Geothermal Heating/Cooling System for IKEA Winnipeg

To advance IKEA’s global mandate to reduce its carbon footprint, the IKEA Winnipeg store adopted geothermal heating and cooling as a cornerstone of its energy strategy. KGS Group provided design, construction management and commissioning for a geothermal heat pump system that meets the heating and cooling requirements for the 400,000 square foot retail facility.

With four pumping wells and eight recharge wells, this system is the largest geothermal installation of its kind within Winnipeg. Since November 2012, the plant has delivered reliable, year‑round heating and cooling without using the backup gas boilers, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the building while showcasing pragmatic geothermal innovation.

Project Highlights

• Designed a geothermal heat pump system to serve the 400,000 square foot IKEA Winnipeg store
• Drilled and completed four pumping wells and eight recharge wells – the largest of it’s kind in Winnipeg
• Engineered wellfield layout and hydraulic balancing to optimize performance and facilitate maintenance redundancy
• Lowered carbon footprint for IKEA Winnipeg