Our work

Homes we have made quietly exceptional.

A few of the projects where heating, plumbing, ventilation and energy were designed as one system. Every home here runs the way it was drawn.

Exterior courtyard of The Henderson Home in Wānaka

The Henderson Home

High-performance new build · Wānaka

A Stiebel Eltron air-to-water heat pump running underfloor heating, active ceiling panels, cooling and hot water, with heat recovery ventilation and fire sprinklers throughout. Twelve months in, it has far exceeded expectations for health and comfort.

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Project of the Year · Master Plumbers 2018 Camp Glenorchy eco retreat buildings beneath the mountains

Camp Glenorchy

Eco retreat · Glenorchy

Solar thermal collectors, ground source heating, underfloor and full plumbing and drainage for New Zealand's most sustainable visitor accommodation. Named Project of the Year at the 2018 Master Plumbers Awards.

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Modern alpine home beneath the Remarkables at Jacks Point

Hidden Island

Architectural new build · Jacks Point

A 500m²-plus home run by a 30kW ground source heat pump with zoned underfloor heating, thermal storage, 5kW solar PV and wastewater treatment, designed for efficiency at scale.

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Solar photovoltaic panels at West Meadows Drive II

West Meadows Drive II

High-end new build · Wānaka

Designed with Three Sixty Architecture: full plumbing, drainage and gasfitting with an air-to-water heat pump, 3kW solar PV, Rotex thermal storage and zoned underfloor heating.

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Reviews

In our clients' words.

Notes from homeowners, architects and builders who have experienced the finished result.

5.0 Google rating
“Certainly one of the most professional and skilled subcontractors we have ever worked with.”
Dean & Robyn Millar Level Construction & Project Management
“Optum carried out the plumbing, gas and drainage services for our latest project in Wānaka. Their work is the tidiest we have ever seen.”
Chris PrebbleThree Sixty Architecture · Wānaka
“The combination of solar, a smart Stiebel Eltron heat pump and a huge insulated hot water tank has been a revelation. Savings that will see the system pay for itself.”
EdBull Ridge · Heating and solar project
“Once you have lived in a home like this, it would be a struggle to go back to living in a standard NZ built home.”
HomeownerThe Henderson Home

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