{"id":3771,"date":"2026-08-17T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3771"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:23:06","slug":"september-2026-lunch-and-learn","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions<\/p>\n<p>Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today&#039;s built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to mechanical equipment layout, phases of construction unique to geothermal projects, real-world project examples, and key early design decisions. We will also discuss how these systems can support sustainability and long-term operational savings.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will gain insight into current tax credits, rebates, and other financial incentives that can help make<br \/>\ngeothermal solutions more accessible and cost-effective. Learn how geothermal can help deliver high-performance, low-carbon buildings while improving long-term value for clients. Ideal for owners, architects, designers, and building professionals interested in sustainable design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today&#039;s built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jculbertson\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"yCzRGwFsB6D-ETmGiv2XTrAG9bAdmfmqKQ5Aq-XS8SI\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.1.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ann Arbor - 2030 Districts Network\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today&#039;s built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2880\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1618\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/annarbor2030District\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@2030districts\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today&#039;s built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@2030districts\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/events\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Events\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/events\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/events\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"September 2026 Lunch and Learn\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"September 2026 Lunch and Learn\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/events\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Events\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Washtenaw 2030 District\",\"description\":\"2030 Districts Network\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/Washtenaw-Established-Logo.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":1850,\"height\":1071},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/annarbor2030District\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/2030districts\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/aa2030district\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/ann-arbor-wastenaw-2030-district\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/author\\\/jculbertson\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/author\\\/jculbertson\\\/\",\"name\":\"jculbertson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7c5c0a49937f6173bd57839c7e161417?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"jculbertson\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/\",\"name\":\"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor\",\"description\":\"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today's built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/event\\\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/author\\\/jculbertson\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/author\\\/jculbertson\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ann Arbor\",\"description\":\"2030 Districts Network\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/2030districts.org\\\/annarbor\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor","description":"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today's built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to","canonical_url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"yCzRGwFsB6D-ETmGiv2XTrAG9bAdmfmqKQ5Aq-XS8SI","miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/#listItem","name":"Events"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#listItem","name":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/#listItem","name":"Events"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/#organization","name":"Washtenaw 2030 District","description":"2030 Districts Network","url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Washtenaw-Established-Logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#organizationLogo","width":1850,"height":1071},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/annarbor2030District\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/2030districts","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aa2030district\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ann-arbor-wastenaw-2030-district"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/author\/jculbertson\/#author","url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/author\/jculbertson\/","name":"jculbertson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c5c0a49937f6173bd57839c7e161417?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"jculbertson"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/","name":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor","description":"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today's built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/author\/jculbertson\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/author\/jculbertson\/#author"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/#website","url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/","name":"Ann Arbor","description":"2030 Districts Network","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Ann Arbor - 2030 Districts Network","og:type":"article","og:title":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor","og:description":"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today's built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to","og:url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/","og:image":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png","og:image:width":2880,"og:image:height":1618,"article:published_time":"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-08-17T14:23:06+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/annarbor2030District\/","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:site":"@2030districts","twitter:title":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn - Ann Arbor","twitter:description":"How Geothermal Systems are transforming building design Speaker: Troy Foster, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions Join Troy Foster, Geothermal Subject Matter Expert with Strategic Energy Solutions (SES), to explore the growing role of geothermal energy in today's built environment. This presentation will provide an overview of geothermal heating and cooling systems, impacts to","twitter:creator":"@2030districts","twitter:image":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-11.43.20-AM.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"3771","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"WebPage","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":{"subject":"","preview":"","content":""},"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2026-08-17 14:23:06","updated":"2026-08-17 17:10:32","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/\" title=\"Events\">Events<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 2026 Lunch and Learn\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor"},{"label":"Events","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/events\/"},{"label":"September 2026 Lunch and Learn","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/event\/september-2026-lunch-and-learn\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3771"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/annarbor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=3771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}