Microsoft's Thermal Energy Center, Redmond, WA, USA
As one of the world's most ambitious carbon reduction projects on a corporate campus, NBBJ is proud to design Microsoft's Thermal Energy Center. By drilling hundreds of holes 550 feet into the ground, the Thermal Energy Center will heat and cool the new Microsoft campus using the earth's constant temperature below its surface — eliminating a reliance on natural gas in kitchens and for HVAC use.