Designed for visible, occupied environments—delivering quiet, variable-speed comfort with precise temperature control and seamless integration into modern spaces.
Next Gen Water-Source Heat Pump
LOOP is a slim, architecturally refined water-source heat pump designed for visible, occupied environments—delivering quiet, variable-speed comfort with precise temperature control and seamless integration.
Engineered for non-invasive installation on existing hydronic systems, high-efficiency loop operation, and compatibility with renewable and hybrid energy sources, LOOP reduces energy costs while supporting scalable, low-carbon building design.
Benefits
A slim, refined console designed for visible, occupied environments—bringing comfort into the room without compromising aesthetics.
Variable-speed inverter technology delivers accurate temperature control with low sound levels, ideal for modern indoor environments.
Designed for fast installation and simple, low-disruption servicing, making upgrades and upkeep easy with minimal impact on the people and spaces around it.
High-efficiency loop performance with flexible energy integration reduces operating costs, supports renewable systems, and enables scalable, low-carbon building solutions.
The LOOP Water-Source Heat Pump (WSHP) system requires a stable, well-balanced condenser water loop to maximize system efficiency and minimize operating cost. Maintaining loop temperatures within an optimal operating range (typically ~60–90°F) can be achieved using several proven strategies.
An air-source, air-to-water heat pump is used as a central loop conditioning device, adding or rejecting heat to maintain loop temperature setpoints. Because the loop operates at moderate temperatures, the AWHP achieves high seasonal COP, significantly reducing boiler and cooling tower runtime.
A hybrid loop conditioning system combines multiple energy sources and heat rejection methods to maintain stable condenser water loop temperatures. Solar thermal collectors are used to inject heat into the loop during heating-dominant periods, while evaporative cooling towers reject excess heat during cooling-dominant periods. Photovoltaic (PV) systems can be integrated to offset the electrical load of the heat pump serving the loop. This hybrid configuration reduces overall energy consumption while improving system resilience, redundancy, and operational flexibility.
Groundwater wells or vertical geothermal borefields provide a highly stable thermal source/sink with near-constant year-round temperatures. These systems enable bidirectional loop balancing (heat rejection in summer, heat injection in winter) and can significantly reduce or eliminate the need for boilers and cooling towers while operating on 100% renewable thermal energy.
Also referred to as ambient temperature district energy or 5th-generation district heating and cooling, these systems operate at low loop temperatures and allow heat sharing between buildings. Waste heat from sources such as supermarkets, data rooms, offices, or industrial processes can be recovered and redistributed into the loop—often at little or no cost—improving overall system efficiency and enabling heat recovery–driven decarbonization.
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