When building a new home, or renovating, it is easy to get caught up with how everything will look, the colours, the materials, designing the spaces and so on. These aspects are very important, but the thing that will have the biggest impact on how comfortable a lifestyle will be in the home, and how the home will enhance the lifestyle, is the technology chosen to power the home.

In NZ, most of a household energy requirement comes from heating water. How household water is heated is an important decision. What good is the perfect bathroom design if there is not enough hot water, or the electricity bills are unaffordable, or there is concern of contributing to rising carbon emissions from burning gas.

To make a positive difference to a client’s lifestyle, and NZ’s future, encourage consideration of an energy efficient hot water system. The solar thermodynamic system offered by The Alternative Energy Company is proven, reliable, and very cost-effective to run. It is a system that will pay for itself through savings and help save our beautiful environment because it has zero carbon emissions, all while ensuring a reliable supply of hot water 24/7, all year. It will enhance the lifestyle a home provides in a practical and immediate way. They also look good!

The lightweight aluminium panel which goes outside, preferably on a sunny aspect roof, measures 2m x 800cm and weighs just 8kg and does not require a consent. The cylinders have a clean white finish and look smart. The system harvests free, sustainable heat from the atmosphere day and night, all weathers and seasons. The Alternative Energy Company handle the installation process and once installed correctly, it is a totally maintenance-free system.