Builder, Fawdry Homes
Orca – Terrasource was very easy to work with. They understand the production building process and were able to integrate their construction with our production schedule in a way that did not impact our process or schedule. They were very professional and articulate and really know geothermal.
— Mike Cooper,
Development Manager, Western Construction
Having geothermal gave our project a competitive advantage and definitely helped us exceed our sales targets.
— Mark F.