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Hi Roya, I haven't seen your model but wonder whether the extra summer heat loss could be caused by internal temperatures being higher in the summer. In some cases the summer internal temperatures increase by more than the ground temperatures causing higher ground heat loss.
To test this idea you could try configuring your model to have constant temperatures 24/7 throughout the year (by adding close heating and cooling control) and check how that affects the Kiva ground heat loss.
Andy
