Specifications

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second” rule states that a gouge/scratch will only be repaired if you can see same from a standing
distance of 5 feet and within a time frame of 2 seconds. If not, it is not a defect.
It is important to note that the Developer is not obligated to repair hardwood damage caused after
ownership is transferred from the Developer to the homeowner. Repair of floor damage caused
after completion is one of the homeowner’s maintenance responsibilities. Please note it is our
experience that hardwood floors may be damaged during the move in process. As such, please
instruct your movers to use extra caution to prevent damage.
For more information concerning the product warranty, please review the “Kentwood
Product Warranty, Care and Maintenance Guide” that was included in your Welcome
Package.
Heating and Cooling (Geothermal System)
The Mantra features a GeoExchange Heating and Cooling System (also known as a Ground
Source or Geothermal System). These systems are gaining in popularity due to rising energy
costs and increased environmental concerns. GeoExchange Systems are not dependent on fossil
fuels, but use electricity to move energy from the earth to the building in cold weather, and reject
this energy from the building into the earth during warm weather.
GeoExchange Systems capitalize on the fact that the earth has the ability to absorb and store
heat. In the Lower Mainland, just below the frost line, the ground has a constant temperature of
about 12 degrees C (53F). In the winter, the stored heat can be extracted from the earth through
a loop system and pumped to the heat pump, which in turn circulates the heat through the duct
system. In the summer, the process is reversed, as indoor heat is extracted from the air and
transferred to the earth.
The Geothermal system at the Mantra consists of:
 Vertical heat pumps located in each suite ducted to grilles in each room,
 Ceiling mount heat pumps located in the commercial retail space,
 Piping throughout the building with circulating pumps,
 GeogExchange Field (are 38 vertical wells drilled 275 feet deep located under the
parking garage),
 Two heating boilers (operate during peak heating loads),
 Cooling tower (operates during peak cooling loads), and
 A domestic preheat heat pump (to realize energy savings domestic water is preheated
with a heat pump).
The heat pumps in the suites operate much like a refrigerator, except heat is transferred to or from
the fluid that is circulated throughout the building. This heat is then transferred to or from the
Geo-Exchange Field, or during peak heating or cooling loads is supplemented by two heating
boilers and one cooling tower.
For additional information regarding Geothermal Heating & Cooling Systems and/or the benefits
over conventional systems please refer to:
http://www.hydrongeo.com/geothermal.htm or http://www.geoexchange.org/about/questions.htm
For further information on your Geothermal System, please refer to page 27 –
“Geothermal System (Heating and Cooling).