Two articles explaining sustainable hot water options for New Zealand Buildings can be found on EBOSS. The articles are written by Marcus Baker who has worked in many areas of environmental sustainability and home performance. He is currently Principle Solar Hot Water System Designer and Managing Director of Apricus New Zealand. Marcus writes regularly for … Read More
Which solar system is best in New Zealand?
When deciding to save power with solar it can be hard to choose a company that offers the best system for your home or business.Here are some key points to consider:1. Hot water heating system or PV panels for power?When looking for ways to save power with solar both approaches are fine but direct to … Read More
Find inspirational solar systems on ArchiPro
Apricus have recently been invited to showcase our products and fantastic projects on Archipro. Archipro is the go-to website for you to find inspirational projects and leading products for your new home or commercial building. You can find Apricus systems on a number of great projects at Archipro. We will continue to highlight the great … Read More
Apricus joins EBOSS as solar experts
Apricus products are now being profiled through EBOSS, a trusted online architectural and building product library, with catalogues from over 218 of New Zealand’s leading product suppliers. Marcus Baker from Apricus will be the new EBOSS Detailed expert on all things solar thermal with the first article coming out in December. Illustrative of the growing awareness of the benefits … Read More
Tauranga City Council are now promoting solar hot water with free building consents
Tauranga City Council are helping householders in the Bay of Plenty city to install solar hot water systems by offering free building consents in the latest Long Term Plan “It’s great to see the council helping our community to address the twin challenges of rising electricity costs and climate change”, said Marcus Baker, Apricus NZ, … Read More
Case studies for recent Apricus installations
We are always keen to share the latest solar installations to help inspire you to start making savings with solar. The solar hot water systems at Lakeview Holiday Park in Wanaka and the new Genesis Energy office in Hamilton are providing free, zero emissions hot water for hundreds of people everyday. Check out the details … Read More
Solar hot water technology comparison, certification & design webinar – 8.30am 11th July 2018
We’re teaming up with Engineering NZ to deliver a deep dive in to solar hot water systems on Wednesday 11th July at 8.30am. The webinar will provide you with the tools to compare the certified performance of different solar thermal technologies & gather relevant information for any commercial solar hot water design. 1. How to … Read More
Jacinda, Shane & James we love you!!!
No more oil exploration permits Political leadership in times of turmoil doesn’t get much better than this announcement! Announcing the end of new off-shore oil and gas permits is a strong, brave and completely necessary move. We applaud the brave folks in Wellington for this pioneering step. New Zealand can and should be a leader … Read More
Apricus solar hot water powering Genesis Energy
We’re really stoked to be providing solar hot water to the whole team at Genesis Energy in Hamilton. Especially everyone who is taking advantage of their bike parking and on-site showers at their new office in Bryce Street, Hamilton. We have worked with the builders and hydraulic services designers to put together a high performance, … Read More
Solar heated Canoe Racing NZ!
We are very pleased to hear that the solar water heating system in the brand new Canoe Racing NZ centre is going great guns. We’ll never be able to compete with Lisa Carrington and Taris Harker’s guns though! Being from the Bay of Plenty we’re more than a little proud of our fantastic local athletes … Read More
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