Instead of drilling separate holes for a system of pipes to bring up water heated or cooled under the earth, the project will embed loops in the foundation of a new 'smart' pedestrian bridge that will connect the lab to the Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory across West Main Street. URBANA — In an ongoing effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the University of Illinois is installing a novel geothermal heating and cooling system within the foundation of a building addition going up on its engineering campus. read more