By Apricus Eco Hot Water & Heating
Genesis Energy is the cornerstone tenants of a new building in central Hamilton. The building was commissioned as a design-build.
The building has a great central location on Bryce Street, Hamilton. This location and a focus on walking, cycling and public transport is a key part of Genesis Energy taking on the building.
There are bicycle parking and a number of showers for employees to use. This means increased hot water consumption and higher costs for the landlord.
A solar hot water system was seen as the ideal way to provide lower cost hot water and reduce the building’s environmental impact. Apricus NZ was commissioned by FB Hall & Co plumbers to model, design and supply a solar hot water system that would fit the developer’s requirements.
On the strength of the design support for this project and product quality, FB Hall & Co asked to become a long-term partner with Apricus. They are now promoting the product to other commercial and domestic customers.
Apricus specialises in sustainable hot water and central heating systems for residential and commercial buildings. We work with architects, specifiers, facility managers and homeowners to bring solutions that reduce their environmental impact and meet their hot water and central heating needs.
Apricus brings the latest renewable hot water technologies into the New Zealand market, leading with innovative solar hot water collectors, CO2 hot water heat pumps and pellet biomass boilers. We aim to offer the most reliable eco alternatives to burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal.
Our products include:
Our pellet biomass boilers are produced by one of Europe's leading manufacturers, ÖkoFEN, a specialist in pellet boilers and a supplier of space-saving, cost-effective, simple solutions for storing pellets. Offering storage tanks suitable for all space and pellet requirements. The pellet boilers can provide enough hot water for even the most extensive home heating needs, using radiators, underfloor pipework, or a combination. The wood pellets burned are made in New Zealand from waste sawdust and wood shavings, providing 100% renewable heating, whatever the temperature outside.
Our range of hot water heat pumps use some of the most environmentally friendly refrigerants while offering outstanding performance. The very low global warming potential makes these systems the perfect electric alternative to gas hot water systems. Households can now reduce their energy costs and improve the sustainability of their home with ease.
The Apricus solar systems have robust frames, easy-to-use controllers and high-efficiency pumps. The high-performance, reliable designs can withstand New Zealand’s extreme environmental conditions. This is combined with a careful focus on quality and continual improvement by the team at Apricus International.
All complete system packages are individually designed for maximum savings, and on-shore technical support and global experience ensure quality and precision for every installation.