The tailored heating solution provides a luxurious environment for Lindis Lodge customers. The system was commissioned with the collector field operating to the design conditions and achieves the expected high efficiency heating performance. This ensures maximum comfort for minimal operating costs. Following the completion of this system the building has been found to have a demand to have cooling in some areas. Central Heating New Zealand has worked with the mechanical contractor to alter the ground source heat pump system to allow it to produce chilled water and provide space cooling. One major benefit of this is that it will result in an increase in the seasonal efficiency of this system and excess heat that is removed from the building in cooling mode will be rejected into the ground collector field. In the future some of this energy will be able to be extracted for domestic hot water heating. “Poetic, inspiring secluded lodge, sensitively considered, hence seated elegantly within its extreme weather open landscape. An innovative piece of parametric architecture assembled by local labour on site. Most sustainable project from water treatment, heating, cooling, natural ventilation, insulation; just amazing!” – Judges comment from World Architecture Festival 2019.
