Potential of Geothermal Energy as a Source of Heat In Aspern Seestadt

Aspern Seestadt is an innovative development based on up-to-date ideas such as sustainability, ecology, or subsidized housing, therefore the idea of using renewable energy sources comes to mind quite naturally. My semestral project explores the possibilities of using geothermal energy for heating the buildings in Aspern. The goal was first to learn more about geothermal energy and the ways of extracting it in general, then look closer at Aspern and use the information for designing an energy concept for the studio projects of my fellow students. At length, there is a comparison of costs with traditional heat sources to see how the idea could correspond with the subsidized housing projects.