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Our mission is simple: to create low-carbon buildings at a large scale. We believe that by connecting buildings to the Earth we (re)connect our clients to their ESG commitments.  We work tirelessly to have a positive impact on climate change by developing our solution, continually improving its performance and being a voice that is heard in our industry and beyond. We aim to be catalysts the energy transition for our society, unlocking geoenergy for all.

We cannot do it alone: our solution is part of a complex equation, and one tool among many that we can all use to reach and surpass our climate goals. We are part of a movement that will be most effective if many join in, so we can connect our present to the future.

Susan Nichol serves as the CEO of the full-service HVAC company Cold Craft, Inc. in San Jose, CA.  Her firm earned the first Diamond Certified® status in Santa Clara County.  It operates with NATE® certified staff,  is affiliated with SMACNA,  and emphasizes continuing improvement in all business activities.  It is a certified geothermal heat pump installing company.

Susan has extensive experience in customer care and marketing with firms ranging from small to Fortune 100.  At one time, her circle of influence was over 800 technicians, 11 retail stores, the Voice of the Customer and several call centers that served her area’s customers.  She later left to pursue her own small firm focusing on assisting commercial property owners with an engineered tax strategy, fielding experts from engineering and the IRS.  While working in that capacity she became a founding member of the US Green Builders Council in Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley Executive Kiwanis.

Cold Craft’s interest includes a growing focus on sustainability and reductions in fossil fuel dependency.  To that end, Susan joined with two other partners to form Green Equipment Options, Inc.  This new venture supplies the HVAC industry with supplies and equipment for GHP installations, and provides guidance for all businesses who want to understand more before choosing a greener heating and cooling path.  As the shift toward a carbon-free California intensifies, Green Equipment Options (appropriately G.E.O. for short) will be there to help expand the green workforce and incorporate geothermal heating and cooling into the services of the most progressive HVAC companies in the region.

Susan joined the CaliforniaGeo Board in 2014, and became Board Chair in 2015.

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.