LEBANON, Tenn. — Lochinvar’s Veritus Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) was honored for excellence in product design, in the building materials category, in the 2023 Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards.
The Good Design Awards are intended to recognize products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have chartered new directions for innovation and pushed the envelope for competitive products.
“Lochinvar is proud to be at the forefront of innovation for sustainable commercial water-heating technology,” said Jennifer Russell, engineering director for product development at Lochinvar, in a press release. “Veritus is the first of its kind for the company, implementing the lowest global warming potential (GWP) of any Lochinvar product to date. In the design process, the team worked tirelessly to maximize energy efficiency and simplify installation and operation.”
Electronically commutated motor (ECM) pumps, fans, and a scroll compressor work together to enable the Veritus HPWH to operate with a high coefficient of performance (COP), optimize heat transfer, and minimize emissions, Lochinvar’s press release said. To provide improved installation flexibility, Veritus heat pumps are modular, meaning units can be manifolded together — ensuring ample hot water supply, built-in redundancy, and capacity-matching for larger commercial water heater demands.
The unit’s footprint and modular design allow for versatile applications, including in health care, fitness clubs, and other commercial buildings as well as multifamily buildings, aligning with recent regulations promoting high-efficiency heat pumps, Lochinvar said. Its user-friendly Smart Touch control panel makes it simple to adjust settings and monitor performance.
The unit’s variable-speed ECM operates in tandem with the flow control valve to provide tighter control of the unit, decrease the noise level, and promote higher efficiency. Lochinvar’s Veritus HPWH is also one of the only heat pumps on the market that operates at high efficiency in below-freezing temperatures.
