Ground Source Heat Pump Arrays Under Dense Urban Blocks: Thermal Interference Between Neighbouring Schemes

Authors

  • Bjorg Steinsvik Centre for Thermal Networks, Jaeren Centre for Built Environment Research, Bryne, Norway Author
  • Franc Stefancic Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Koroska Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia Author
  • Nele Vanbeselaere Department of Building Physics, Westhoek Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Ieper, Belgium Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662139

Keywords:

Ground Source Heat Pump Arrays Under Dense Urban Blocks; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Ground Source Heat Pump Arrays Under Dense Urban Blocks is an area of active development in smart and resilient
infrastructure engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current
evidence base for ground source heat pump arrays under dense urban blocks, spanning methodological, implementation,
governance, and cost dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the
practical considerations relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best
supported by the evidence currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance.

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2023-10-09