FOLIAGE

Foliage in a Nutshell: Energy GeoStructures are a special type of ground heat exchanger, installed within ground contact structures such as retaining walls, piles, tunnels, and other buried infrastructure. Energy GeoStructures are a relatively mature technology whose physical behavior has been studied for over three decades now, including at several pilot sites. However, both technical and non-technical barriers still prevent actual implementation at a large scale. FOLIAGE COST Action aims to gather all needed information to reduce these barriers and foster development by creating a multi-disciplinary network between the different stakeholders (local authorities, communities, developers, designers, academics, contractors, …).