RiverHeath Project

Large metal and plastic filtration system with multiple parallel parallel filters in a workshop.

RiverHeath is a 16 acre mixed use development along the shores of the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the project a grant to help fund its geothermal exchange heating and cooling system. Green energy right from the river!

A riverside apartment complex with multiple stories, large windows, and balconies, situated next to a calm river with colorful trees on a hillside in the background.

This project consisted of installing a 600 ton Slim Jim® Assembly at RiverHeath in Wisconsin.

The goal of the project was to produce a closed loop neighborhood-wide geothermal exchange system using the river as the source of heat exchange.

Using heat exchangers plates in water requires less capital infrastructure than boreholes, so the key is to quantify both infrastructure and operational savings.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Technical drawing of a large metal cargo container with top, isometric, elevation, and end-connection views, including measurements and specifications.
View Document: RiverHeath Masterplan
View Document: RiverHeath Approval Drawing
View Document: RiverHeath Final Technical Report
Four metal overhead conveyor carts with tools and boxes on top, outside on a gravel surface, behind a chain-link fence, under a clear blue sky.
Underground brick brick arches with water beneath and black pipes with red accents suspended underneath the ceiling.
Several large industrial metal grates or panels stacked outdoors on a wet, muddy ground.
View from a boat showing a stone dam or bridge with an arch, a ladder leaning against it, and a small boat near the dam on a river, with trees and buildings in the background under a blue sky.
Construction workers and engineers inspecting a construction site near a waterway, with a suspended industrial tank and fencing, during fall with colorful trees in the background.
Close-up of industrial conveyor system with rollers and support structure on a construction site with muddy ground.
Two workers in safety gear are installing large white pipes in a body of water, with one standing on the pipes and the other submerged near the pipes.
An underground brick and stone structure with archways, filled with water, and sunlight coming through the openings.
Construction crane lifting a platform with large white pipes on a gray sky background.
Underwater view of an arched brick and stone tunnel with light shining through openings on the left, creating reflections on the water surface.
Two workers in safety gear working on a large pipeline underground
Three workers in safety gear installing large white pipes into a river near a brick wall and grassy area.
Construction workers in safety gear observe a construction site where large white pipes are being hoisted by a crane. The pipes are positioned above a fenced area with a small blue building in the background, and the scene appears to be on an overcast day.