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ENGEO is a world-class firm with a strong local emphasis. The firm presents an ethic of excellence and accountability, with a commitment to deliver the highest level of quality to clients.

With more than 250 employees in the United States and New Zealand, ENGEO has completed all types and sizes of projects in multiple market sectors. Over the past 46 years, the firm has built a reputation for finding solutions instead of problems, embracing project challenges as opportunities to serve and innovate.

ENGEO provides comprehensive geotechnical, geological, hydrologic and environmental services. Our professionals focus on technical excellence and a deep understanding of client and project needs. The firm’s culture of empowerment, integrity and client service has earned widespread recognition and respect.

CORE SERVICES

Geotechnical Engineering

Geo-Environmental Engineering

Engineering Geology

Water Resources & Hydrology

Construction-Phase Testing & Observation

Special Inspection & Materials Testing

Stormwater Management

GIS/GPS

Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADS)

Geothermal Heat Exchange/Ground Source Heat Pumps

Entitlement & Permitting Support

GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP DESIGN SERVICES

ENGEO has formed trusted and strategic partnerships with international industry leaders to bring a comprehensive GSHP project team capable of undertaking closed and open loop design and installation services. 

Martin Energetics is the dba of a consultancy that first operated as a residential design and solar thermal sales and installation effort in the early 1980s that included contract training for residential energy auditors and Title-24 workshops for California SMACNA.  Its Principal was a full-time college instructor at the time and his remote location in the northern Sierra Nevada did not support this side business.

When Bill’s retirement from 35 years of teaching came in 2006 and plans for his “last house” were being finalized with geothermal in mind, the Martin Energetics moniker was revived.  Within a three year period, a frenzy of activity ensued. Bill designed and built that house as the general contractor and electrician, and designed the geothermal system it carries today.  He also was project coordinator on a 7-ton, two heat pump system in the same community.  He went to Stillwater, Oklahoma for his installer certification, joined CaliforniaGeo, and became emphatic about carbonless Zero Net Energy.

His all-electric home completed its first year as a solar NEM customer of PG&E in November, 2015 and demonstrated Zero Net Energy positive performance by exporting 1,500 Kwh more to the utility than was used.  Bill serves as CaliforniaGeo’s President.

ORCA takes care of all aspects of the “exterior works” portion of the geothermal system, including:

• Professional engineered exterior infrastructure, designed to meet the energy demands of your home or building
• Complete turn key installation including, drilling, loop insertion, grouting, headering, lateral piping, testing and commissioning, securing energy-ready supply to the demarcation point
• Pressure testing of the exterior infrastructure in preparation for connection to your building’s interior works
• Maintenance and repair of the exterior works portion for the life of the utility contract
• Detailed metering of the energy transferred to the indoor heat pump